F\u00e1ar minuttir undan hondb\u00f3ltsdystinum millum F\u00f8royar og Sveis, leg\u00f0i J\u00f3gvan Durhuus eyguni saman fyri seinastu fer\u00f0, 87 \u00e1ra gamal. Um sj\u00faka ikki havt rakt J\u00f3gvan fyri n\u00f8krum \u00e1rum s\u00ed\u00f0ani, hev\u00f0i hann \u00f3iva\u00f0 havt veri\u00f0 mitt \u00ed rokinum \u00ed Oslo og stu\u00f0la\u00f0 manslandsli\u00f0num av \u00f8llum alvi \u2013 eins og hann stu\u00f0la\u00f0i V\u00cdF \u00f8ll s\u00edni \u00e1r.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Eins og hann \u00ed s\u00ednum langa virki sum politikari og menniskja var ein stu\u00f0ul hj\u00e1 so mongum og ein tj\u00f3\u00f0arbyggjari og \u00edbirtari \u00ed so n\u00f3gvum samfelagsm\u00e1lum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
J\u00f3gvan \u00e1 Posth\u00fasinum \u00far Vestmanna, sum hann eisini var r\u00f3ptur, var\u00f0 fyrstu fer\u00f0 valdur \u00e1 ting fyri Tj\u00f3\u00f0veldisflokkin \u00ed 1970 \u00ed Nor\u00f0streymoyar vald\u00f8mi. Og undantiki\u00f0 tvey valskei\u00f0 var hann valdur l\u00f8gtingsma\u00f0ur fyri Nor\u00f0streym heilt fram til 2002. Og var aftur inni sum varama\u00f0ur \u00ed \u00e1v\u00edsum t\u00ed\u00f0arskei\u00f0um fram til 2004. T\u00e1 var hann millum anna\u00f0 umbo\u00f0 fyri L\u00f8gtingi\u00f0 og F\u00f8royar \u00e1 ST-a\u00f0alfundi \u00ed New York. J\u00f3gvan var varal\u00f8gma\u00f0ur og landsst\u00fdrisma\u00f0ur \u00ed sk\u00falam\u00e1lum, heilsum\u00e1lum, landb\u00fana\u00f0ar- og orkum\u00e1lum fr\u00e1 1985 til 1988.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00cd eina fj\u00f3r\u00f0ings\u00f8ld var J\u00f3gvan Durhuus sostatt t\u00fd\u00f0andi politikari og str\u00edddist fyri st\u00f3rm\u00e1lum sum at vinna F\u00f8royum fiskimark \u00fat \u00e1 200 fj\u00f3r\u00f0ingar, at halda F\u00f8royar uttanfyri EEC (ES), fullveldis\u00e1t\u00f8kunum og samr\u00e1\u00f0ingunum um aldarskifti\u00f0 \u2013 umframt yvirt\u00f8kurnar og tey st\u00f3ru stigini \u00ed samfelags- og vinnul\u00edvsmenningini fr\u00e1 1970 og frameftir.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
J\u00f3gvan hev\u00f0i serst\u00f8k politisk hjartam\u00e1l, sum hann hj\u00fakla\u00f0i um. Umframt sj\u00e1lvs\u00f8gdu loysingarhugsj\u00f3nina var ta\u00f0 eitt n\u00fa samstarvi\u00f0 \u00ed \u00datnor\u00f0i millum F\u00f8royar, \u00cdsland og Gr\u00f8nland, har J\u00f3gvan umbo\u00f0a\u00f0i L\u00f8gtingi\u00f0 \u00ed \u00datnor\u00f0urr\u00e1\u00f0num \u00ed mong \u00e1r og var forseti r\u00e1\u00f0sins eitt skei\u00f0. Fiskivinnusk\u00falin \u00ed Vestmanna var anna\u00f0 hjartam\u00e1l, og J\u00f3gvan \u00e1tti hei\u00f0urin av, at sk\u00falin var lagdur \u00ed Vestmanna. Uttanr\u00edkism\u00e1l og markna\u00f0aratgongd v\u00f3ru onnur hjartam\u00e1l \u2013 saman vi\u00f0 \u00f8llum lokalum vi\u00f0urskiftum \u00ed bygdunum \u00ed Nor\u00f0streymoy og ikki minst \u00ed heimbygdini, Vestmanna.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Postverki\u00f0 st\u00f3\u00f0 honum sj\u00e1lvsagt sera n\u00e6r, t\u00ed har hev\u00f0i hann s\u00edna \u00fatb\u00fagving og s\u00edtt borgarliga starv \u00ed so mong \u00e1r. Og eins errin, i\u00f0 hann var av, at Postverki\u00f0 kom \u00e1 f\u00f8royskar hendur \u00ed 1976, t\u00e1 i\u00f0 Tj\u00f3\u00f0veldisflokkurin umsat m\u00e1li\u00f0 \u00ed Tinganesi og Postverk F\u00f8roya menti seg til ein v\u00e6l virkandi tj\u00f3\u00f0arstovn \u2013 eins tungt og str\u00e6vi\u00f0 var ta\u00f0 hj\u00e1 J\u00f3gvani, t\u00e1 i\u00f0 Postverki\u00f0 gj\u00f8rdist alment partafelag eftir aldarskifti\u00f0, skuldi spara og leggja um, og posth\u00fas v\u00f3r\u00f0u ni\u00f0url\u00f8gd \u00fati \u00e1 bygd. Hann bardist fyri at var\u00f0veita posth\u00fas kring landi\u00f0 og fyri fakfelagsr\u00e6ttindum hj\u00e1 postf\u00f3lki, eisini langt eftir, at hann gavst sum tingma\u00f0ur.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Eg hev\u00f0i ta st\u00f3ru gle\u00f0i at starvast saman vi\u00f0 J\u00f3gvani \u00ed fullveldissamgonguni fr\u00e1 1998-2004. Vit v\u00f3ru fleiri, i\u00f0 komu \u00e1 ting og \u00ed landsst\u00fdri fyrstu fer\u00f0 hesi \u00e1rini: Annita \u00e1 Fr\u00ed\u00f0riksm\u00f8rk, P\u00e1ll \u00e1 Reynat\u00fagvu, T\u00f3rbj\u00f8rn Jacobsen, Finnur Helmsdal, s\u00e1li, og J\u00f3gvan Arge. Og J\u00f3gvan t\u00f3k sera v\u00e6l \u00edm\u00f3ti okkum n\u00fdggju politikarum. Hann l\u00e6rdi fr\u00e1 s\u00e6r, eggja\u00f0i okkum at halda fram, og stu\u00f0la\u00f0i okkum \u00ed truplum m\u00e1lum og \u00ed avbj\u00f3\u00f0andi \u00f3semjum. Hann leg\u00f0i alt\u00ed\u00f0 dent \u00e1, at ta\u00f0 er klandur og sj\u00e1lvs\u00f8kni, i\u00f0 hevur for\u00f0ar okkum at gerast sj\u00e1lvst\u00f8\u00f0ug tj\u00f3\u00f0, og hann var sannf\u00f8rdur um, at bert vit megna at standa saman um felags m\u00e1l, so ber til at skipa eina fr\u00e6lsa tj\u00f3\u00f0, har \u00f8ll kunnu liva v\u00e6l vi\u00f0 s\u00f8md.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hann var alt\u00ed\u00f0 \u00f3metaliga v\u00e6l fyrireika\u00f0ur til \u00f8ll m\u00e1l \u00ed nevndum og or\u00f0askiftum og leg\u00f0i dent \u00e1 allar sm\u00e1lutir, i\u00f0 kunnu mynda eitt politiskt m\u00e1l og avger\u00f0irnar. \u00cd mun til ta faktaleysu og s\u00f8guleysu t\u00ed\u00f0, sum myndar b\u00e6\u00f0i alheims og f\u00f8royskan politikk \u00ed dag, var J\u00f3gvan tann fullkomna ands\u00f8gnin. Hann f\u00f3r ongant\u00ed\u00f0 upp\u00e1 tingsins r\u00f8\u00f0arapall uttan ein risadunga av skj\u00f8lum, nakrar b\u00f8kur og ofta n\u00f8kur bind av L\u00f8gtingst\u00ed\u00f0indum. T\u00ed hann vildi ikki koma \u00ed ta st\u00f8\u00f0u, at hann fekk ein spurning ella eina vi\u00f0merking, sum hann ikki kundi svara \u00fat \u00ed \u00e6sir. Ta\u00f0 var samanhangur, sannroyndir, s\u00f8ga og neyvleiki, i\u00f0 skuldu bera eitt or\u00f0askifti, eina vi\u00f0ger\u00f0 og eitt l\u00f8gtingsm\u00e1l saman vi\u00f0 hugsj\u00f3nini \u2013 ikki brigsl, m\u00f8sn og sj\u00e1lvshevjan.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hann var sum ein livandi alfr\u00f8\u00f0i \u00ed politikki. So mangan havi eg spurt hann um okkurt \u00e1v\u00edst m\u00e1l, og ta\u00f0 gekk ikki long t\u00ed\u00f0, so hev\u00f0i eg fingi\u00f0 svar um alla gongdina og sm\u00e1lutirnar \u00ed m\u00e1linum. Sl\u00edkt, i\u00f0 hev\u00f0i tiki\u00f0 m\u00e6r dagar og t\u00edmar at leita fram annars.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
J\u00f3gvan var sera skemtingarsamur av lyndi. Ta\u00f0 bar v\u00e6l til at arbei\u00f0a upp\u00e1 hann, eins og hann arbeiddi upp\u00e1 onnur, og hann kundi fortelja upp\u00ed leypar av g\u00f3\u00f0um s\u00f8gum og flenna at s\u00e6r sj\u00e1lvum samstundis. Eitt d\u00f8mi er hendan s\u00f8gan hj\u00e1 J\u00f3gvani, i\u00f0 vit hava flent n\u00f3gv at saman: J\u00f3gvan hev\u00f0i j\u00fa stilla\u00f0 upp til so n\u00f3gv l\u00f8gtingsval \u00ed Nor\u00f0streymoyar vald\u00f8mi og hann hev\u00f0i veri\u00f0 \u00e1 so n\u00f3gvum valfundum \u00ed teimum einst\u00f8ku bygdunum. Hann r\u00f8kti sum l\u00f8gtingsma\u00f0ur hv\u00f8rja bygd s\u00e6r \u2013 og t\u00ed hev\u00f0i hann s\u00ednar valr\u00f8\u00f0ur, sum sn\u00fa\u00f0u seg um serey\u00f0kennini, f\u00f3lkini og tey politisku m\u00e1lini \u00ed einst\u00f8ku bygdini.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u00cd Kv\u00edv\u00edk tala\u00f0i hann til d\u00f8mis munin meira um tj\u00f3\u00f0skaparr\u00f8rsluna og tj\u00f3\u00f0arbygging enn nor\u00f0uri \u00ed V\u00edk. Og J\u00f3gvan hev\u00f0i s\u00ed\u00f0ani s\u00edn fyrsta valfund alt\u00ed\u00f0 enda\u00f0 s\u00ednar valr\u00f8\u00f0ur \u00ed Kv\u00edv\u00edk vi\u00f0 at endurgeva tann st\u00f3ra menta- og tj\u00f3\u00f0skaparmannin og yrkjaran \u00far Kv\u00edv\u00edk, J\u00f3an Petur uppi \u00ed Tr\u00f8\u00f0 (J\u00f3an Petur Gregoriussen \u2013 ella IPG, sum hann skriva\u00f0i seg undir yrkingum). Og ta\u00f0 v\u00f3ru alt\u00ed\u00f0 hesar reglurnar hj\u00e1 IPG, sum J\u00f3gvan endurgav: \u201cHv\u00ed skal alt lj\u00f3si\u00f0 \u00ed landsu\u00f0ri liggja? Heldur vit runt alla havsbr\u00fanna hyggja; harav birtist lj\u00f3si\u00f0 \u00ed F\u00f8royum.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Og hetta kveikti sj\u00e1lvsagt alt\u00ed\u00f0 ein yl millum f\u00f3lki\u00f0 til valfundirnar \u00ed Kv\u00edvik. Men n\u00fa til l\u00f8gtingsvali\u00f0 \u00ed 2002, ger J\u00f3gvan seg kl\u00e1ran til s\u00edna vanligu finalu \u00ed s\u00edni r\u00f8\u00f0u. Hann skal r\u00f8\u00f0a s\u00ed\u00f0stur millum umbo\u00f0ini fyri allar flokkar \u00e1 veljarafundi \u00ed Kv\u00edv\u00edk, so hetta eigur at fara at rigga v\u00e6l. Men \u00f3lukkut\u00ed\u00f0: Beint undan J\u00f3gvani hevur eitt umbo\u00f0 fyri Sj\u00e1lvst\u00fdrisflokkin or\u00f0i\u00f0, sum stillar upp \u00e1 fyrsta sinni. Og hann ger ikki m\u00e6tari enn at sitera j\u00fast hesi kendu or\u00f0ini hj\u00e1 J\u00f3an Petur uppi \u00ed Tr\u00f8\u00f0! J\u00f3gvan fl\u00fdgur upp \u00far st\u00f3linum og \u00e1k\u00e6rir mannin fyri at hava stoli\u00f0 \u00far r\u00f8\u00f0uni hj\u00e1 s\u00e6r, og hesin skilur p\u00fart onki, t\u00ed hann hevur ikki hoyrt J\u00f3gvan \u00e1 \u00f8llum hinum valfundunum. Men fundarf\u00f3lki\u00f0 skemta\u00f0i s\u00e6r \u00f3f\u00f8rt. Og J\u00f3gvan gavst ongant\u00ed\u00f0 at endurgeva hesi or\u00f0ini hj\u00e1 IPG.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
J\u00f3gvan var vertskapsma\u00f0ur g\u00f3\u00f0ur, mentama\u00f0ur og familjuma\u00f0ur um ein h\u00e1ls, saman vi\u00f0 elska\u00f0u konu s\u00edni, Herv\u00f8r Durhuus (f. vi\u00f0 H\u00f8gadals\u00e1). Tey v\u00f3ru savningarmi\u00f0depilin \u00ed familjuni hj\u00e1 b\u00f8rnum, verb\u00f8rnum, barnab\u00f8rnum, langommu- og langabbab\u00f8rnum og n\u00e6stringum. Tey (og ikki minst Herv\u00f8r) gingu undan \u00ed f\u00f8royskum dansi og skipa\u00f0u fyri barnadansi og at bera kv\u00e6\u00f0aarvin v\u00ed\u00f0ari til \u00f3komin \u00e6ttarli\u00f0. Tey fer\u00f0a\u00f0ust vi\u00f0 st\u00f3ru familjuni uttanlands og \u00ed f\u00f8roysku n\u00e1tt\u00faruni. Og J\u00f3gvan var vei\u00f0ima\u00f0ur og innl\u00f8guma\u00f0ur. Hann gleddi seg sum eitt barn at fara \u00ed Harusetri\u00f0 \u00ed Vestmanna \u00e1 hv\u00f8rjum \u00e1ri at skj\u00f3ta harur. Honum d\u00e1mdi \u00f3metaliga v\u00e6l at fl\u00f3ta, skj\u00f3ta fugl og fara til \u00fatr\u00f3\u00f0rar, og hevur havt b\u00f8rnini og n\u00e6stu \u00e6ttarli\u00f0ini vi\u00f0 s\u00e6r og l\u00e6rt tey mi\u00f0 og fiskiskap og lei\u00f0ir og sta\u00f0arn\u00f8vn kring Vestmannalei\u00f0ina vi\u00f0 b\u00e1ti s\u00ednum \u201cHerv\u00f8r\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Og ta\u00f0 var ein dyggur skelkur og dj\u00fapt\u00f8kin sorg hj\u00e1 J\u00f3gvani og allari familjuni, t\u00e1 i\u00f0 Herv\u00f8r so br\u00e1dliga f\u00f3r foldum fr\u00e1 \u00ed 2013, j\u00fast me\u00f0an hon st\u00f3\u00f0 og baka\u00f0i heima \u00ed k\u00f8kinum. Vit b\u00e1\u00f0ir J\u00f3gvan h\u00f8vdu j\u00fast veri\u00f0 saman \u00e1 einum tj\u00f3\u00f0veldisfundi \u00ed Nor\u00f0streymoyar Tj\u00f3\u00f0veldisfelag \u00ed Bjargingarfelagsh\u00fasinum \u00ed Kollafir\u00f0i hetta kv\u00f8ldi\u00f0. Og beint sum J\u00f3gvan kom heim av fundi og inn \u00ed k\u00f8kin, fullu tey s\u00ed\u00f0stu or\u00f0ini millum teirra, \u00e1\u00f0renn tilbur\u00f0urin hendi. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Familjan st\u00f3\u00f0 saman \u00ed sorgini, og J\u00f3gvan var so \u00f3metaliga takksamur fyri s\u00edna familju og alt l\u00edvi\u00f0, tey h\u00f8vdu skapt saman. Og fyri allan stu\u00f0ul og umsorgan t\u00e1 i\u00f0 sj\u00faka rakti hann seinastu l\u00edvs\u00e1rini. Okkara tankar leita til tykkara, n\u00fa J\u00f3gvan er farin.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vit \u00ed Tj\u00f3\u00f0veldi eru \u00f3metaliga takksom fyri, at J\u00f3gvan valdi at geva so n\u00f3gv av s\u00ednum l\u00edvi og s\u00ednum dygdum til politikkin og tj\u00f3\u00f0veldishugsj\u00f3nina \u2013 og til heimbygdina, Nor\u00f0streym, alt landi\u00f0 og felagsskapin. Ta\u00f0 liggur so n\u00f3gv eftir J\u00f3gvan, sum fer at liva \u00ed \u00f3komin \u00e1r.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Vit vilja vi\u00f0 hesum f\u00e1t\u00e6ku or\u00f0um l\u00fdsa fri\u00f0 yvir minni\u00f0 um hei\u00f0ursmannin, tj\u00f3\u00f0veldismannin og vinin, J\u00f3gvan Durhuus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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F\u00e1ar minuttir undan hondb\u00f3ltsdystinum millum F\u00f8royar og Sveis, leg\u00f0i J\u00f3gvan Durhuus eyguni saman fyri seinastu fer\u00f0, 87 \u00e1ra gamal. Um sj\u00faka ikki havt rakt J\u00f3gvan fyri n\u00f8krum \u00e1rum s\u00ed\u00f0ani, hev\u00f0i hann \u00f3iva\u00f0 havt veri\u00f0 mitt \u00ed rokinum \u00ed Oslo og stu\u00f0la\u00f0 manslandsli\u00f0num av \u00f8llum alvi \u2013 eins og hann stu\u00f0la\u00f0i V\u00cdF \u00f8ll s\u00edni \u00e1r. Eins […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":23,"featured_media":41707,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ngg_post_thumbnail":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41706","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lesarin-skrivar"],"publishpress_future_action":{"enabled":false,"date":"2026-05-04 09:39:05","action":"change-status","newStatus":"draft","terms":[],"taxonomy":"category","extraData":[]},"publishpress_future_workflow_manual_trigger":{"enabledWorkflows":[]},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudurras.fo\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41706","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudurras.fo\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudurras.fo\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudurras.fo\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/23"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudurras.fo\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=41706"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/sudurras.fo\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41706\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":41708,"href":"https:\/\/sudurras.fo\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41706\/revisions\/41708"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudurras.fo\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/41707"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sudurras.fo\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=41706"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudurras.fo\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=41706"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sudurras.fo\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=41706"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}