Poul Johan Sundberg Michelsen (born 22 July 1944 in Tórshavn) is a Faroese business man and former politician.

In March 2020 he chose to leave the Parliament and ending his political career after struggling with sequelae of a stroke for some months.

[3][4] His parents are Paula, born Sundberg, from Nes, Vágur in Suðuroy and Johan Michelsen from Tórshavn.

[6] Poul also has a son named Victor Palsson who lives in Iceland and has a different birth mother.

The shop was a success and in 1977 it was established as a joint-stock company (Faroese: Partafelag, short form P/F), named Poul Michelsen after him.

[9] Michelsen is also a former football player and has won the Faroese championship in football for HB Tórshavn in 1971 (he scored both goals in the title decisive game away to KÍ Klaksvík, which ended 2-1) and the Faroe Islands Cup for HB Tórshavn in 1964, 1969, 1971 and 1972.

[13] He was known as much more liberal regarding social and economic affairs, and radical in the matter of independence from Denmark than his fellow party before his exit.