Social Democratic Party (Iceland)
The Social Democratic Party ( is, Alþýðuflokkurinn), officially the People's Party, was a social-democratic political party in Iceland. It was founded in 1916, as the political representation of the trade unions of Iceland. History In 1920 its first member of the Althing, the Icelandic parliament, Jón Baldvinsson was elected. The party would contest elections to the Althing with little success until 1934, when the party obtained 10 parliamentary seats. Iceland shifted towards a proportional representation system later that year which political scientist Amel Ahmed attributes to the rising electoral threat that the Social Democratic Party posed to the Independence Party and Progressive Party. Between 1926 and 1940, the party was a member of the Labour and Socialist International.Kowalski, Werner (1985)''Geschichte der sozialistischen arbeiter-internationale: 1923–1919'' Berlin: Dt. Verl. d. Wissenschaften (in German). The party led the government of Iceland three time ...
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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 was founded in 2000 after a merger of four centre-left political parties (the National Awakening, the People's Alliance, the Social Democratic Party and the Women's List) following a joint run by all parties in the 1999 Icelandic parliamentary election. The vision of the party was to unite the left-wing of Icelandic politics, which had been fractured since the 1930 split of the Social Democratic Party, and present a united bloc to oppose the ruling Independence Party. In the snap 2009 Icelandic parliamentary election called in the aftermath of the Icelandic financial crisis, the Social Democratic Alliance under the leadership of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir emerged as the largest party and formed a coalition government with the Left-Green Mo ...
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People's Alliance (Iceland)
The People's Alliance ( is, Alþýðubandalagið) was an electoral alliance in Iceland from 1956 to 1968 and a socialist political party from 1968 to 1998. History In 1916, the Social Democratic Party (''Alþýðuflokkurinn'') was formed in Iceland. In 1930 the party split, leading to the formation of the Communist Party of Iceland (''Kommúnistaflokkur Íslands''), recognised as the Icelandic section of the Communist International. In 1937 the social democrats suffered another split, and the splintergroup unified itself with the communists forming the Socialist Party (''Sósíalistaflokkurinn''). However, the new party did not become a ComIntern member as its forerunner. On April 4, 1956 the Socialist Party created an electoral alliance with yet another left-wing split of the Social Democratic Party led by Hannibal Valdimarsson, thus forming the People's Alliance with Hannibal as its chairman. In 1963 National Preservation Party (''Þjóðvarnarflokkurinn'') contributed peop ...
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1922 Icelandic Parliamentary Election
Elections to the Upper House of the Althing were held in Iceland on 8 July 1922.Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p961 Following reforms in 1915, the six seats in the Upper House appointed by the monarch were abolished, and replaced with six elected seats. The seats were elected by proportional representation at the national level, using the D'Hondt method.Nohlen & Stöver, p954 The remaining eight seats were elected along with the Lower House. Results References {{Icelandic elections Elections in Iceland Iceland Parliament Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ...

1919 Icelandic Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 15 November 1919. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p961 Voters elected all 26 seats in the Lower House of the Althing and eight of the fourteen seats in Upper House.Nohlen & Stöver, p954 The Home Rule Party remained the largest party in the Lower House, winning 10 of the 26 seats. Results Notes References {{Icelandic elections Elections in Iceland Iceland Parliament Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ...

October 1916 Icelandic Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 21 October 1916. Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p961 Voters elected all 26 seats in the Lower House of the Althing and eight of the fourteen seats in Upper House,Nohlen & Stöver, p954 the other six having been elected in August. The Home Rule Party emerged as the largest party in the Lower House of the Althing, winning eight of the 26 seats. Results Notes References {{Icelandic elections 1916 10 Iceland Parliament 2 Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ...

August 1916 Icelandic Parliamentary Election
Parliamentary elections were held in Iceland on 5 August 1916, Dieter Nohlen & Philip Stöver (2010) ''Elections in Europe: A data handbook'', p961 the first elections held after women's suffrage was introduced. Following reforms to the Althing the previous year, the six seats in the Upper House appointed by the monarch were abolished, and replaced with six elected seats. The seats were elected by proportional representation at the national level, using the D'Hondt method.Nohlen & Stöver, p954 The remaining eight seats were elected along with the Lower House in October. Results References {{Icelandic elections 1916 08 Iceland Parliament 1 Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ...

Guðmundur Árni Stefánsson
Guðmundur Árni Stefánsson (born 31 October 1955) is an Icelandic politician and diplomat. He was a member of the Althing from 1993 to 2005, was Minister of Health and Social Security and Minister of Social Affairs, and has served as Iceland's ambassador to several countries. Early life and education Guðmundur was born in Hafnarfjörður, where he finished school at . He studied political science at the University of Iceland from 1978 to 1980. His father, Stefán Gunnlaugsson, his brother Gunnlaugur Stefánsson, and his half-brother Finnur Torfi Stefánsson were all also members of the Althing. Non-political career From 1975 to 1986, except for four years as a police officer in Reykjavík, he worked as a journalist in newspapers and broadcasting, including as editor of ''Alþýðublaðið'' from 1982 to 1985. Political and diplomatic career He was a representative for Hafnarfjörður from 1982 to 1994 and from 1986 to 1993 mayor of Hafnarfjörður. He was elected a deput ...
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Sighvatur Kristinn Björgvinsson
Sighvatur Kristinn Björgvinsson (born 23 January 1942) is an Icelandic politician and former minister. He was the Minister of Finance of Iceland The Icelandic Ministry of Finance (Icelandic: ') is responsible for overseeing the finances of the Icelandic government. The Minister for Finance and Economic Affairs is Bjarni Benediktsson. Organization of the Ministry of Finance The top civ ... from 1979 to 1980. References External links Non auto-biography of Sighvatur Kristinn Björgvinsson on the parliament website , - , - 1942 births Finance ministers of Iceland Sighvatur Kristinn Bjorgvinsson Living people Social Democratic Party (Iceland) politicians {{iceland-politician-stub ...
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Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson
Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson (born 21 February 1939) is an Icelandic politician and diplomat. He was Minister of Finance from 1987 to 1988 and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1988 to 1995. He is known in the Baltics as, at his initiative, Iceland became the first nation to recognize the independence of the Baltic states in 1991. Education The son of Hannibal Valdimarsson, Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson earned an MA in Economics from the University of Edinburgh in 1963. He studied at Stockholm University from 1963 to 1964, and studied to become a teacher at the University of Iceland in 1965. He attended Harvard University's Center for European Studies from 1976 to 1977. Editor From 1964 and until its closure in 1967, Hannibalsson was an editor of ''Frjáls þjóð''. He also edited ''Alþýðublaðið'' (1979–1982). Political career * Chairman of the Icelandic Social Democratic Party (1984–1996) * Minister of Finance 1987–1988 * Minister of Foreign Affairs 1988–1995 Europ ...
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Kjartan Jóhannsson
Kjartan Jóhannsson (19 December 1939 – 13 November 2020) was an Icelandic diplomat, politician, cabinet minister, and professor. Kjartan was ambassador of Iceland to, among others, the European Union in Brussels, Belgium, as well as the United Nations, UN and other international organizations in Geneva. He was secretary general of European Free Trade Association, EFTA, a member of the Althing, Icelandic Parliament (Alþingi), chairman and vice chairman of the Social Democratic Party (Iceland), Icelandic Social Democratic Party, minister of fisheries and commerce, a consultant in management and management science, and an associate professor at the University of Iceland. Education After graduating from Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík, Reykjavík Junior College, Kjartan went to Stockholm and studied civil engineering at the Royal Institute of Technology (Kungliga Tekniska Högskolan), receiving an M.S. in 1963. He also attended courses in business and management economics at the ...
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