Þórunn Egilsdóttir (; 23 November 1964 – 9 July 2021) was an Icelandic politician who was a member of the

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 ...

(Iceland's parliament) for the

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from

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until her death, and she also served as chairman of the parliamentary group of the Progressive Party since 2016. Þórunn died from

breast cancer Breast cancer is a cancer that develops from breast tissue. Signs of breast cancer may include a Breast lump, lump in the breast, a change in breast shape, dimpling of the skin, Milk-rejection sign, milk rejection, fluid coming from the nipp ...

at a hospital in

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on 9 July 2021, aged 56.Þórunn Egilsdóttir er látin

References

External links

Biography of Þórunn Egilsdóttir on the parliament website (Icelandic)
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