POLITICIAN

Marita Petersen

1940 - 2001

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Marita Petersen (Faroese pronunciation: [ˌmɛaɹɪta ˈpʰeːʰtɛɹsɛn]) (née Johansen (Faroese pronunciation: [ˌjoˈhanːsɛn]); 21 October 1940 – 26 August 2001) was the first and to date only female Prime Minister of the Faroe Islands and the first female speaker of the Løgting (Parliament). She was elected to the Løgting in 1988 for Javnaðarflokkurin (The Social Democratic Party). In January 1993, she was elected to the post of prime minister, which she held until September 1994. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Marita Petersen has received more than 31,885 page views. Her biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Marita Petersen is the 16,392nd most popular politician (down from 14,499th in 2019), the 11th most popular biography from Faroe Islands (down from 9th in 2019) and the 3rd most popular Politician.

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  • 32k

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  • 51.49

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 17

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.18

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.13

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Marita Petersen ranks 16,392 out of 19,576. Before her are Eladio Herrera, István Tarlós, Albert Reynolds, Archibald Campbell, 1st Marquess of Argyll, Erwin Teufel, and Randa Kassis. After her are Mário da Graça Machungo, Sir William Johnson, 1st Baronet, Lucina Hagman, Tatyana Averina, Pete Wilson, and Petras Klimas.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1940, Marita Petersen ranks 512. Before her are Jutta Heine, Jeroen Brouwers, Austin Pendleton, Judy Cornwell, Annemarie Zimmermann, and Tom Brokaw. After her are Manfred Manglitz, Asrani, Bruno Nicolè, Daniel J. Travanti, Beth Fowler, and Edy Hubacher. Among people deceased in 2001, Marita Petersen ranks 285. Before her are Ann Sothern, Mohammad Rabbani, Otto Stuppacher, Cássia Eller, William T. Stearn, and Les Brown. After her are Tatyana Averina, Michael Ritchie, Josef Peters, Michael Dertouzos, Billy Liddell, and Corinne Calvet.

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In Faroe Islands

Among people born in Faroe Islands, Marita Petersen ranks 11 out of 27. Before her are Jørgen-Frantz Jacobsen (1900), Kaj Leo Johannesen (1964), Christian Matras (1900), Heðin Brú (1901), Jóannes Eidesgaard (1951), and Rói Patursson (1947). After her are Aksel V. Johannesen (1972), Eivør Pálsdóttir (1983), Jakob Jakobsen (1864), Abraham Løkin (1959), Jens Martin Knudsen (1967), and Fróði Benjaminsen (1977).

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Among POLITICIANS In Faroe Islands

Among politicians born in Faroe Islands, Marita Petersen ranks 3. Before her are Kaj Leo Johannesen (1964), and Jóannes Eidesgaard (1951). After her are Bárður á Steig Nielsen (1972).

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