the first time, he was a member of the Løgting from 1901 til 1946. He was member of the Parliament of Denmark 1901–06, as one of two Faroese members, representing the Faroe Islands, and again in the periods 1918-1920 and 1928–1936, this time in the Landsting (there were two chambers before 1935). In 1903 he published his book Færøsk politik (Faroese politics) in which he formulates five guidelines: The Løgting is elected by the entire people and is led by a chairman and his substitute. The Ombudsman of the Realm participates in the sessions but he himself has no voting right. No law of the Faroe Islands becomes effective without approval by the Løgting. The Løgting may suggest laws which can be directly approved by the chairman. Under the supervision of the chairman, the Løgting gains control of Faroese finances. At the time, such demands were revolutionary, while today they are the basis of Faroese politics. In 1906, Patursson founded the Independence Party, Sjálvstýrisflokkurin. In 1939 he was again co-founder of a party, the People's Party, Fólkaflokkurin, becoming their vice-chairman. Bibliography Færøsk politik. Nogle uddrag og betragtninger (1903). Kvæðabók, 5 vol (1922–1945). Føroysk kvæði : Um brøgd norðmanna ættarinnar úti og heima (1925). Færøsk selvstyre. Færingerne, et nordisk mindretal et norønt folk. (1931). Yrkingar, poems (1932). Við ókunnugum fólki til Kirkjubøar (1933). Heilsan í forðum og nú (1936). Tættir úr Kirkjubøar søgu, endurminningar (1966). References External links patursson.fo - Website of the Kirkjubøur Farm faroeartstamps.fo - Jóannes Patursson 19th-century Faroese poets 1866 births 1946 deaths Faroese-language poets Self-Government (Faroe Islands) politicians People's Party (Faroe Islands) politicians Faroese members of the Folketing 20th-century Faroese poets Faroese male poets 19th-century Faroese people 19th-century male writers People from Kirkjubøur 20th-century Danish male writers Knights of the Order of the Dannebrog Recipients of the King Haakon VII Freedom Cross Faroese independence activists Faroese nationalists