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Question about the High Commissioner and executive power[edit]
I have a question: Below the headline "Executive" the name of Dan M. Knudsen comes first, after his name comes the Faroese government, the prime minister and the deputy minister. What kind of executive power is it that Mr. Dan M. Knudsen has in the Faroe Islands? He is not a member of the Løgting although he has a seat there and he is allowed to speak there if he wishes, but he is not allowed to vote and he is not a member of the Faroese government. The website of the Danish Ministry of State (Statsministeriet) says this about the High Commissioner:
"The High Commissioner of the Faroe Islands is The Danish Government representative in the Faroe Islands and is responsible for liaison between the Home Rule Authority and the Danish Authorities.
Moreover, in his capacity as Chief Administrative Officer he also deals with matters of family law. The High Commissioner is permitted to participate in all negotiations concerning matters of common interest in the Lagtinget – the Parliament of the Faroe Islands – and without, however, having the right to vote. The High Commissioner must be notified of all decisions taken by the Lagtinget (Parliament) and the Landsstyre (the Home Rule Government) and of other resolutions passed by the Home Rule Authority of the Faroe Islands.
In addition, the High Commissioner is an ex-officio member of the Danish-Faroese Cultural Foundation.
The High Commissioner draws up an annual report on the condition of Faroese society."
"Finally the High Commissioner of the Faeroe Islands and the High Commissioner of Greenland fall under the organisation of the Prime Minister’s Office. The High Commissioners are the Danish Government’s representatives in the Faeroe Islands and in Greenland and are responsible for liaising between the Home Rule authorities and the Danish authorities."
My question is, does this mean that the High Commissioner has excecutive power in the Faroe Islands and that he is above the Prime Minister as this template suggests? I think the Prime Minister is of higher rang when it comes to executive power, nobody is above him, and I don't think that the High Commisioner has any executive power in the Faroe Islands. Or am I wrong? --EileenSanda (talk) 15:51, 27 September 2015 (UTC)[reply]
