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Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson
Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson (; born 19 December 1967) is an Icelandic politician who has been serving as Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources (Iceland), Minister for the Environment, Energy and Climate since 28 November 2021. Early life and education Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson graduated with a BA degree in Political Sciences from the University of Iceland in 1996. Political career Guðlaugur started his involvement in the Independence party in 1987 when he was elected on the board of the National Youth Organisation of the Independence Party (Iceland), Independence Party in which he served until 1997 of which he was vice chairman 1989–1993 and chairman 1993–1997. He was then elected on the Reykjavík City Council in 1998 and sat two four-year terms there. He sat on the parliamentary committee on welfare issues 2003–2006, the committee on fisheries 2003–2007, and the committee on the environment 2003–2007 (chairman 2004–2007). He has been a member o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister For The Environment And Natural Resources (Iceland)
The Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources () is the head of the Ministry for the Environment and Natural Resources. The current Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources is Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson (; born 19 December 1967) is an Icelandic politician who has been serving as Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources (Iceland), Minister for the Environment, Energy and Climate since 28 November 2021. Ea .... List of ministers Ministers for the Environment (23 February 1990 – 1 September 2012) Ministers for the Environment and Natural Resources (1 September 2012 – present) References External linksOfficial websiteOfficial website {{DEFAULTSORT:Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources Environment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reykjavík North (Althing Constituency)
Reykjavík North ( is, Reykjavík norður) is one of the six multi-member constituencies of the Althing, the national legislature of Iceland. The constituency was established in 2003 when the existing Reykjavík constituency was split into two. The constituency currently elects nine of the 63 members of the Althing using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2021 parliamentary election it had 45,361 registered electors. Electoral system Reykjavík North currently elects nine of the 63 members of the Althing using the open party-list proportional representation electoral system. Constituency seats are allocated using the D'Hondt method. Compensatory seats (equalisation seas) are calculated based on the national vote and are allocated using the D'Hondt method at the constituency level. Only parties that reach the 5% national threshold compete for compensatory seats. Election results Summary (Excludes compensatory seats.) Detailed 2021 R ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Living People
Related categories * :Year of birth missing (living people) / :Year of birth unknown * :Date of birth missing (living people) / :Date of birth unknown * :Place of birth missing (living people) / :Place of birth unknown * :Year of death missing / :Year of death unknown * :Date of death missing / :Date of death unknown * :Place of death missing / :Place of death unknown * :Missing middle or first names See also * :Dead people * :Template:L, which generates this category or death years, and birth year and sort keys. : {{DEFAULTSORT:Living people 21st-century people People by status ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independence Party (Iceland) Politicians
Independence Party may refer to: Active parties Outside United States * Independence Party (Egypt) * Estonian Independence Party * Independence Party (Finland) * Independence Party (Iceland) * Independence Party (Mauritius) * Independence Party (Morocco) * Puerto Rican Independence Party * * UK Independence Party United States * Alaskan Independence Party * United Independent Party, Massachusetts * Independence Party of Minnesota * Independence Party of New York Former parties * Independence (Israeli political party) * Independence Party (Lithuania) * Independence Party (Mandatory Palestine) * Irish Independence Party, Northern Ireland * Korea Independence Party, South Korea * Independence Party (United States) * Independence Party of America, U.S.A. * Taiwan Independence Party The Taiwan Independence Party (TAIP; ), also known as the Taiwan Nation Party, was a political party in Taiwan. It was usually associated with the Pan-Green Coalition and supported Taiwan indepen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Health Ministers Of Iceland
Health, according to the World Health Organization, is "a state of complete physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease and infirmity".World Health Organization. (2006)''Constitution of the World Health Organization''– ''Basic Documents'', Forty-fifth edition, Supplement, October 2006. A variety of definitions have been used for different purposes over time. Health can be promoted by encouraging healthful activities, such as regular physical exercise and adequate sleep, and by reducing or avoiding unhealthful activities or situations, such as smoking or excessive stress. Some factors affecting health are due to individual choices, such as whether to engage in a high-risk behavior, while others are due to structural causes, such as whether the society is arranged in a way that makes it easier or harder for people to get necessary healthcare services. Still, other factors are beyond both individual and group choices, such as genetic disorders. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Foreign Ministers Of Iceland
Foreign may refer to: Government * Foreign policy, how a country interacts with other countries * Ministry of Foreign Affairs, in many countries ** Foreign Office, a department of the UK government ** Foreign office and foreign minister * United States state law, a legal matter in another state Science and technology * Foreign accent syndrome, a side effect of severe brain injury * Foreign key, a constraint in a relational database Arts and entertainment * Foreign film or world cinema, films and film industries of non-English-speaking countries * Foreign music or world music * Foreign literature or world literature * '' Foreign Policy'', a magazine Music * "Foreign", a song by Jessica Mauboy from her 2010 album '' Get 'Em Girls'' * "Foreign" (Trey Songz song), 2014 * "Foreign", a song by Lil Pump from the album ''Lil Pump'' Other uses * Foreign corporation, a corporation that can do business outside its jurisdiction * Foreign language, a language not spoken by the peo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1967 Births
Events January * January 1 – Canada begins a year-long celebration of the 100th anniversary of Confederation, featuring the Expo 67 World's Fair. * January 5 ** Spain and Romania sign an agreement in Paris, establishing full consular and commercial relations (not diplomatic ones). ** Charlie Chaplin launches his last film, ''A Countess from Hong Kong'', in the UK. * January 6 – Vietnam War: United States Marine Corps, USMC and Army of the Republic of Vietnam, ARVN troops launch ''Operation Deckhouse Five'' in the Mekong Delta. * January 8 – Vietnam War: Operation Cedar Falls starts. * January 13 – A military coup occurs in Togo under the leadership of Étienne Eyadema. * January 14 – The Human Be-In takes place in Golden Gate Park, San Francisco; the event sets the stage for the Summer of Love. * January 15 ** Louis Leakey announces the discovery of pre-human fossils in Kenya; he names the species ''Proconsul nyanzae, Kenyapithecus africanus''. ** American footbal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry For Foreign Affairs (Iceland)
The Ministry for Foreign Affairs ( is, Utanríkisráðuneytið) is an Icelandic cabinet-level ministry founded 18 November 1941. The current Minister for Foreign Affairs is Þórdís Kolbrún R. Gylfadóttir. The Minister of Foreign Affairs takes care of the armed forces of Iceland, such as they are. File:Iceland Images in April 2016 11.JPG, Symbol File:Iceland Images in April 2016 10.JPG, Street Address File:Iceland Images in April 2016 09.JPG, Sign in Iceland File:Iceland Images in April 2016 17.JPG, Main Office See also * Foreign Affairs Committee * Foreign relations of Iceland References External links * * 1941 establishments in Iceland Iceland Foreign relations of Iceland Foreign Affairs Iceland, Foreign Affairs Iceland Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Rey ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
List Of Foreign Ministers In 2017
This is a list of foreign ministers in 2017. Africa * *# Ramtane Lamamra (2013–2017) *# Abdelkader Messahel (2017–2019) * - *#Georges Rebelo Chicoti (2010–2017) *#Manuel Domingos Augusto (2017–2020) * - Aurélien Agbénonci (2016–present) * - Pelonomi Venson-Moitoi (2014–2018) * - Alpha Barry (2016–2021) * - Alain Aimé Nyamitwe (2015–2018) * - Lejeune Mbella Mbella (2015–present) * - Luís Felipe Tavares (2016–2021) * - Charles-Armel Doubane (2016–present) * - *#Moussa Faki (2008–2017) *#Hissein Brahim Taha (2017) *# Mahamat Zene Cherif (2017–2020) * - *# Mohamed Bacar Dossar (2016–2017) *# Mohamed El-Amine Souef (2017–2020) * - Jean-Claude Gakosso (2015–present) * - Léonard She Okitundu (2016–2019) * - Mahamoud Ali Youssouf (2005–present) * - Sameh Shoukry (2014–present) * - Agapito Mba Mokuy (2012–2018) * - Osman Saleh Mohammed (2007–present) * - Workneh Gebeyehu (2016–2019) * - *#Pacôme Moubelet-Boubeya (2016 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
European Economic Area
The European Economic Area (EEA) was established via the ''Agreement on the European Economic Area'', an international agreement which enables the extension of the European Union's single market to member states of the European Free Trade Association. The EEA links the EU member states and three EFTA states (Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway) into an internal market governed by the same basic rules. These rules aim to enable free movement of persons, goods, services, and capital within the European single market, including the freedom to choose residence in any country within this area. The EEA was established on 1 January 1994 upon entry into force of the EEA Agreement. The contracting parties are the EU, its member states, and Iceland, Liechtenstein, and Norway. The EEA Treaty is a commercial treaty and differs from the EU Treaties in certain key respects. According to Article 1 its purpose is to "promote a continuous and balanced strengthening of trade and economic relati ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Björn Bjarnason
Björn Bjarnason (born 14 November 1944) is an Icelandic politician. His father was Bjarni Benediktsson, Prime Minister of Iceland, Minister of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs and Mayor of Reykjavík. Matriculating from Reykjavík Junior College in 1964 and graduating in law (cand. jur.) from the University of Iceland in 1971, Björn was active in student politics and after graduation worked as a publishing director of Almenna bókafélagið from 1971 to 1974. As foreign news editor he worked at daily ''Vísir'' in 1974, as Deputy Secretary General in the Prime Minister's office from 1974 to 1975. Björn also served in the Icelandic Coast Guard in the 1960s. During the Cold War, alongside his job as a journalist, Björn regularly met with U.S. intelligence to share with them information regarding Icelandic politics and Icelandic leftist politicians and activists. Björn worked in the Prime Minister's Office from 1975 to 1979, as a journalist on Icelandic daily ''Morgunb ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister Of Justice And Ecclesiastical Affairs (Iceland) ''
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Minister may refer to: * Minister (Christianity), a Christian cleric ** Minister (Catholic Church) * Minister (government), a member of government who heads a ministry (government department) ** Minister without portfolio, a member of government with the rank of a normal minister but who doesn't head a ministry ** Shadow minister, a member of a Shadow Cabinet of the opposition ** Minister (Austria) * Minister (diplomacy), the rank of diplomat directly below ambassador * Ministerialis, a member of a noble class in the Holy Roman Empire * ''The Minister'', a 2011 French-Belgian film directed by Pierre Schöller See also * Ministry (other) * Minster (other) *''Yes Minister ''Yes Minister'' is a British political satire sitcom written by Antony Jay and Jonathan Lynn. Comprising three seven-episode series, it was first transmitted on BBC2 from 1980 to 1984. A sequel, ''Yes, Prime Minister'', ran for 16 episodes fr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
