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Minister For The Environment (Iceland)
The Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources () is the head of the Ministry for the Environment and Natural Resources (Iceland), Ministry for the Environment and Natural Resources. The current Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources is Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson. List of ministers Ministers for the Environment (23 February 1990 – 1 September 2012) Ministers for the Environment and Natural Resources (1 September 2012 – 28 November 2021) Minister for the Environment, Energy and Climate (28 November 2021 – present) References External linksOfficial websiteOfficial website {{DEFAULTSORT:Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources Government ministers of Iceland, Environment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry For The Environment And Natural Resources (Iceland)
The Ministry for the Environment and Natural Resources () is an Icelandic Cabinet of Iceland, cabinet-level ministry founded on 23 February 1990. It was originally called the Ministry for the Environment but was renamed to its current name on 1 September 2012. The Ministry oversees a wide range of matters as they relate to the environment, including nature conservation, Wildlife conservation, wildlife protection, forest protection and Revegetation, revegitation efforts, environmental impact assessment, Land-use planning, land use planning, pollution control and environmental health, fire prevention, meteorology,Mapping class group of a surface, mapping, including surveying and remote sensing. The current Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources (Iceland), Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources is Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson. Departments The Ministry for the Environment and Natural Resources of Iceland comprises six departments: * Department of Climate Ac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Siv Friðleifsdóttir
Björg Siv Juhlin Friðleifsdóttir (born 10 August 1962), commonly known as Siv Friðleifsdóttir, is an Icelandic politician. She is half-Norwegian, having partly grown up in Norway, where she spent almost every summer next to the Oslofjord with her grandparents. She was a member of the Althing (Iceland's parliament) for the Progressive Party for the Reykjanes constituency from 1995 to 2003 and represented the Southwest Iceland constituency from 2003 to 2013. She has been Chairman of the Progressive Party parliamentary group since 2007, was Minister of Health and Social Security from 2006 to 2007, and Minister for the Environment and Minister for Nordic Cooperation from 1999 to 2004.CV at Althing website One of her notable policies was to make it illegal for |
Second Cabinet Of Geir Haarde
The Second cabinet of Geir Haarde in Iceland, nicknamed “''The government of collapse''” (), was formed 24 May 2007. It resigned due to the 2009 Icelandic financial crisis protests. Cabinet Inaugural cabinet: 24 May 2007 – 1 February 2009 The Ministry of Commerce was renamed in English the Ministry of Business Affairs but the Icelandic name was unchanged. The Ministry of Industry was renamed in English the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism but the Icelandic name was unchanged. Change: 1 January 2008 The Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Fisheries merged to form the Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture (''Sjávarútvegs- og landbúnaðarráðuneytið''). The Ministry of Health and Social Security was renamed the Ministry of Health (''Heilbrigðisráðuneytið''). The Ministry of Social Affairs was renamed the Ministry of Social Affairs and Social Security (''Félags- og tryggingamálaráðuneytið''). Statistics Iceland became an independe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Social Democratic Alliance
The Social Democratic Alliance (, ) is a Social democracy, social democratic List of political parties in Iceland, political party in Iceland. The party is positioned on the Centre-left politics, centre-left of the political spectrum and their leader is Kristrún Frostadóttir, who has been leader since 2022, and has served as Prime Minister of Iceland since 21 December 2024. Founded in 2000 as a merger of four Centre-left politics, centre-left parties, the party formed its first government following the 2009 Icelandic parliamentary election under Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir. The party was defeated in 2013 Icelandic parliamentary election, 2013, and remained in opposition until winning the 2024 Icelandic parliamentary election, 2024 elections. The youth wing of the Social Democratic Alliance is the Social Democratic Youth (Iceland), Social Democratic Youth. History In 1999, four centre-left political parties (the National Awakening (Iceland), National Awakening, the People's A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Þórunn Sveinbjarnardóttir
Þórunn Sveinbjarnardóttir Þ is the letter thorn, which in Icelandic represents a voiceless dental fricative, as in the English word "thick." (born 22 November 1965) is an Icelandic politician who has served as Speaker of the Althing since 2025. A graduate of the University of Iceland and the Bologna Center of the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, she was Iceland's Minister for the Environment from 24 May 2007 to 1 February 2009. She was member of the Althing (Iceland's parliament) from 1999 to 2011, first elected as a member of Women's List, then the Social Democratic Alliance The Social Democratic Alliance (, ) is a Social democracy, social democratic List of political parties in Iceland, political party in Iceland. The party is positioned on the Centre-left politics, centre-left of the political spectrum and their .... References * 1965 births Thorunn Sveinbjarnardottir Thorunn Sveinbjarnardottir Living people Thor ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Cabinet Of Geir Haarde
The First cabinet of Geir Haarde in Iceland, nicknamed “''The Þingvellir government''” (), was formed 15 June 2006. Cabinet Inaugural cabinet: 15 June 2006 – 24 May 2007 See also *Government of Iceland The politics of Iceland take place in the framework of a parliamentary system, parliamentary representative democracy, representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Iceland, president is the head of state, while the prime ministe ... * Cabinet of Iceland References {{DEFAULTSORT:Haarde, Geir, First cabinet of Geir Haarde, First cabinet of Geir Haarde, First cabinet of Geir Haarde, First cabinet of Cabinets established in 2006 Cabinets disestablished in 2007 Independence Party (Iceland) Progressive Party (Iceland) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jónína Bjartmarz
Jónína Bjartmarz (born 23 December 1952 in Reykjavík) is an 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 ...ic politician and former Minister for the Environment and of Nordic Cooperation. External links Biography Jonina Bjartmarz Jonina Bjartmarz 1952 births Living people Jonina Bjartmarz Jonina Bjartmarz {{iceland-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cabinet Of Halldór Ásgrímsson
The Cabinet of Halldór Ásgrímsson in Iceland was formed 15 September 2004. Cabinets Inaugural cabinet: 15 September 2004 – 27 September 2005 First reshuffle: 27 September 2005 – 7 March 2006 Árni Mathiesen replaced Geir Haarde as Minister of Finance. Einar Kristinn Guðfinnsson replaced Árni Mathiesen as Minister of Fisheries. Geir Haarde replaced Davíð Oddsson as Minister for Foreign Affairs. Halldór Ásgrímsson replaced Davíð Oddsson as Minister of Statistics Iceland. Second reshuffle: 7 March 2006 – 15 June 2006 Jón Halldór Kristjánsson replaced Árni Magnússon as Minister of Social Affairs. Siv Friðleifsdóttir replaced Jón Halldór Kristjánsson as Minister of Health and Social Security. See also *Government of Iceland The politics of Iceland take place in the framework of a parliamentary system, parliamentary representative democracy, representative democratic republic, whereby the President of Iceland, president is the hea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Independence Party (Iceland)
The Independence Party ( ) is a Conservatism, conservative List of political parties in Iceland, political party in Iceland. It is currently the second largest party in the Althing, Alþingi, with 14 seats. The chairman of the party is Guðrún Hafsteinsdóttir and the vice chairman of the party is Jens Garðar Helgason. It was formed in 1929 through a merger of the Conservative Party (Iceland), Conservative Party and the Liberal Party (Iceland, historical), Liberal Party. This united the two parties advocating the dissolution of the History of Iceland#Iceland under Norwegian and Danish kings (1262–1944), Union of Denmark and Iceland; dissolution was achieved in 1944, during the German occupation of Denmark. Since its formation in 1929, the party has won the largest share of the vote in every election except 2009 Icelandic parliamentary election, 2009 and 2024 Icelandic parliamentary election, 2024, when it fell behind the Social Democratic Alliance. Every Independence Party le ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sigríður Anna Þórðardóttir
Sigríður Anna Þórðardóttir (born 14 May 1946) is an Icelandic politician and former Minister for the Environment in the cabinet of Halldór Ásgrímsson The Cabinet of Halldór Ásgrímsson in Iceland was formed 15 September 2004. Cabinets Inaugural cabinet: 15 September 2004 – 27 September 2005 First reshuffle: 27 September 2005 – 7 March 2006 Árni Mathiesen replaced Geir Haarde as Mi .... She served as minister from 15 September 2004 to 15 June 2006. References Biography Sigridur Anna Thordardottir Sigridur Anna Thordardottir 1946 births Living people Sigridur Anna Thordardottir Sigridur Anna Thordardottir Sigridur Anna Thordardottir {{Iceland-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
