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Framsóknarflokkurinn
The Progressive Party ( is, Framsóknarflokkurinn, FSF) is an agrarian political party in Iceland. For most of its history, the Progressive Party has governed with the Independence Party. Since 30 November 2017, the party has been a coalition partner in the Katrín Jakobsdóttir government. The current chairman of the party is Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson who was elected on 2 October 2016. His predecessor was Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, who was elected on 18 January 2009 and was Prime Minister of Iceland from 23 May 2013 to 5 April 2016. History The Progressive Party was founded to represent Iceland's farmer class, which went from being dominant from settlement to the late 19th century to rapidly dwindling in the early 20th century as a result of industrialization and urbanization. Its primary support still comes from the rural areas of Iceland and its policy roots still stem from its origin as an agrarian party, although it has since come to self-identify as a liberal par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Political Parties In Iceland
This article is a list of political parties in Iceland. Iceland has a multi-party system with many political parties, in which often no one party has a chance of gaining power alone, and parties must work with each other to form coalition governments. Political parties Parliamentary representation from September 2021 Eight parties were elected at the September 2021 election. The box below shows the distribution of seats in the incumbent parliament. Active parties, without representation in the Althing Defunct parties * Best Party (Besti flokkurinn) * Bright Future (Björt framtið) * Citizens' Movement (Borgarahreyfingin) * Citizen's Party (Borgaraflokkurinn) * Communist Party (Kommúnistaflokkurinn) * Communist Party (Marxist–Leninist) (Kommúnistaflokkurinn (m-l)) * Democracy Movement (Lýðræðishreyfingin) * Home Rule Party (Heimastjórnarflokkurinn) * Households Party (Flokkur Heimilanna) * Iceland Democratic Party (Lýðræðisvaktin) * Iceland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Centre Group
da, Midtergruppen no, Midtengruppen is, Flokkahópur miðjumanna , logo = Logo of the Centre Group.svg , logo_size = 200px , colorcode = , abbreviation = MG , chairperson = Linda Modig , general_secretary = Terhi Tikkala , founded = , ideology = Big tentFactions:Liberalism Christian democracyGreen politics( Nordic) Agrarianism , position = , colours = Orange Purple , slogan = "We Make the Nordics Bigger!") , seats1_title = Nordic Council , seats1 = , european = ALDE, EFA, EGP, EPP , europarl = Renew, Greens/EFA, EPP Group , website mittengruppen.org, country = European Union The Centre Group ( sv, Mittengruppen) is a party group on the Nordic Council. It consists of various political families, including Christian Democrats, Liberals, Agrarians and Greens. Members The member organizations of the Centre Group are: The liberal parties of Denmark, Sweden and Norway, the centre parties of Finland and Sweden, the Swedish People's Party of Finland ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson
Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson (pronounced Help:IPA/Icelandic, [ˈsɪːɣʏrðʏr ˈiŋgɪ ˈjouːhansɔn]; born 20 April 1962) is an Icelandic politician, who was the prime minister of Iceland from April 2016 to January 2017. He is the chairman of the Progressive Party (Iceland), Progressive Party. Since November 2021, he has served as the Minister of Infrastructure. Sigurður was appointed as the prime minister on 7 April 2016 following the resignation of Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson in the wake of revelations contained in the Panama Papers. He was elected as chairman of the Progressive Party (Iceland), Progressive Party on 2 October that year, narrowly ahead of incumbent chairman Sigmundur Davíð. On 30 October 2016, due to the results of the 2016 Icelandic parliamentary election, parliamentary election held the previous day on 29 October 2016, Sigurður announced his pending resignation as Prime Minister. He officially left office on 11 January 2017 and was succeeded by Bjar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1974 Icelandic Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 30 June 1974. 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 40 seats. They formed a coalition with the Progressive Party and Independence Party leader Geir Hallgrímsson was elected Prime Minister. Background Following the 1971 elections, a coalition government had been formed by the Progressive Party, People's Alliance and Union of Liberals and Leftists with the Progressives' Ólafur Jóhannesson as Prime Minister. Early elections were triggered by the collapse of the coalition due to a petition to reconsider a policy that would close the United States naval base in Keflavik. Results References Elections in Iceland Iceland Parliament Parliamentary elections in Iceland Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Ar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ólafur Jóhannesson
Ólafur Jóhannesson (1 March 1913 – 20 May 1984) was the prime minister of Iceland for the Progressive Party on two occasions. He was a member of the Progressive Party, serving as party chairman during the 1970s. Career Ólafur was educated at Akureyri Junior College (matriculated 1935), and studied law at the University of Iceland (graduated 1939, Hdl. 1942). Following postgraduate studies in Denmark and Sweden, he worked as a lawyer and accountant, before returning to academia, becoming a lecturer and serving as a professor of law at the University of Iceland 1947–78. He served as Prime Minister and Minister for Justice and Minister Ecclesiastical Affairs 1971–74 and 1978–79; Minister for Justice, Minister Ecclesiastical Affairs and Trade Secretary 1974–78; and Foreign Minister 1980–83. As Minister for Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs, he recognised Ásatrúarfélagið as a religious organisation in May 1973. During his tenure, Ólafur headed the government t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Union Of Liberals And Leftists
The Union of Liberals and Leftists () was a social-liberal political party in Iceland. History The party was established in 1970 by dissidents from the People's Alliance who had formerly been members of the National Preservation Party.Vincent E McHale (1983) ''Political parties of Europe'', Greenwood Press, p527 Its members had contested the 1967 elections as independents, but failed to win a seat. It won five seats in the 1971 elections, and joined Ólafur Jóhannesson's first government,McHale, p530 with two ministers. However, it was reduced to two seats in the 1974 elections, and failed to win a seat in the 1978 elections. It did not contest the 1979 elections. Later President of Iceland Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson was a member of this party together with later Foreign Affairs minister Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson (born 21 February 1939) is an Icelandic politician and diplomat. He was Minister of Finance from 1987 to 1988 and Minister of Forei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
People's Alliance (Iceland)
The People's Alliance ( is, Alþýðubandalagið) 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 splintergroup unified itself with the communists forming the Socialist Party (''Sósíalistaflokkurinn''). However, the new party did not become a ComIntern member as its forerunner. On April 4, 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 (''Þjóðvarnarflokkurinn'') contributed peop ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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