List Of Standing Committees Of The Icelandic Parliament ...
The following is a list of standing committees of the Icelandic parliament. See also *List of Icelandic ministries *Government agencies in Iceland {{Standing committees of Iceland *List Standing committees of the Icelandic parliament Standing, also referred to as orthostasis, is a position in which the body is held in an ''erect'' ("orthostatic") position and supported only by the feet. Although seemingly static, the body rocks slightly back and forth from the ankle in the A ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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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]   |
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Pétur Haraldsson Blöndal
Pétur () or Petur is a given name. Notable people with the name include: * Petur Alberg (1885–1940), Faroese violin player and songwriter from Tórshavn * Pétur Blöndal (1944–2015), Icelandic congressman in the Icelandic Independence Party * Pétur Eyþórsson (born 1978), glima champion, having won the glima grettisbelt multiple times * Petur Gabrovski (1898–1947), Bulgarian politician who briefly served as Prime Minister during the Second World War * Pétur Guðmundsson (athlete) (born 1962), retired male shot putter from Iceland * Pétur Guðmundsson (basketball) (born 1958), retired Icelandic professional basketball player * Pétur Gunnarsson (born 1947), Icelandic writer from Reykjavík * Petur Hliddal (born 1945), American sound engineer * Pétur Marteinsson (born 1973), retired Icelandic football player * Pétur Ormslev (born 1958), retired football midfielder * Pétur Pétursson (born 1959), retired Icelandic footballer who was active as a forward * Pétur Péturs ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Haraldur Benediktsson
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]   |
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Lilja Rafney Magnúsdóttir
Lilja Rafney Magnúsdóttir (born 24 June 1957) 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 Lilja Rafney Magnúsdóttir, at the parliament website Lilja Rafney Magnusdottir Lilja Rafney Magnusdottir Living people 1957 births Place of birth missing (living people) {{Iceland-politician-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Jón Gunnarsson
Jón Gunnarsson (born 21 September 1956 in Reykjavík) is an Icelandic politician who has been the minister of justice of Iceland since 1 February 2022. He served as minister of the interior An interior minister (sometimes called a minister of internal affairs or minister of home affairs) is a cabinet official position that is responsible for internal affairs, such as public security, civil registration and identification, emergency ... from 2021 to 2022 and as minister of transport and local government in 2017. References External links Non auto-biography of Jón Gunnarsson on the parliament website 1956 births Living people Interior ministers of Iceland Justice ministers of Iceland Members of the Althing Politicians from Reykjavík {{Iceland-politician-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Industrial Affairs Committee (Iceland)
The Industrial Affairs Committee ( is, Atvinnuveganefnd) 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 Industrial Affairs Committee: *Fishery *Agriculture *Industry *Energy *Innovation *Technical development *Employment 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 committees of the Icelandic parliament. See also *List of Icelandic ministries *Government agencies in Iceland {{Standing committees of Iceland *List Standing committees of the Icelandic parliament Sta ... External links * * {{Standing committees of Iceland Standing committees of the Icelandic parliament ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Vilhjálmur Bjarnason
Vilhjálmur or Vilhjalmur is an Icelandic language, Icelandic masculine given name and may refer to: *Vilhjálmur Árnason (born 1953), professor of philosophy at the University of Iceland *Vilhjálmur Þórmundur Vilhjálmsson (born 1946), mayor of Reykjavík 2006–2007 *Vilhjálmur Einarsson (1934–2019), former Icelandic athlete, and triple-jump Olympic silver medalist *Vilhjalmur Stefansson (1879–1962), Canadian Arctic explorer and ethnologist *Vilhjálmur Vilhjálmsson (singer), Vilhjálmur Hólmar Vilhjálmsson (1945–1978), Icelandic musician and singer {{DEFAULTSORT:Vilhjalmur Masculine given names Icelandic masculine given names Faroese masculine given names ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Ásmundur Einar Daðason
Ásmundur Einar Daðason (born 29 October 1982) is an Icelandic politician. He was a member of the Althing for the Northwest Constituency from 2009 to 2016 – first for the Left-Green Movement (VG), later for the centrist Progressive Party. He returned to the Althing in 2017. He has also been the leader of the organisation Heimssýn, which gathers Iceland's EU opponents. On November 30, 2017, he became Minister of Social Affairs and Equality. On November 28, 2021, he became Minister of Education and Children. Career Minister of Social Affairs and Children Ásmundur Einar was appointed Minister of Social Affairs and Children in the Jakobsdottir cabinet after government negotiations following the 2017 election. Following the 2021 election he was appointed Minister of Education and Children. After taking office as a minister in 2017, Ásmundur Einar declared that his main emphasis as a minister would be services provided for children. He declared wanting to make large-scale ch ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Birgir Ármannsson
Birgir Ármannsson (born 12 June 1968 in Reykjavík) is a member of parliament of the Althing, the Icelandic parliament. He is a member of the Independence Party. He was educated at the University of Iceland and King's College London King's College London (informally King's or KCL) is a public research university located in London, England. King's was established by royal charter in 1829 under the patronage of King George IV and the Duke of Wellington. In 1836, King's .... Since 2021 he is the Speaker of the Althing. External linksAlthing biography 1968 births Living people Alumni of King's College London Birgir Armannsson 21st-century Icelandic politicians Birgir Armannsson Birgir Armannsson Birgir Armannsson Birgir Armannsson Politicians from Reykjavík {{Iceland-politician-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Foreign Affairs Committee (Iceland)
The Foreign Affairs Committee ( is, Utanríkismálanefnd) 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 Foreign Affairs Committee: * External communication * International organisations * Defence * Security * Export * European Economic Area (EEA) * Development aid * International and global affairs 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 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
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Haraldur Einarsson
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]   |
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Katrín Júlíusdóttir
Katrín Júlíusdóttir (born 23 November 1974), is a former Icelandic politician. She was elected to the Parliament of Iceland 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 "assembl ... in 2003 and served as Minister of Industry, Energy and Tourism from May 2009 to January 2012 and as Minister of Finance and Economy from 2012 to 2013. In 2016 she left Politics and has since then been the Managing Director oFinance Iceland In 2020 she received the Svartfuglinn-Award for her first Crime Novel, Sykur (en: Sugar), published by Veröld in October 2020. Katrín is married to the Icelandic author Bjarni M. Bjarnason and they have four sons. References External links Katrín Júlíusdóttir's curriculum vitae on the parliament website 1974 births Living people Finance ministers of ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |