Dan Michael Knudsen

Dan Michael Knudsen
High Commissioner of the Faroe Islands
In office 1 January 2008 – 9 May 2017
Preceded by	Søren Christensen
Succeeded by	Lene Moyell Johansen
Personal details
Born	(1962-03-02) 2 March 1962 (age 62) Vejle, Denmark
Occupation	Civil Servant
Profession	Economist

Dan Michael Knudsen (born 2 March 1962) was the High Commissioner of the Faroe Islands (Rigsombudsmanden på Færøerne) until 2017. Knudsen was appointed to the office in 2008, succeeding Søren Christensen. He previously worked in the Department of Finance in the Faroese Home Rule Government, 1997–2000:

• 2005–2007 Specialist consultant, the High Commissioner of the Faroe Islands
• 2000–2005 Head of Section, the High Commissioner of the Faroe Islands
• 1997–2000 Head of Section, the Faroese Home Rule Government, Department of Finance

As High Commissioner he drew up an annual report on the condition of Faroese society and reported to the Danish Prime Minister, whilst representing the Queen in the territory of the Faroe Islands

Personal

Knudsen graduated with a master's degree in Social Economics from University of Southern Denmark, Odense in 1997.^[1]

References

1. "Statsministeriet - The High Commissioner of the Faeroe Islands". stm.dk. Retrieved 2014-08-23.

Sources

• Information on the High Commissioner from the official Danish Prime Minister website.