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List Of Speakers Of The Upper House Of The Althing (Iceland) ...
Speakers of the Upper House of the Althing. In 1991, the Althing became unicameral. Sources * The official website of the Althing {{DEFAULTSORT:List of Speakers of the Upper House of the Althing (Iceland) *Main1 Althing Althing The Alþingi (''general meeting'' in Icelandic, , anglicised as ' or ') is the supreme national parliament of Iceland. It is one of the oldest surviving parliaments in the world. The Althing was founded in 930 at ("thing fields" or "assembly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pétur Pétursson (politician)
Guðlaugur ''Pétur'' Pétursson (born 27 June 1959 in Akranes) is a retired Icelandic footballer who was active as a forward. Club career Pétur made his professional debut at ÍA and also played for Feyenoord Rotterdam, RSC Anderlecht (35), Royal Antwerp FC, Hércules CF, KR and Tindastóll. International career Pétur played 41 caps for Iceland, scoring 11 goals. - RSSSF He played his last international match in September 1990 against . Honours * 1977 : Úrvalsdeild winner with ÍA * 1978 :[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gísli Jónsson
Gísli Jónsson (17 August 1889 – 7 October 1970) was an Icelandic politician. He served as a member of the Althing from 1942 to 1956 and from 1959 to 1963 as an independent. He served as a member of the Nordic Council from 1952 to 1956 and from 1959 to 1963, was chairman of the Icelandic delegation 1959–1963, president of the council in 1960, and vice president in 1959 and 1961–1963. Althing
The Alþingi (''general meeting'' in Icelandic, , anglicised as ' or ') is the supreme national parliament of Iceland. It is one of the oldest surviving parliaments in the world. The Althing was founded in 930 at ("thing fields" or "assembly ...
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Speakers Of The Althing
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Jón Helgason (minister)
Jón Helgason (4 October 1931 – 2 April 2019) was an Icelandic politician and former government minister. He was a member of Alþingi from 1974 to 1995, and the speaker from 1979 to 1983. Jón served as the Minister of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs from 1983 to 1987 and the Minister of Agriculture An agriculture ministry (also called an) agriculture department, agriculture board, agriculture council, or agriculture agency, or ministry of rural development) is a ministry charged with agriculture. The ministry is often headed by a minister ... from 1987 to 1988. Personal life Jón was married to Guðrún Þorkelsdóttur in 1961 and together they had two children and one foster child. References External links Non auto-biography of Jón Helgason on the parliament website 1931 births 2019 deaths Jon Helgason Jon Helgason Place of birth missing {{iceland-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Steinar Guðnason
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Salome Þorkelsdóttir
Salome Þorkelsdóttir, sometimes transliterated as Salome Thorkelsdottir, (born 3 July 1927) is a retired Icelandic politician and first woman to be Speaker of the unicameral Althing. Before that she had been Speaker of the Upper House of the Althing. She was of the Independence Party. Biography Salome Þorkelsdóttir was born on 3 July 1927, in Reykjavik, Iceland to Þorkell Sigurðsson and Anna Þorbjörg Sigurðardóttir. She attended the Reykjavik Women's Gymnasium graduating in 1945. In 1947, she married Jóel Kristinn Jóelsson (2 January 1921–16 June 2007) and subsequently, they had three children. After raising her children, Þorkelsdóttir, served on the council of the Mosfellshrepps (Moss District) from 1966-1982. During this same period, she served as Chairwoman of the Federation of Municipalities in Reykjanesbær from 1975 to 1979 and was Chairwoman of the Independence Party's Representatives for the County of Kjósarsýsla (which is now Reykjavík) between ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Helgi Seljan
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Bragi Sigurjónsson
Bragi Sigurjónsson (9 November 1910 – 29 October 1995) was an Icelandic politician and former minister. External links Non auto-biography of Bragi Sigurjónsson on the parliament website {{DEFAULTSORT:Bragi Sigurjonsson 1910 births 1995 deaths Bragi Sigurjonsson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Þorvaldur Garðar Kristjánsson
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Björn Jónsson
Björn Jónsson (8 October 1846 – 24 November 1912) was minister for Iceland from 31 March 1909 to 14 March 1911. He was the father of Sveinn Björnsson, the only regent of Iceland and first president of Iceland. Björn became Minister for Iceland after Hannes Hafstein and his supporters suffered losses in the elections of 1908, where the voters rejected the draft of a new constitution. Björn was forced to resign after forcing the General Director of the National Bank, Tryggvi Gunnarsson, out of that post due to heavy criticism of their supporters. Björn and other opponents of the Draft won a landslide victory in the 1908 elections. He served as speaker of the Althing in 1909. Björn was commonly known for Ísafold, the paper he published and edited from 1874 to 1909, and was known as Björn í Ísafold or Ísafoldar-Björn. Björn offended the Danish Authorities in 1909 by appointing a Councillor of Commerce to work on business negotiations for Iceland, when he appointed h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |