Þórunn Egilsdóttir (; 23 November 1964 – 9 July 2021) was an Icelandic politician who 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 "assem ...

(Iceland's parliament) for the

Northeast Constituency Northeast ( is, Norðaustur) is one of the six multi-member constituencies of the Althing, the national legislature of Iceland. The constituency was established as Northeastern ( is, Norðurland eystra) in 1959 following the nationwide extension ...

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 cancer that develops from breast tissue. Signs of breast cancer may include a lump in the breast, a change in breast shape, dimpling of the skin, milk rejection, fluid coming from the nipple, a newly inverted nipple, or ...

at a hospital in

Akureyri Akureyri (, locally ) is a town in northern Iceland. It is Iceland's fifth-largest municipality, after Reykjavík, Hafnarfjörður, Reykjanesbær and Kópavogur, and the largest town outside Iceland's more populated southwest corner. Nickname ...

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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