son was the Faroese writer and politician Karsten Hoydal (1912–1990) who was born in Hoydalar. Karsten Hoydal and his wife Marie Louise Falk-Rønne have four children: Annika Hoydal, born 1945, is an actor and singer, Gunnar Hoydal, born 1941 is also a writer, Kjartan Hoydal, born 1941 (Gunnar and Kjartan are twins) was secretary of the North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) and is now director of sp/f Skrivarastova Fish and Film. They have another son called Egil. Høgni Hoydal is Kjartan Hoydal's son. References External links Løgtingið og høvundarnir 2: Løgtingið 150 (1st ed.) p. 288. Tórshavn Løgtingið 2002. The North Atlantic Group in the Danish Parliament Co-Creator of current Faro Whaling policy 1966 births Living people Republic (Faroe Islands) politicians Members of the Løgting Government ministers of the Faroe Islands Foreign Ministers of the Faroe Islands Deputy Prime Ministers of the Faroe Islands Faroese writers Fisheries Ministers of the Faroe Islands Members of the Folketing 2001–2005 Members of the Folketing 2005–2007 Members of the Folketing 2007–2011 Members of the Folketing 2015–2019