Ólína Kjerúlf Þorvarðardóttir (born 8 September 1958) was a member of the

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 "assemb ...

, representing the

Social Democratic Alliance The Social Democratic Alliance ( is, Samfylkingin - jafnaðarflokkur Íslands), officially The Alliance – Iceland's Social Democratic Party, is a social democratic, and pro-European political party in Iceland. The Social Democratic Alliance w ...

for the

Northwest Constituency Northwest ( is, Norðvestur) is one of the six multi-member constituencies of the Althing, the national legislature of Iceland. The constituency was established as Northwestern ( is, Norðurland vestra ) in 1959 following the nationwide extension ...

from 2009 to 2016.

Life and career

Ólína has been an active scholar in social Sciences, a principal of the Junior College of Ísafjörður ( Menntaskólinn á Ísafirði) from 2001 to 2006; and lecturer at the

University of Iceland The University of Iceland ( is, Háskóli Íslands ) is a public research university in Reykjavík, Iceland and the country's oldest and largest institution of higher education. Founded in 1911, it has grown steadily from a small civil servants' s ...

(Folklore, Icelandic literature) from 1992 to 2000. Before participating in politics, Ólína worked as a journalist, reporter and TV-anchor at the State Broadcasting Station (

RÚV Ríkisútvarpið (RÚV) (pronounced or ) ( en, 'The Icelandic National Broadcasting Service') is Iceland's national public-service broadcasting organization. Operating from studios in the country's capital, Reykjavík, as well as regional cent ...

) from 1987 to 1990. Ólína has published several books and articles on political and social matters. She is an active rescue team volunteer for Slysavarnafélagið Landsbjörg where she specializes in training and working with rescue dogs.

Parliamentary Committees

* Member of the Committee on the Environment (2009–2016; also chairman 2010–2016). * Vice-chairman of the Committee on Fisheries and Agriculture (2009–2016; also vice-chairman 2009–2016). * Member of the Committee on Transport and Communications (2010–2016). * Chairman of the Icelandic delegation to the West Nordic Council (2009–2016). * Chairman of The West Nordic Council (2010–2016). * Member of the Committee on Social Affairs and Social Security (2009–2010).

SAR

Ólína is a volunteer member of the

Icelandic Association for Search and Rescue ''Ingibjörg'', a ship of Slysavarnarfélagið Landsbjörg, at port in Seyðisfjörður, Iceland Slysavarnarfélagið Landsbjörg or the Icelandic Association for Search and Rescue (ICE-SAR) is a national association of rescue units and accident ...

(ICE-SAR). In January 2020, she was part of an around 200 SAR members who rescued 49 people at the base of

Langjökull Langjökull (, Icelandic for "long glacier") is the second largest ice cap in Iceland (953 km2), after Vatnajökull. It is situated in the west of the Icelandic interior or Highlands of Iceland and can be seen clearly from Haukadalur. Its ...

glacier.

Published books

References

External links

Official website
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