List of high commissioners of the Faroe Islands
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The high commissioner of the Faroe Islands is Denmark's state representative in the Faroe Islands, which has internal self-government. The Danish title is Rigsombudsmand. The high commissioner has a seat in the Faroese Løgting (parliament), where he or she is allowed to speak but not allowed to vote.[1]
| Name | Born | Died | Entered office | Left office |
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| Cai A. Vagn-Hansen | 1911 | 1990 | 1948 | 1954 |
| Niels Elkær-Hansen | 1915 | 2007 | 1954 | 1961 |
| Mogens Wahl | 1918 | 1986 | 1961 | 1972 |
| Leif Groth | 1930 | 2009 | 1972 | 1981 |
| Niels Bentsen | 1936 | 2017 | 1981 | 1988 |
| Bent Klinte | 1939 | 2012 | 1988 | 1995 |
| Vibeke Larsen | 1944 | 30 June 1996 | 1 November 2001 | |
| Birgit Kleis | 1956 | 1 November 2001 | 1 August 2005 | |
| Søren Christensen | 1940 | 1 August 2005 | 1 January 2008 | |
| Dan M. Knudsen | 1962 | 1 January 2008 | 9 May 2017 | |
| Lene Moyell Johansen | 1968 | 15 May 2017 | Present |