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Alþýðuflokkur
The Social Democratic Party ( is, Alþýðuflokkurinn), officially the People's Party, was a social-democratic political party in Iceland. It was founded in 1916, as the political representation of the trade unions of Iceland. History In 1920 its first member of the Althing, the Icelandic parliament, Jón Baldvinsson was elected. The party would contest elections to the Althing with little success until 1934, when the party obtained 10 parliamentary seats. Iceland shifted towards a proportional representation system later that year which political scientist Amel Ahmed attributes to the rising electoral threat that the Social Democratic Party posed to the Independence Party and Progressive Party. Between 1926 and 1940, the party was a member of the Labour and Socialist International.Kowalski, Werner (1985)''Geschichte der sozialistischen arbeiter-internationale: 1923–1919'' Berlin: Dt. Verl. d. Wissenschaften (in German). The party led the government of Iceland three times ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People's Alliance (Iceland)
The People's Alliance ( is, Alþýðubandalagið) was an electoral alliance in Iceland from 1956 to 1968 and a socialist political party from 1968 to 1998. History In 1916, the Social Democratic Party (''Alþýðuflokkurinn'') was formed in Iceland. In 1930 the party split, leading to the formation of the Communist Party of Iceland (''Kommúnistaflokkur Íslands''), recognised as the Icelandic section of the Communist International. In 1937 the social democrats suffered another split, and the splintergroup unified itself with the communists forming the Socialist Party (''Sósíalistaflokkurinn''). However, the new party did not become a ComIntern member as its forerunner. On April 4, 1956 the Socialist Party created an electoral alliance with yet another left-wing split of the Social Democratic Party led by Hannibal Valdimarsson, thus forming the People's Alliance with Hannibal as its chairman. In 1963 National Preservation Party (''Þjóðvarnarflokkurinn'') contributed peop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Political Parties In Iceland
This article is a list of political parties in Iceland. Iceland has a multi-party system with many political parties, in which often no one party has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments. Political parties Parliamentary representation from September 2021 Eight parties were elected at the September 2021 election. The box below shows the distribution of seats in the incumbent parliament. Active parties, without representation in the Althing Defunct parties * Best Party (Besti flokkurinn) * Bright Future (Björt framtið) * Citizens' Movement (Borgarahreyfingin) * Citizen's Party (Borgaraflokkurinn) * Communist Party (Kommúnistaflokkurinn) * Communist Party (Marxist–Leninist) (Kommúnistaflokkurinn (m-l)) * Democracy Movement (Lýðræðishreyfingin) * Home Rule Party (Heimastjórnarflokkurinn) * Households Party (Flokkur Heimilanna) * Iceland Democratic Party (Lýðræðisvaktin) * Iceland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benedikt Sigurðsson Gröndal
Benedikt Sigurðsson Gröndal (7 July 1924 – 20 July 2010) was prime minister of Iceland for the Social Democratic Party (Iceland), Social Democratic Party (''Alþýðuflokkurinn'') from 15 October 1979 to 8 February 1980. Prior to that he was Minister of Foreign Affairs 1978–1980. He was minister of foreign affairs during his tenure as PM, therefore the only politician from the independence 1944 to serve in both cabinet positions at the same time. His government was the second Social Democrat minority government of Iceland. He was member of Althingi from 1956 to 1982 and led his party from 1974 to 1980. He attended the General Assembly of the United Nations in 1966. After leaving the political scene in 1982 Benedikt Sigurðsson Gröndal was appointed ambassador of Iceland to Sweden and Finland. After residing for some years in Stockholm he served as roving ambassador to the Far East, including Australia, China, South Korea and Japan. After serving two years as representative ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emil Jónsson
Guðmundur Emil Jónsson (27 October 1902 – 30 November 1986) was prime minister of Iceland from 23 December 1958 to 20 November 1959. He first became minister of Fisheries and Social affairs. He was a chairman of the Social Democratic Party (''Alþýðuflokkurinn'') from 1956 to 1968. He was a member of the Althingi from 1934 to 1971, and its speaker from 1956 to 1958. References 1902 births 1986 deaths Emil Jonsson Emil Jónsson Guðmundur Emil Jónsson (27 October 1902 – 30 November 1986) was prime minister of Iceland from 23 December 1958 to 20 November 1959. He first became minister of Fisheries and Social affairs. He was a chairman of the Social Democratic ... Emil Jonsson Emil Jonsson Emil Jonsson {{Iceland-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson
Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson (20 July 1894 – 20 October 1980) was the first actual minister of Foreign Affairs in Iceland from 18 November 1941 to 17 January 1942. He was prime minister of Iceland from 4 February 1947 to 6 December 1949. He was first elected to the Althing in 1934 but did not get reelected in 1937. From 1942 to 1953, he regained his seat in the Althing. He was chairman of the now defunct Social Democratic Party (''Alþýðuflokkurinn'') from 1938 to 1952. He was ambassador of Iceland in Denmark from 1957 to 1965. He was minister for social affairs from 1939 to 1941 and Minister of Foreign and Social Affairs from 1941 to 1942. He was Prime-Minister when Island joined NATO in 1949. He was born in Dagverðareyri, Iceland, to Stefán Ágúst Oddsson and Ólöf Árnadóttir. Stefán gained his degree in Law in 1922. He was Social Affairs Minister in 1939 and Secretary of State in 1940–1942. Stefán died in a hospital in Reykjavík Reykjavík ( ; ) is the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kjartan Jóhannsson
Kjartan Jóhannsson (19 December 1939 – 13 November 2020) was an Icelandic diplomat, politician, cabinet minister, and professor. Kjartan was ambassador of Iceland to, among others, the European Union in Brussels, Belgium, as well as the United Nations, UN and other international organizations in Geneva. He was secretary general of European Free Trade Association, EFTA, a member of the Althing, Icelandic Parliament (Alþingi), chairman and vice chairman of the Social Democratic Party (Iceland), Icelandic Social Democratic Party, minister of fisheries and commerce, a consultant in management and management science, and an associate professor at the University of Iceland. Education After graduating from Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík, Reykjavík Junior College, Kjartan went to Stockholm and studied civil engineering at the Royal Institute of Technology (Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan), receiving an M.S. in 1963. He also attended courses in business and management economics at the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hannibal Valdimarsson
Hannibal Gísli Valdimarsson (13 January 1903 – 1 September 1991) was an Icelandic politician. Parliament He was a member of parliament from 1946 to 1959 for the Social Democratic Party and People's Alliance and then from 1963 to 1974 for the People's Alliance, as an independent and also the Union of Liberals and Leftists ( is, Samtök frjálslyndra og vinstrimanna). He was chairman of the Social Democratic Party 1952–1954, president of Icelandic Labor Unions 1954–1971, as well as the chairman of the Electoral Alliance People's Alliance (Iceland) from 1956 to 1968. Finally he was chairman of Union of Liberals and Leftists from 1969 to 1974. He served as Social and Health Minister 1956–1958 and as Communication and Social minister 1971–1973. Family He was the father of Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson, who served as the foreign minister of Iceland, and Arnór Hannibalsson, a philosopher. External links Non auto-biography of Hannibal Gísli Valdimarsson on the parliament web ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Haraldur Guðmundsson
Haraldur is a masculine Icelandic given name. Notable people with the name include: *Haraldur Freyr Guðmundsson (born 1981), Icelandic professional football defender *Haraldur Ingólfsson (born 1970), Icelandic former footballer *Haraldur Kálvsson, from the year 1412 was First Minister of the Faroe Islands *Haraldur Sigurdsson (born 1939), Icelandic volcanologist and geochemist *Haraldur Vignir Sveinbjörnsson (born 1975), Icelandic composer and music arranger {{given name Icelandic masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gylfi Þorsteinsson Gíslason
Gylfi Þorsteinsson Gíslason (7 February 1917 – 18 August 2004) was an Icelandic politician. Gylfi was a member of the Social Democratic Party. He served as Minister of Education 1956–1971, as Minister of Industry 1956–1958 and as Minister of Commerce 1956–1971. He was the chairman of the Social Democratic Party from 1968 to 1974. He served as speaker of the Althing in 1974. He was the father of Þorsteinn Gylfason, a philosopher, Thorvaldur Gylfason, a professor of economics, and Vilmundur Gylfason, a left-wing politician. He was married to Guðrún Vilmundardóttir Guðrún is one of the most frequently given female names in Iceland. In 2004, it was ranked first before Anna and Sigríður.Lonely Planet Iceland Fran Parnell, Etain O'Carroll - 2007 - Page 23 "Most popular girl's name: Guðrún" According to .... References 1917 births 2004 deaths Speakers of the Althing Gylfi Thorsteinsson Gislason Gylfi Thorsteinsson Gislason Social Democratic Par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Social Democratic Alliance
The Social Democratic Alliance ( is, Samfylkingin - jafnaðarflokkur Íslands), officially The Alliance – Iceland's Social Democratic Party, is a social democratic, and pro-European political party in Iceland. The Social Democratic Alliance was founded in 2000 after a merger of four centre-left political parties (the National Awakening, the People's Alliance, the Social Democratic Party and the Women's List) following a joint run by all parties in the 1999 Icelandic parliamentary election. The vision of the party was to unite the left-wing of Icelandic politics, which had been fractured since the 1930 split of the Social Democratic Party, and present a united bloc to oppose the ruling Independence Party. In the snap 2009 Icelandic parliamentary election called in the aftermath of the Icelandic financial crisis, the Social Democratic Alliance under the leadership of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir emerged as the largest party and formed a coalition government with the Left-Green Mo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sighvatur Kristinn Björgvinsson
Sighvatur Kristinn Björgvinsson (born 23 January 1942) is an Icelandic politician and former minister. He was the Minister of Finance of Iceland The Icelandic Ministry of Finance (Icelandic: ') is responsible for overseeing the finances of the Icelandic government. The Minister for Finance and Economic Affairs is Bjarni Benediktsson. Organization of the Ministry of Finance The top civ ... from 1979 to 1980. References External links Non auto-biography of Sighvatur Kristinn Björgvinsson on the parliament website , - , - 1942 births Finance ministers of Iceland Sighvatur Kristinn Bjorgvinsson Living people Social Democratic Party (Iceland) politicians {{iceland-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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