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Karl Gauti Hjaltason
Karl Gauti Hjaltason is an Icelandic politician who was a member of Althing from 2017 to 2021. Formerly, he was a part of People's Party (Iceland), People's Party of Iceland. Life and career Hjaltason was born in 1959 in Reykjavík, Iceland. He earned a degree in management from Endurmenntun Háskóla Íslands. Between 1985 and 1998, Hjaltason was the chairman of the Icelandic Karate Association. In 2012, he founded Vestmannaeyjar Astronomical Society where he served as a chairman until 2014. References Living people 1959 births 21st-century Icelandic politicians, Karl Gauti Hjaltason Politicians from Reykjavík, Karl Gauti Hjaltason People's Party (Iceland) politicians, Karl Gauti Hjaltason {{Iceland-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Althing
The Alþingi (''general meeting'' in Icelandic, , anglicised as ' or ') is the supreme national parliament of Iceland. It is one of the oldest surviving parliaments in the world. The Althing was founded in 930 at ("thing fields" or "assembly fields"), situated approximately east of what later became the country's capital, Reykjavík. 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 unicameral legislature first came together in 1845 and after 1874 operated in two chambers with an additional third chamber taking on a greater role as the decades passed until 1991 when Althing became once again unicameral. The present parliament building, the , was built in 1881, made of hewn Icelandic stone. The unicameral parliament has 63 members, and is elected every four years based on party-list proportional representation. The current ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
