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Árni Steinar Jóhannsson
Árni Steinar Jóhannsson (12 June 1953 – 1 November 2015) was an Icelandic politician and member of the Althing. A member of the Left-Green Movement, he represented the Northeastern constituency from May 1999 to May 2003. Árni was born on 12 June 1953 in Dalvík. He was the son of fisherman Jóhann Helgason and shopkeeper Valrós Árnadóttir. His father was amongst several sailors who were killed during a severe blizzard off northern Iceland on 9 April 1963. Árni was the first cousin of Althing member Sigríður Anna Þórðardóttir. After obtaining a general education diploma in Dalvík in 1969, Árni moved to the US to study at the Memorial High School in Eau Claire, Wisconsin. He then studied at an agricultural college (1971–1974) and at the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University in Copenhagen (1974–1979). He was a Horticultural Director (1979–1986) and Environmental Director (1986–1999) for the municipality of Akureyri. Árni was substitute member of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Althing
The (; ), anglicised as Althingi or Althing, is the Parliamentary sovereignty, supreme Parliament, national parliament of Iceland. It is the oldest surviving parliament in the world. The Althing was founded in 930 at ('Thing (assembly), thing fields' or 'assembly fields'), about east of what later became the country's capital, Reykjavík. After Iceland's union with Norway in 1262, the Althing lost its legislative power, which was not restored until 1904 when Iceland gained home rule from Denmark. For 641 years, the Althing did not serve as the parliament of Iceland; ultimate power rested with the Norwegian, and subsequently the Danish throne. Even after Iceland's union with Norway in 1262, the Althing still held its sessions at until 1800, when it was discontinued. It was restored in 1844 by royal decree and moved to Reykjavík. The restored Unicameralism, unicameral legislature first came together in 1845 and after 1874 operated in Bicameralism, two chambers with an addition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Steingrímur J
Steingrímur () or Steingrimur may refer to: *Steingrímur Hermannsson (born 1928), the Prime Minister of Iceland * Steingrímur Jónsson (1769–1845), prelate * Steingrimur Rohloff, born in 1971 in Reykjavik/Iceland *Steingrímur J. Sigfússon Steingrímur Jóhann Sigfússon (born 4 August 1955) is an Icelandic politician. He has been a member of the Althing (Icelandic parliament) since 1983 and was the founding chairman of the Left-Green Movement (''Vinstri hreyfingin – grænt fra ... (born 1955), Icelandic politician and Iceland's Minister of Finance, Fisheries and Agriculture * Steingrímur Steinþórsson (1893–1966), Prime Minister of Iceland from 14 March 1950 to 11 September 1953 * Steingrímur Thorsteinsson (1831–1913), Icelandic poet and writer {{given name Icelandic masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Icelandic Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 10 May 2003.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p962 The Independence Party remained the largest party in the Althing, winning 22 of the 63 seats. The coalition government of the Independence Party and Progressive Party remained in office, with Davíð Oddsson continuing as prime minister. Background For the previous twelve years Davíð Oddsson of the Independence Party had been Prime Minister of Iceland and since the 1995 election had been ruling in coalition with the Progressive Party. At the last election in 1999 the two ruling parties together won 38 of the 63 seats, to maintain a majority in the Icelandic parliament. Constituencies There are six constituencies in Iceland. According to the ''Law on Parliamentary Elections (nr.24/2000)'', each constituency is allocated nine seats decided by proportional voting in the constituency. In addition there are nine leveling seats (ei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People's Alliance (Iceland)
The People's Alliance () 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 splinter group unified itself with the communists forming the Socialist Party (''Sósíalistaflokkurinn''). However, the new party did not become a ComIntern member as its forerunner. The first chairman of the People's Alliance was Ragnar Arnalds. On 4 April 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 (' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 Icelandic Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 8 April 1995.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p962 They were the first elections after the Althing became a unicameral parliament in 1991.Nohlen & Stöver, p977 The Independence Party remained the largest party, winning 25 of the 63 seats. The coalition government of the Independence Party and Progressive Party remained in office, with Davíð Oddsson continuing as Prime Minister. Electoral system changes Compared to prior elections where eight seats were to be allocated to the constituencies before the election in order to reflect population and one seat could be allocated after the election, all seats were allocated before the election to constituencies. Results References Iceland Parliamentary election Parliamentary elections in Iceland Iceland Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Humanist Party (Iceland)
The Humanist Party () is a List of political parties in Iceland, political party in Iceland founded on 25 June 1984 as the Human Party (). It adopted its current name in 1995. It has run candidates in the 1987 Icelandic parliamentary election, 1987 and 1999 Icelandic parliamentary election, 1999 parliamentary elections, but has never achieved representation. It is related to the Humanist Party, International Humanist Party. They successfully applied for the list letter H to contest the 2013 Icelandic parliamentary election, and subsequently submitted an official candidate list on 12 April 2013. In the 2013 election, they chose to only run candidates in the Reykjavik North and Reykjavik South constituencies. History The party ran candidates in the 1987 Icelandic parliamentary election, 1987 and 1999 Icelandic parliamentary election, 1999 parliamentary elections. They also stood candidates for the Reykjavík City Council in 1986 Reykjavík City Council election, 1986, 1990 Reykjav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northwestern (Althing Constituency)
Northwestern () was one of the multi-member constituencies of the Althing, the national legislature of Iceland. The constituency was established in 1959 following the nationwide extension of proportional representation for elections to the Althing. It was abolished in 2003 following the re-organisation of constituencies across Iceland when all municipalities in the constituency except Siglufjörður were merged with the Western and Westfjords constituencies to form the Northwest constituency. Siglufjörður was merged into the Northeast constituency. Northwestern was conterminous with the Northwestern region. Election results Summary (Excludes compensatory seats.) Detailed 1990s =1999= Results of the 1999 parliamentary election held on 8 May 1999: The following candidates were elected: * Constituency seats - Hjálmar Jónsson (D), 1,875 votes; Kristján L. Möller (S), 1,452 votes; Páll Bragi Pétursson (B), 1,802 votes; and Vilhjálmur Egilsson (D), 1,893 votes. * Com ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Statistics Iceland
Statistics Iceland () is the main official institute providing statistics on the nation of Iceland. It was created by the Althing in 1913, began operations in 1914 and became an independent government agency under the Prime Minister's Office on 1 January 2008. See also * Minister of Statistics Iceland References External links * * 1914 establishments in Iceland Organizations established in 1914 Iceland Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the regi ... Government agencies of Iceland {{Iceland-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1991 Icelandic Parliamentary Election
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Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 20 April 1991.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p962 The Independence Party remained the largest party in the Lower House of the Althing, winning 17 of the 42 seats.Nohlen & Stöver, p977 Results Aftermath Following constitutional changes made in 1991, the Upper and Lower Houses of the Althing were abolished, and all members became part of a unicameral parliament. References President Parliamentary elections in Iceland Iceland Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the regi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RARIK
RARIK is an energy company in Iceland. It began operations on January 1, 1947. It currently operates electricity distribution networks in rural Iceland, with its subsidiary Orkusalan selling wholesale electricity production from its handful of small hydroelectric plants. It is a state-owned enterprise. It also operates a number of geothermal district heating networks in rural Iceland. In the early years RARIK built several power plants and in 1954 enacted a 10-year electrification Electrification is the process of powering by electricity and, in many contexts, the introduction of such power by changing over from an earlier power source. In the context of history of technology and economic development, electrification refe ... plan to provide remote rural areas with electricity. RARIK built, among others, the Lagarfoss and Mjólká power stations, both of which began operating in 1975. As of 2024, 77% of their network is underground, due to Iceland's harsh weather conditions a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fjarðabyggð
Fjarðabyggð () is a municipality located in eastern Iceland, in the Eastern Region. History The municipality was formed in 1998 with the union of the former municipalities of Eskifjörður, Neskaupstaður and Reyðarfjörður. Austurbyggð, Fáskrúðsfjarðarhreppur and Mjóafjarðarhreppur were merged into Fjarðabyggð in 2006, and Breiðdalshreppur merged in 2018. Geography The municipality is composed by the following villages: Twin towns – sister cities Fjarðabyggð is twinned with: * Esbjerg, Denmark * Eskilstuna, Sweden * Gravelines, France * Jyväskylä, Finland * Qeqqata, Greenland * Stavanger, Norway * Vágar Vágar (; ) is one of the 18 islands in the archipelago of the Faroe Islands and the most westerly of the ''large islands''. With a size of , it ranks third in size, behind Streymoy and Eysturoy. Vágar Regions of the Faroe Islands, region also ..., Faroe Islands References External links Official websiteVisit Fjarðabyggð Municipalit ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Vísir
''Vísir'' was an Icelandic newspaper founded in December 1910 by Einar Gunnarsson, originally only distributed in and around Reykjavík. In 1967, Jónas Kristjánsson (newspaper editor), Jónas Kristjánsson became its editor. In 1975, he left the paper after a conflict with the ownership group of on his editorial policy and founded Dagblaðið. On 26 November 1981, Vísir and Dagblaðið merged to form Dagblaðið Vísir. References 1910 establishments in Iceland Newspapers established in 1910 Daily newspapers published in Iceland Defunct newspapers published in Iceland Mass media in Reykjavík Publications disestablished in 1981 {{Iceland-newspaper-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
