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Jónína Bjartmarz
Jónína Bjartmarz (born 23 December 1952 in Reykjavík) is an 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 ...ic politician and former Minister for the Environment and of Nordic Cooperation. External links Biography Jonina Bjartmarz Jonina Bjartmarz 1952 births Living people Jonina Bjartmarz Jonina Bjartmarz {{iceland-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reykjavík
Reykjavík is the Capital city, capital and largest city in Iceland. It is located in southwestern Iceland on the southern shore of Faxaflói, the Faxaflói Bay. With a latitude of 64°08′ N, the city is List of northernmost items, the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. Reykjavík has a population of around 139,000 as of 2025. The surrounding Capital Region (Iceland), Capital Region has a population of around 249,000, constituting around 64% of the country's population. Reykjavík is believed to be the location of the first permanent settlement in Iceland, which, according to , was established by Ingólfr Arnarson, Ingólfur Arnarson in 874 Anno Domini, AD. Until the 18th century, there was no urban development in the city location. The city was officially founded in 1786 as a trading town and grew steadily over the following decades, as it transformed into a regional and later Country, national centre of commerce, population, and governmental activities. Re ... [...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 Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson. List of ministers Ministers for the Environment (23 February 1990 – 1 September 2012) Ministers for the Environment and Natural Resources (1 September 2012 – 28 November 2021) Minister for the Environment, Energy and Climate (28 November 2021 – present) References External linksOfficial websiteOfficial website {{DEFAULTSORT:Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources Environment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister For Nordic Cooperation (Iceland)
Iceland's Minister for Nordic Cooperation is a Cabinet of Iceland, cabinet minister who takes on this role in addition to his or her departmental responsibilities. The Minister for Nordic Cooperation is responsible for coordinating the activities of Iceland within the Nordic Council. The minister is assisted by a Secretariat for Nordic Cooperation, under the ultimate responsibility of the Prime Minister of Iceland, Prime Minister. List See also * Minister for Nordic Cooperation (Denmark) * Minister for Nordic Cooperation (Finland) * Minister for Nordic Cooperation (Sweden) References External linksSecretariat for Nordic Cooperation Government of Iceland, Nordic Cooperation 2009 establishments in Iceland Nordic politics {{iceland-poli-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Geir Haarde
Geir Hilmar Haarde (; born 8 April 1951) is an Icelandic politician who served as prime minister of Iceland from 15 June 2006 to 1 February 2009, and as president of the Nordic Council in 1995. Geir was chairman of the Icelandic Independence Party (Iceland), Independence Party from 2005 to 2009. From 2015 to 2019 he served as the ambassador of Iceland to the United States and several Latin American countries. Since 2019 he has been a chief representative at the World Bank Group. Geir initially led a coalition between his party and the Progressive Party (Iceland), Progressive Party. After the 2007 Icelandic parliamentary election, 2007 parliamentary election, in which the Independence Party increased its share of the vote, Geir renewed his term as prime minister, leading a coalition between his party and the Social Democratic Alliance. That coalition resigned in January 2009 after 2009 Icelandic financial crisis protests, widespread protests following an 2008–2011 Icelandic fina ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 region's westernmost and most list of countries and dependencies by population density, sparsely populated country. Its Capital city, capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which is home to about 36% of the country's roughly 380,000 residents (excluding nearby towns/suburbs, which are separate municipalities). The official language of the country is Icelandic language, Icelandic. Iceland is on a rift between Plate tectonics, tectonic plates, and its geologic activity includes geysers and frequent Types of volcanic eruptions, volcanic eruptions. The interior consists of a volcanic plateau with sand and lava fields, mountains and glaciers, and many Glacial stream, glacial rivers flow to the sea through the Upland and lowland, lowlands. Iceland i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister For The Environment (Iceland)
The Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources () is the head of the Ministry for the Environment and Natural Resources (Iceland), Ministry for the Environment and Natural Resources. The current Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources is Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson. List of ministers Ministers for the Environment (23 February 1990 – 1 September 2012) Ministers for the Environment and Natural Resources (1 September 2012 – 28 November 2021) Minister for the Environment, Energy and Climate (28 November 2021 – present) References External linksOfficial websiteOfficial website {{DEFAULTSORT:Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources Government ministers of Iceland, Environment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sigríður Anna Þórðardóttir
Sigríður Anna Þórðardóttir (born 14 May 1946) is an Icelandic politician and former Minister for the Environment in the cabinet of Halldór Ásgrímsson The Cabinet of Halldór Ásgrímsson in Iceland was formed 15 September 2004. Cabinets Inaugural cabinet: 15 September 2004 – 27 September 2005 First reshuffle: 27 September 2005 – 7 March 2006 Árni Mathiesen replaced Geir Haarde as Mi .... She served as minister from 15 September 2004 to 15 June 2006. References Biography Sigridur Anna Thordardottir Sigridur Anna Thordardottir 1946 births Living people Sigridur Anna Thordardottir Sigridur Anna Thordardottir Sigridur Anna Thordardottir {{Iceland-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Össur Skarphéðinsson
Össur Skarphéðinsson (pronounced ; born 19 June 1953) is an Icelandic politician who served as Minister for Foreign Affairs from February 2009 to May 2013. Össur matriculated from the Reykjavík Grammar School in 1973, and gained a BS in biology from the University of Iceland in 1979, and a doctorate from the University of East Anglia in 1983 entitled ''"The effect of photoperiod on the growth of the rainbow trout''". He was a member of the parliament (Althing) for the Reykjavík Constituency from 1991 to 2003, and for Reykjavík North Constituency from 2003 to 2016. He was Chairman of the Social Democratic Party parliamentary group from 1991 to 1993, Minister for the Environment from 1993 to 1995, and Chairman of the Social Democratic Alliance The Social Democratic Alliance (, ) is a Social democracy, social democratic List of political parties in Iceland, political party in Iceland. The party is positioned on the Centre-left politics, centre-left of the political sp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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 who has served as Speaker of the Althing since 2025. A graduate of the University of Iceland and the Bologna Center of the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, she was Iceland's Minister for the Environment from 24 May 2007 to 1 February 2009. She was member of the Althing (Iceland's parliament) from 1999 to 2011, first elected as a member of Women's List, then the Social Democratic Alliance The Social Democratic Alliance (, ) is a Social democracy, social democratic List of political parties in Iceland, political party in Iceland. The party is positioned on the Centre-left politics, centre-left of the political spectrum and their .... References * 1965 births Thorunn Sveinbjarnardottir Thorunn Sveinbjarnardottir Living people Thor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Members Of The Althing
Member may refer to: * Military jury, referred to as "Members" in military jargon * Element (mathematics), an object that belongs to a mathematical set * In object-oriented programming, a member of a class ** Field (computer science), entries in a database ** Member variable, a variable that is associated with a specific object * Limb (anatomy), an appendage of the human or animal body ** Euphemism for penis * Structural component of a truss, connected by nodes * User (computing), a person making use of a computing service, especially on the Internet * Member (geology), a component of a geological formation * Member of parliament * The Members, a British punk rock band * Meronymy, a semantic relationship in linguistics * Church membership, belonging to a local Christian congregation, a Christian denomination and the universal Church * Member, a participant in a Club (organization), club or learned society See also * * {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Women Members Of The Althing
A woman is an adult female human. Before adulthood, a female child or adolescent is referred to as a girl. Typically, women are of the female sex and inherit a pair of X chromosomes, one from each parent, and women with functional uteruses are capable of pregnancy and giving birth from puberty until menopause. More generally, sex differentiation of the female fetus is governed by the lack of a present, or functioning, ''SRY'' gene on either one of the respective sex chromosomes. Female anatomy is distinguished from male anatomy by the female reproductive system, which includes the ovaries, fallopian tubes, uterus, vagina, and vulva. An adult woman generally has a wider pelvis, broader hips, and larger breasts than an adult man. These characteristics facilitate childbirth and breastfeeding. Women typically have less facial and other body hair, have a higher body fat composition, and are on average shorter and less muscular than men. Throughout human history, traditional ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1952 Births
Events January–February * January 26 – Cairo Fire, Black Saturday in Kingdom of Egypt, Egypt: Rioters burn Cairo's central business district, targeting British and upper-class Egyptian businesses. * February 6 ** Princess Elizabeth, Duchess of Edinburgh, becomes monarch of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland and the British Dominions: Canada, Australia, New Zealand, Union of South Africa, South Africa, Dominion of Pakistan, Pakistan and Dominion of Ceylon, Ceylon. The princess, who is on a visit to Kenya when she hears of the death of her father, King George VI, aged 56, takes the regnal name Elizabeth II. ** In the United States, a Artificial heart, mechanical heart is used for the first time in a human patient. *February 7 – New York City announces its first crosswalk devices to be installed. * February 14–February 25, 25 – The 1952 Winter Olympics, Winter Olympics are held in Oslo, Norway. * February 15 – The State Funeral of King Ge ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
