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List Of Members Of The Althing, 2024–2028
This is a list of members of the Althing, the national legislature of Iceland, elected at the 2024 Icelandic parliamentary election, parliamentary election held on 30 November 2024, and subsequent changes during the legislative term. Members References * * * {{Lists of Icelandic Parliament members Lists of current national legislators, Iceland Lists of members of the Althing, 2024 Members of the Althing 2024–2028, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Althing
The (; ), anglicised as Althingi or Althing, is the Parliamentary sovereignty, supreme Parliament, national parliament of Iceland. It is the oldest surviving parliament in the world. The Althing was founded in 930 at ('Thing (assembly), thing fields' or 'assembly fields'), about east of what later became the country's capital, Reykjavík. After Iceland's union with Norway in 1262, the Althing lost its legislative power, which was not restored until 1904 when Iceland gained home rule from Denmark. For 641 years, the Althing did not serve as the parliament of Iceland; ultimate power rested with the Norwegian, and subsequently the Danish throne. 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 Unicameralism, unicameral legislature first came together in 1845 and after 1874 operated in Bicameralism, two chambers with an addition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bergþór Ólason
Bergþór Ólason (born 26 September 1975) is an Icelandic politician from the Centre Party. He has represented Northwest in the Parliament of Iceland since 2017 2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly. Events January * January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the .... References 1975 births Living people Bergthor Olason Bergthor Olason Bergthor Olason Bergthor Olason Place of birth missing (living people) {{Iceland-mayor-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Grímur Grímsson
Grímur Grímsson is an Icelandic politician from the Viðreisn party. In the 2024 Icelandic parliamentary election he was elected to the Althing. He was a police officer for 40 years. He became the head of the police's central investigation department in February 2021. References See also * List of members of the Althing, 2024–2028 This is a list of members of the Althing, the national legislature of Iceland, elected at the 2024 Icelandic parliamentary election, parliamentary election held on 30 November 2024, and subsequent changes during the legislative term. Members R ... {{DEFAULTSORT:Grimsson, Grimur Living people Year of birth missing (living people) Place of birth missing (living people) Viðreisn politicians Law enforcement in Iceland Members of the Althing 2024–2028 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eyjólfur Ármannsson
Eyjólfur Ármannsson (born 23 July 1969) is an Icelandic politician and lawyer currently serving as Minister of Infrastructure since 15 March 2025, and formerly as Minister of Transport and Local Government from 21 December 2024 to 15 March 2025. He has been a member of the Althing since 2021, representing the People's Party. Career Eyjólfur completed part of his secondary education in East Aurora, New York, before graduating from Menntaskólinn við Sund in Reykjavík. He earned a Master’s degree in Law from the University of Iceland in 1998, pursued postgraduate studies in European Law at KU Leuven, and obtained an LL.M. from the University of Pennsylvania. He holds district court attorney rights in Iceland and passed the securities brokerage exam in 2000. His professional background includes work as Deputy District Commissioner, legal advisor in ministries and regulatory bodies, and Assistant Prosecutor for economic crimes at the of the Icelandic police. He worked i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Northeast (Althing Constituency)
Northeast () is one of the six multi-member Constituencies of Iceland, constituencies of the Althing, the national legislature of Iceland. The constituency was established in 2003 following the re-organisation of constituencies across Iceland when the Northeastern (Althing constituency), Northeastern constituency was merged with the Eastern (Althing constituency), Eastern constituency (excluding Sveitarfélagið Hornafjörður Municipalities of Iceland, municipality which was merged into the South (Althing constituency), South constituency) and Siglufjörður municipality from the Northwestern (Althing constituency), Northwestern constituency. Northeast consists of the Regions of Iceland, regions of Eastern Region (Iceland), Eastern and Northeastern Region (Iceland), Northeastern. The constituency currently elects nine of the 63 members of the Althing using the Open list, open party-list proportional representation electoral system. At the 2024 Icelandic parliamentary election, 202 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eydís Ásbjörnsdóttir
Eydís Ásbjörnsdóttir (born 22 June 1973) is an Icelandic politician and member of the Althing. A member of the Social Democratic Alliance, she has represented the Northeast constituency since November 2024. Eydís was born on 22 June 1973. She is from Eskifjörður. She completed her apprenticeship in hairdressing in 1998 and received a master's degree in hairdressing in 1999. She received a teaching qualification from the University of Akureyri (HA) in 2006. She started teaching at the in 1999. She became headmistress of the school in December 2022 after being appointed by Minister of Education and Children's Affairs Ásmundur Einar Daðason. She also runs a business. Eydís was elected to the municipal council in Fjarðabyggð at the 2010 municipal elections as a candidate for the Fjarðalistan party. She was a substitute member of the Althing for Logi Már Einarsson Logi Már Einarsson (born 21 August 1964) is an Icelandic politician and architect. Early life and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Viðreisn
Viðreisn (), officially known in English as the Liberal Reform Party, is a Liberalism, liberal political party political parties in Iceland, in Iceland positioned on the Centrism, centre to Centre-right politics, centre-right of the political spectrum. The party was founded on 24 May 2016 but it had existed as a political network since June 2014. It split from the Independence Party (Iceland), Independence Party, mainly over discontent with its decision to not hold a Icelandic European Union membership referendum, referendum on joining the European Union and the lack of support for free trade. The party supports Iceland–European Union relations, Icelandic EU membership, and reform of Agricultural subsidy, agricultural subsidies and protective Excise, excise taxes on foreign produce. Viðreisn is in favor of a publicly financed welfare state. It supports Fixed exchange rate system, pegging the Icelandic króna, króna to another currency, such as the euro, through a currency boar ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eiríkur Björn Björgvinsson
Eiríkur Björn Björgvinsson (born 6 September 1966) is an Icelandic politician who was elected to the Althing in the 2024 Icelandic parliamentary election. He is also a former mayor of Akureyri and Fljótsdalshérað. Eiríkur Björn graduated from Fjölbrautskólinn at Ármúli in 1987, completing a physical education teacher's degree at primary and secondary school level from the Icelandic School of Physical Education in 1990 and a diploma from the German Sport University Cologne The German Sport University Cologne (Deutsche Sporthochschule Köln, DSHS) is a public university located in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Founded in 1947, it is the only higher education institution in Germany focused exclusively on ... in 1994, as well as a diploma in management from the Icelandic University of Education in 2000. Eiríkur Björn was the youth and sports representative of Egilsstaðabær from 1994 to 1996, the sports and leisure representative of Akureyri from 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Diljá Mist Einarsdóttir
Diljá Mist Einarsdóttir (born 21 December 1987) is an Icelandic politician and lawyer. She has been a member of the Althing for the Independence Party in the Reykjavík North constituency since 2021. She was previously an assistant to Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson, the Minister of Foreign Affairs of Iceland. On 1 May 2021, Diljá Mist announced her candidacy in the Independence Party primary election in Reykjavík, where she sought third place on the party's list. Diljá Mist graduated from the Icelandic School of Business in 2006, a BA in law from the University of Iceland in 2009, an MA in law in 2011, and an LL.M. in Natural Resources Law and International Environmental Law in 2017 from the same school. She was admitted to the District Court in 2012 and the Supreme Court in 2018, and worked as a representative at the law firm Lögmáli from 2011 to 2018, when she became Assistant to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Development Cooperation. Diljár's work w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dagur B
Dagur may refer to: * Daur people, or dagur, an ethnic group in northeastern China ** Dagur language * Dagur (name), an Icelandic male given name * Dagur, a fictional character in TV series ''DreamWorks Dragons'' See also * * Dagr Dagr (Old Norse 'day')Lindow (2001:91). is the divine personification of the day in Norse mythology. He appears in the ''Poetic Edda'', compiled in the 13th century from earlier traditional sources, and the ''Prose Edda'', written in the 13th cen ..., the personification of day in Norse mythology * Dagger (other) * Mongol Daguur, a steppe and wetland region in Mongolia {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reykjavík North (Althing Constituency)
Reykjavík North () 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 2024 parliamentary election it had 47,600 registered electors. History In March 1843 King Christian VIII of Denmark issued a royal decree converting the Althing into a consultative assembly. It consisted to 20 members popularly elected from single-member constituencies, one of which was Reykjavík. In the subsequent decades the electoral process, size of Althing and constituencies changed several time. Reykjavík became a two-member constituency in 1903 (effective 1904). In 1920 (effective 1923) it became a four-member constituency using proportional representation. It became a six-member constituency in 1934 an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dagbjört Hákonardóttir
Dagbjört Hákonardóttir (born 14 July 1984) is an Icelandic lawyer, politician and member of the Althing. A member of the Social Democratic Alliance, she has represented Reykjavík North since September 2023. Early life Dagbjört was born on 14 July 1984 in Reykjavík. She is the daughter of business economist Hákon Gunnarsson and nurse Katrín Björgvinsdóttir. She graduated from Hamrahlíð High School (MH) in 2004. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in law from the University of Iceland (HÍ) in 2008. She received a Magister Juris degree from HÍ in 2010. She was a student council representative and a board member of Röskva from 2005 to 2007. Career Dagbjört was a law student at the Ministry of Transport (2008–2010), an intern at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2010), a lawyer at the Debtor's Ombudsman () (2010–2014) and a lawyer at the Citizens' Ombudsman () (2015–2018). She was then a lawyer at the Office of the Mayor and City Clerk (2017–2018) and a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
