The Women's List or Women's Alliance ( is, Samtök um kvennalista), also called Kvennalistinn and abbreviated KL, was a

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that took part in national politics from 1983 to 1999. The party held three seats in the parliament elected in 1983, six seats in 1987, five seats in 1991 and three seats in 1995. In 1999 it formed an alliance with three other left wing and centre-left parties called the

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, which then merged into a party by that name in 2000. However, about half the members of the Women's List disapproved of this and chose to join the

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instead.

Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir (; born 31 December 1954) is an Icelandic politician from the Social Democratic Alliance who has served as Minister for Foreign Affairs (2007–2009) and leader of the Alliance (2005–2009). She served as repre ...

, former leader of the Alliance and former

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started her political career in the Women's List, and was

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as a member of that party.

Members of Alþingi

* Anna Ólafsdóttir Björnsson (1989–1995) * Danfríður Skarphéðinsdóttir (1987–1991) * Guðrún Agnarsdóttir (1983–1990) * Jóna Valgerður Kristjánsdóttir (1991–1995) * Kristín Ástgeirsdóttir (1991–1999) * Kristín Einarsdóttir (1987–1995) * Kristín Halldórsdóttir (1983–1989, 1995–1999) * Málmfríður Sigurðardóttir (1987–1991) * Þórhildur Þorleifsdóttir (1987–1991) *

Þórunn Sveinbjarnardóttir Þórunn Sveinbjarnardóttir Þ is the letter thorn, which in Icelandic represents a voiceless dental fricative, as in the English word "thick." (born 22 November 1965) is an Icelandic politician. A graduate of the University of Iceland and th ...

(temporary in 1996)

References

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