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Jóhann Ársælsson
Jóhann Ársælsson (born 7 December 1943) is an Icelandic politician and former member of the Althing. A member of the Social Democratic Alliance, he represented the Western (Althing constituency), Western constituency from May 1991 to April 1995 and from May 1999 to May 2003, and the Northwest (Althing constituency), Northwest constituency from May 2003 to May 2007. Jóhann was born on 7 December 1943 in Ólafsvík. He is the son of lighthouse keeper Ársæll Jónsson and Anna Sigrún Jóhannsdóttir. He studied shipbuilding from 1961 and 1965 and qualified as a master shipbuilder. He was managing director of the Knarrar boat yard in Akranes from 1974 to 1991 and from 1995 to 1999. He was on the board of the :is:Sementsverksmiðjan, State Cement Factory (1977–1981), HAB (1979–1987), :is:Síldarverksmiðjur ríkisins, State Herring Factory (1992–1993) and Landsbankinn (1995–1998). Jóhann was a member of the municipal council in Akranes from 1974 to 1982 and from 1986 t ... [...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] |
Parliamentary Group
A parliamentary group, parliamentary caucus or political group is a group consisting of members of different political party, political parties or independent politicians with similar ideologies. Some parliamentary systems allow smaller political parties, who are not numerous enough to form parliamentary groups in their own names, to join with other parties or independent politicians in order to benefit from rights or privileges that are only accorded to formally recognized groups. An electoral alliance, where political parties associate only for elections, is similar to a parliamentary group. A technical group is similar to a parliamentary group but with members of differing ideologies. In contrast, a political faction is a subgroup within a political party and a coalition forms only after elections. Parliamentary groups may elect a parliamentary leader; such leaders are often important political players. Parliamentary groups in some cases use party discipline to control the vo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1943 Births
Events Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix. January * January 1 – WWII: The Soviet Union announces that 22 German divisions have been encircled at Stalingrad, with 175,000 killed and 137,650 captured. * January 4 – WWII: Greek-Polish athlete and saboteur Jerzy Iwanow-Szajnowicz is executed by the Germans at Kaisariani. * January 10 – WWII: Guadalcanal campaign, Guadalcanal Campaign: American forces of the 2nd Marine Division and the 25th Infantry Division (United States), 25th Infantry Division begin their assaults on the Battle of Mount Austen, the Galloping Horse, and the Sea Horse#Galloping Horse, Galloping Horse and Sea Horse on Guadalcanal. Meanwhile, the Japanese Seventeenth Army (Japan), 17th Army makes plans to abandon the island and after fierce resistance withdraws to the west coast of Guadalcanal. * January 11 ** The United States and United Kingdom revise previously unequal treaty relationships with the Republic of China (1912–194 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2003 Icelandic Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 10 May 2003.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p962 The Independence Party remained the largest party in the Althing, winning 22 of the 63 seats. The coalition government of the Independence Party and Progressive Party remained in office, with Davíð Oddsson continuing as prime minister. Background For the previous twelve years Davíð Oddsson of the Independence Party had been Prime Minister of Iceland and since the 1995 election had been ruling in coalition with the Progressive Party. At the last election in 1999 the two ruling parties together won 38 of the 63 seats, to maintain a majority in the Icelandic parliament. Constituencies There are six constituencies in Iceland. According to the ''Law on Parliamentary Elections (nr.24/2000)'', each constituency is allocated nine seats decided by proportional voting in the constituency. In addition there are nine leveling seats (ei ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1999 Icelandic Parliamentary Election
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Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 8 May 1999.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p962 The Independence Party remained the largest party in the Althing, winning 26 of the 63 seats.Nohlen & Stöver, p977 The coalition government of the Independence Party and Progressive Party remained in office, with Davíð Oddsson continuing as Prime Minister. Results By constituency References Parliamentary elections in Iceland Parliamentary election Iceland 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 regi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1995 Icelandic Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 8 April 1995.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p962 They were the first elections after the Althing became a unicameral parliament in 1991.Nohlen & Stöver, p977 The Independence Party remained the largest party, winning 25 of the 63 seats. The coalition government of the Independence Party and Progressive Party remained in office, with Davíð Oddsson continuing as Prime Minister. Electoral system changes Compared to prior elections where eight seats were to be allocated to the constituencies before the election in order to reflect population and one seat could be allocated after the election, all seats were allocated before the election to constituencies. Results References Iceland Parliamentary election Parliamentary elections in Iceland Iceland Iceland is a Nordic countries, Nordic island country between the Atlantic Ocean, North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Statistics Iceland
Statistics Iceland () is the main official institute providing statistics on the nation of Iceland. It was created by the Althing in 1913, began operations in 1914 and became an independent government agency under the Prime Minister's Office on 1 January 2008. See also * Minister of Statistics Iceland References External links * * 1914 establishments in Iceland Organizations established in 1914 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 regi ... Government agencies of Iceland {{Iceland-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1983 Icelandic Parliamentary Election
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Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 23 April 1983.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p962 The Independence Party remained the largest party in the Lower House of the Althing, winning 15 of the 40 seats.Nohlen & Stöver, p976 Results By constituency Notes References Parliament Parliamentary elections in Iceland 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 regi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guðbjartur Hannesson
Guðbjartur Hannesson (3 June 1950 – 23 October 2015) was an Icelandic politician and was welfare minister. He was affiliated with the Social Democratic Alliance (''Samfylkingin''). He won a seat in parliament for the Social Democratic Alliance in 2007. He served as Speaker of the Parliament of Iceland, speaker of the Althing in 2009. In September 2010 he was appointed Minister for Social Affairs and Health and was charged with merging his department with the Ministry of Labour and create a new Ministry for Welfare from January 2011. After the parliamentary election 27 April 2013 there was a change of government and on 23 May Eygló Harðardóttir became the new welfare minister, while Kristjáni Þór Júlíussyni became minister of Health. He died on 23 October 2015 after a very short battle with cancer. References 1950 births 2015 deaths Ministers of health of Iceland, Gudbjartur Hannessons Social affairs ministers of Iceland, Gudbjartur Hannesson ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister Of Welfare (Iceland)
The Ministry of Welfare is a part of the Icelandic Government. As of November 2017, there are two ministers heading the Ministry of Welfare: Ásmundur Einar Daðason, Minister of Social Affairs and Equality, and Svandís Svavarsdóttir, Minister of Health. List of ministers Minister of Welfare (1 January 2011 – 23 May 2013) Minister of Social Affairs and Equality (23 May 2013 – present) Minister of Health (23 May 2013 – present) References External linksOfficial websiteOfficial website {{DEFAULTSORT:Minister of Welfare Welfare Welfare may refer to: Philosophy *Well-being (happiness, prosperity, or flourishing) of a person or group * Utility in utilitarianism * Value in value theory Economics * Utility, a general term for individual well-being in economics and decision ... ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
