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Environment And Transport Committee (Iceland)
The Environment and Communications Committee ( is, Umhverfis- og samgöngunefnd) is a standing committee of the Icelandic parliament. Jurisdiction According to la№ 55/1991, with later amendments all matters relating to the following subjects are referred to the Environment and Communications Committee: *Planning *Construction *Research *Consulting *Protection *Sustainability *Transport *Implementation Members, 140th parliament The main members have seats in the committees and attend the meetings. When they are unable to do so the substitute members temporarily take their place. Main Substitute See also *List of standing committees of the Icelandic parliament The following is a list of standing committee A committee or commission is a body of one or more persons subordinate to a deliberative assembly. A committee is not itself considered to be a form of assembly. Usually, the assembly sends matte ... External links * * {{Standing committees of Iceland S ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Standing Committee
A committee or commission is a body of one or more persons subordinate to a deliberative assembly. A committee is not itself considered to be a form of assembly. Usually, the assembly sends matters into a committee as a way to explore them more fully than would be possible if the assembly itself were considering them. Committees may have different functions and their types of work differ depending on the type of the organization and its needs. A member of a legislature may be delegated a committee assignment, which gives them the right to serve on a certain committee. Purpose A deliberative assembly may form a committee (or "commission") consisting of one or more persons to assist with the work of the assembly. For larger organizations, much work is done in committees. Committees can be a way to formally draw together people of relevant expertise from different parts of an organization who otherwise would not have a good way to share information and coordinate actions. They may ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guðfríður Lilja Grétarsdóttir
Guðfríður Lilja Grétarsdóttir (born 10 January 1972) is an Icelandic politician, a member of Althing. She is also a chess Woman International Master FIDE titles are awarded by the international chess governing body FIDE (''Fédération Internationale des Échecs'') for outstanding performance. The highest such title is Grandmaster (GM). Titles generally require a combination of Elo rating an ... (WIM), she is the Icelandic national woman champion eleven times. External links Non auto-biography of Guðfríður Lilja Grétarsdóttir on the parliament website Living people Gudfridur Lilja Gretarsdottir Gudfridur Lilja Gretarsdottir 1972 births Icelandic female chess players {{Iceland-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vigdís Hauksdóttir
Vigdís Hauksdóttir (born 20 March 1965) was a member of parliament of the Althing, the Icelandic parliament. She is a former member of the Progressive Party Progressive Party may refer to: Active parties * Progressive Party, Brazil * Progressive Party (Chile) * Progressive Party of Working People, Cyprus * Dominica Progressive Party * Progressive Party (Iceland) * Progressive Party (Sardinia), Ita .... Currently a member of Reykjavík's city council for the Center Party. External linksAlthing biography Living people 1965 births Vigdis Hauksdottir Vigdis Hauksdottir Vigdis Hauksdottir {{Iceland-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ragnheiður Elín Árnadóttir
Ragnheiður Elín Árnadóttir (born 30 September 1967) is an Icelandic politician who is the director of the OECD Development Centre. She was previously the Minister of Industry and Commerce A Ministry of Trade and Industry, Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry or variations is a ministry that is concerned with a nation's trade, industry and commerce. Notable examples are: List *Algeria: Ministry of Industry and ... between 2013 and 2017 and an elected Member of Parliament for the Independence Party between 2007 and 2016. References External links Ragnheiður Elín Árnadóttir - Director, OECD Development CentreNon auto-biography of Ragnheiður Elín Árnadóttir on the parliament website 1967 births Living people Ragnheidur Elin Arnadottir Ragnheidur Elin Arnadottir Ragnheidur Elin Arnadottir {{Iceland-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lúðvík Geirsson
Lúðvík Geirsson (born 21 April 1959) is an Icelandic politician. See also *Politics of Iceland The politics of Iceland take place in the framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the president is the head of state, while the prime minister of Iceland serves as the head of government in a multi-party system. ... References External links Non auto-biography of Lúðvík Geirsson on the parliament website Ludvik Geirsson Ludvik Geirsson Living people 1959 births Place of birth missing (living people) {{Iceland-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristján L
Kristján is an Icelandic masculine given name. The Icelandic surname Kristjánsson is a patronymic surname meaning ''son of Kristján''. Kristjánsdóttir is a patronymic surname meaning ''daughter of Kristján''. Notable people Kristján with the name include: * Kristján Andrésson (born 1981), Icelandic handball player * Kristján Arason (born 1961), Icelandic handball player * Kristján Eldjárn (1916–1982), third President of Iceland * Kristján Emilsson (born 1993), Icelandic footballer * Kristján Einar (born 1989), Icelandic racing driver * Kristján Finnbogason (born 1971), Icelandic football goalkeeper * Kristján Guðmundsson (born 1941), Icelandic conceptual artist * Kristján Helgason (born 1974), Icelandic snooker player * Kristján Jóhannsson (born 1948), Icelandic operatic tenor * Kristján B. Jónasson, Icelandic book publisher * Kristján Jónsson (politician) (1852–1926), Minister for Iceland * Kristján Þór Júlíusson (born 1957), Icelandic pol ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jónína Rós Guðmundsdóttir
Jonina Ros Guomundsdottir (born 6 July 1958) is a member of parliament of the Althing, the Icelandic parliament. She is a member of the Social Democratic Alliance. She has been a member of the Icelandic Delegation to the EFTA The European Free Trade Association (EFTA) is a regional trade organization and free trade area consisting of four European states: Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Switzerland. The organization operates in parallel with the European U ... since 2009. External linksAlthing biography Living people 1958 births Jonina Ros Gudmundsdottir Jonina Ros Gudmundsdottir Jonina Ros Gudmundsdottir {{Iceland-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Einar Kristinn Guðfinnsson
Einar Kristinn Guðfinnsson (born 2 December 1955) is an Icelandic politician. He was speaker of the Althing, in office 2013 until 2016. He was Iceland's Minister of Fisheries from September 2005, and became Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture when the two ministries merged on 1 January 2008 until 1 February 2009. References External links The Speaker and Deputy Speakers of Althingi > Einar K. Guðfinnsson, Speaker of Althingi">Members of Parliament > The Speaker and Deputy Speakers of Althingi > Einar K. Guðfinnsson, Speaker of Althingi Einar Kristinn Gudfinnsson Einar Kristinn Gudfinnsson [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Álfheiður Ingadóttir
Álfheiður Ingadóttir (born 1 May 1951) is an Icelandic politician, a former member of the Althing for the Left-Green Movement, Deputy Speaker, and Minister of Health. Early life and education Álfheiður was born in Reykjavík; her parents were Ingi R. Helgason, a lawyer of the Icelandic Supreme Court, and Ása Guðmundsdóttir. She was educated at Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík and earned a B.Sc. in biology from the University of Iceland in 1975, then studied German language and media at the Free University of Berlin in 1976–1977. Career After teaching biology while a student, Álfheiður began her post-graduate career as a journalist at '' Þjóðviljinn'', where she worked until 1987 and rose to news director. She then became manager of a salmon farm in Straumsvík. From 1989 to 1991 she worked on patent and trademark applications, and then returned to journalism free-lance until 1996. 1987–1989. Worked on patent applications and trademark registration 1989–1991 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Þuríður Backman
Þuríður Backman (born 8 January 1948) is a member of parliament of the Althing, the Icelandic parliament. She is a member of the Left-Green Movement The Left-Green Movement ( is, Vinstrihreyfingin – grænt framboð), officially the Left Movement – Green Candidature and also known by its short-form name ''Vinstri græn'' (VG), is an eco-socialist political party in Iceland. The Left-Gree .... She has been Deputy Speaker of the Althing since 2003, and a member of the Icelandic Delegation to the Inter-Parliamentary Union since 2007. External linksAlthing biography Living people 1948 births Thuridur Backman Thuridur Backman Thuridur Backman Thuridur Backman Thuridur Backman Thuridur Backman {{Iceland-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Róbert Marshall
Róbert Marshall (born 31 May 1971) is an Icelandic politician. In April 2009, he was elected as a Member of the Althing for the Reykjavik Constituency South, representing the Social Democratic Alliance (''Samfylkingin''). On 12 October 2012 he decided to leave his party, in order to become a new party member and top list election candidate for the newly founded party Bright Future in Reykjavik Constituency South. During his elected term from 2009–13, he worked as a member of the ''Committee on the Environment'', ''Committee on Fisheries and Agriculture'', ''Committee on General affairs'', ''Committee on Transport and Communications'', and was a part of the Icelandic delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly The Parliamentary Assembly of the OSCE (OSCE PA) is an institution of the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe. The primary task of the 323-member Assembly is to facilitate inter-parliamentary dialogue, an important aspect of the o .... References ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ólína Þorvarðardóttir
Ólína Kjerúlf Þorvarðardóttir (born 8 September 1958) was a member of the Althing, representing the Social Democratic Alliance for the Northwest Constituency from 2009 to 2016. Life and career Ólína has been an active scholar in social Sciences, a principal of the Junior College of Ísafjörður ( Menntaskólinn á Ísafirði) from 2001 to 2006; and lecturer at the University of Iceland (Folklore, Icelandic literature) from 1992 to 2000. Before participating in politics, Ólína worked as a journalist, reporter and TV-anchor at the State Broadcasting Station (RÚV) from 1987 to 1990. Ólína has published several books and articles on political and social matters. She is an active rescue team volunteer for Slysavarnafélagið Landsbjörg where she specializes in training and working with rescue dogs. Parliamentary Committees * Member of the Committee on the Environment (2009–2016; also chairman 2010–2016). * Vice-chairman of the Committee on Fisheries and Agriculture ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
