Cabinet of Bárður á Steig Nielsen

The Cabinet of Bárður á Steig Nielsen was the government of the Faroe Islands between 16 September 2019 and 9 November 2022, with Bárður á Steig Nielsen from Union Party as Prime Minister, making a coalition between People's Party and Centre Party.^[3]

Cabinet of Bárður á Steig Nielsen
Cabinet of Faroe Islands
Date formed	16 September 2019 (2019-09-16)
Date dissolved	9 November 2022 (2022-11-09)[1][2]
People and organisations
Prime Minister	Bárður á Steig Nielsen
Deputy Prime Minister	Jørgen Niclasen
Member party	People's Party (A), Union Party (B), Centre Party (H) (until 8 Nov. 2022)
Status in legislature	Dissolved
Opposition party	Social Democratic Party (C), Republic (E), Progress (F), Self-Government (D), Centre Party (H) (since 8 Nov. 2022)
History
Election	31 August 2019
Predecessor	Cabinet of Aksel V. Johannesen
Successor	Cabinet of Aksel V. Johannesen II

During the campaign for the November 2022 Danish general election, Centre Party leader and Faroese Minister of Foreign Affairs Jenis av Rana stated that he could not support Søren Pape Poulsen, the leader of the Conservative People's Party, becoming Prime Minister of Denmark as Poulsen is gay.^[4]

The opposition parties in the Løgting planned to call a motion of no confidence on 8 November 2022, but á Steig Nielsen sacked av Rana the same day. The Centre Party subsequently withdrew from the government, resulting in it losing its majority and Nielsen calling early elections.^[4]