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List Of Members Of The Althing, 1995–1999
This is a list of the members of the Iceland Althing (Parliament) from 1995 till 1999. Election results List of MPs elected on 8 April 1995 Notes {{DEFAULTSORT:List of members of the parliament of Iceland, 1995-1999 Lists of members of the Althing, 1995 Members of the Althing 1995–1999, ... [...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] |
Reykjavík (Althing Constituency)
Reykjavík was one of the multi-member An electoral or voting system is a set of rules used to determine the results of an election. Electoral systems are used in politics to elect governments, while non-political elections may take place in business, nonprofit organizations and inf ... Constituencies of Iceland, constituencies of the Althing, the national legislature of Iceland. The constituency was established in 1844 when the Althing was converted into a consultative assembly. It was abolished in 2003 when the constituency was split into two constituencies following the re-organisation of constituencies across Iceland. Reykjavík was conterminous with the Municipalities of Iceland, municipality of Reykjavík. Election results Summary (Excludes compensatory seats.) Detailed 1990s =1999= Results of the 1999 Icelandic parliamentary election, 1999 parliamentary election held on 8 May 1999: The following candidates were elected: * Constituency seats - Ásta Ragnheiður J ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northeastern (Althing Constituency)
Northeastern () was one of the multi-member Constituencies of Iceland, 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 it was merged with the Eastern (Althing constituency), Eastern constituency to form the Northeast (Althing constituency), Northeast constituency. Northeastern was conterminous with the Northeastern Region (Iceland), Northeastern Regions of Iceland, region. Election results Summary (Excludes compensatory seats.) Detailed 1990s =1999= Results of the 1999 Icelandic parliamentary election, 1999 parliamentary election held on 8 May 1999: The following candidates were elected: * Constituency seats - Halldór Blöndal (D), 4,669 votes; Steingrímur J. Sigfússon (U), 3,480 votes; Svanfríður Jónasdóttir (S), 2,596 vo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guðmundur Bjarnason
Guðmundur (), sometimes rendered as Gudmundur, is an Icelandic language, Icelandic male first name, sometimes shortened to Gummi or Gvendur. The Icelandic surname Guðmundsson is a patronymic surname meaning ''son of Guðmundur''. Guðmundsdóttir is a patronymic surname meaning ''daughter of Guðmundur''. Guðmundur may refer to: *Guðmundur Arason (1161–1237), 12th and 13th century Icelandic saintly bishop *Gudmundur S. (Bo) Bodvarsson (1952–2006), director of the Earth Sciences Division at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory *Guðmundur Finnbogason (1873–1944), Icelandic philosopher *Gudmundur Fjelsted (died 1961), politician in Manitoba, Canada *Guðmundur Guðmundsson (handball) (born 1960), the coach of the Iceland national handball team *Guðmundur Gunnarsson (born 1945), Icelandic labour leader and father of Icelandic singer Björk *Guðmundur Steinn Gunnarsson (born 1982), Icelandic musician and composer *Guðmundur G. Hagalín (1898–1985), Icelandic writer ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Western (Althing Constituency)
Western () 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 when the constituency was merged into the Northwestern constituency following the re-organisation of constituencies across Iceland. Western was conterminous with the Western 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: Gísli S. Einarsson (S), 2,191 votes; Guðjón Guðmundsson (D), 2,814 votes; Ingibjörg Pálmadóttir (B), 2,398 votes; Jóhann Ársælsson (S), 2,207 votes; and Sturla Böðvarsson (D), 2,802 votes. =1995= Results of the 1995 parliamentary election held on 8 April 1995: The following candidates were elected: Gísli S. Einarsson (A), 1,006 vot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guðjón Guðmundsson (politician)
Guðjón Guðmundsson (born 6 January 1952) is an Icelandic former breaststroke swimmer. He competed in two events at the 1972 Summer Olympics and was Icelandic Sportsperson of the Year The Icelandic Sportsperson of the Year () is an annual award given to the best Icelandic sportsperson of the year. The winner is selected by the Icelandic Association of Sports Journalists. It was first given in 1956 to the triple jumper Vilhjálm ... for that year. References External links * 1952 births Living people Icelandic male breaststroke swimmers Olympic swimmers for Iceland Swimmers at the 1972 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Akranes 20th-century Icelandic sportsmen {{Iceland-swimming-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gunnlaugur Sigmundsson
Gunnlaugur is an Icelandic given name, originally from Old Norse Gunnlaugr . Notable people with the name include: * Gunnlaugur Jónsson (born 1974), Icelandic football manager * Gunnlaugur Scheving (1904–1972), Icelandic painter * Gunnlaugr Leifsson (died c. 1218), Icelandic scholar, author and poet * Gunnlaugr Ormstunga (c. 983–1008), Icelandic poet See also * Gunnlaugsson Gunnlaugsson is a surname of Icelandic origin, meaning ''son of Gunnlaugur''. In Icelandic names, the name is not strictly a surname, but a patronymic. People named Gunnlaugsson include: *Arnar Gunnlaugsson (born 1973), Icelandic professional fo ... {{given name Icelandic masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...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] |
Friðrik Sophusson
Friðrik is a masculine Icelandic given name. Notable people with the name include: * Friðrik Dór (born 1988), Icelandic singer and songwriter * Friðrik Þór Friðriksson (born 1953), Icelandic film director * Friðrik Ólafsson (1935–2025), Icelandic chess Grandmaster and president of FIDE * Friðrik Ómar (born 1981), Icelandic singer, who represented Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 * Friðrik Sophusson (born 1943), Icelandic politician, director of Icelandic state-run energy firm Landsvirkjun {{DEFAULTSORT:Fridrik Icelandic masculine given names Masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Finnur Ingólfsson
Finnur Ingólfsson (born 8 August 1954) is an Icelandic politician and former government minister. He was the governor of Central Bank of Iceland The Central Bank of Iceland (, ) is the central bank or reserve bank of Iceland. It is owned by the Icelandic government, and is administered by a governor and a seven-member supervisory board, elected by the country's parliament following ea ... from 2000 to 2002. References External links Biography of Finnur Ingólfsson on the parliament website 1954 births Governors of the Central Bank of Iceland Finnur Ingolfsson Living people Place of birth missing (living people) {{Iceland-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Einar Kristjánsson
Einar Valur Kristjánsson (16 August 1934 – 7 September 1996) was an Icelandic alpine skier. He competed in two events at the 1956 Winter Olympics. He also played football for ÍBÍ and Víkingur Reykjavík. Personal life Kristjánsson's son, Atli Einarsson, was a member of the Icelandic national football team between 1990 and 1992, and won the Icelandic football championship in 1991 as a member of Víkingur Reykjavík Víkingur can refer to: * The Icelandic and Faroese word for Viking Vikings were seafaring people originally from Scandinavia (present-day Denmark, Norway, and Sweden), who from the late 8th to the late 11th centuries raided, pira .... References External links * 1934 births 1996 deaths Alpine skiers at the 1956 Winter Olympics Einar Kristjansson Einar Kristjansson Einar Kristjansson Einar Kristjansson Men's association football players not categorized by position Einar Kristjansson {{Iceland-alpine-skiing-bio-st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Westfjords (Althing Constituency)
Westfjords () was one of the multi-member Constituencies of Iceland, 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 when the constituency was merged into the Northwestern (Althing constituency), Northwestern constituency following the re-organisation of constituencies across Iceland. Westfjords was conterminous with the Westfjords Regions of Iceland, region. Election results Summary (Excludes compensatory seats.) Detailed 1990s =1999= Results of the 1999 Icelandic parliamentary election, 1999 parliamentary election held on 8 May 1999: The following candidates were elected: Einar Kristinn Guðfinnsson (D), 1,435 votes; Einar Oddur Kristjánsson (D), 1,422 votes; Guðjón Arnar Kristjánsson (F), 859 votes; Kristinn H. Gunnarsson (B), 1,118 votes; and Sighvatur Kristinn Björgvinsson (S), 1,120 vo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |