Valgerður Gunnarsdóttir

Valgerður Gunnarsdóttir is an Icelandic politician, a member of the Icelandic parliament,[1] and the former headmaster of Laugar Junior College. She was a member of Húsavík town council from 1986 to 1998 and served as the president of the town council from 1994 to 1998.[2][3]

Valgerður Gunnarsdóttir
Member of Parliament
Assumed office
2013
Deputy Speaker of the Parliament
Assumed office
2013
Prime MinisterSigurður Ingi Jóhannsson
Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson
President of Húsavík town council
In office
1994–1998
Personal details
Born (1955-07-17) 17 July 1955 (age 68)
Dalvík, Iceland
Political partyIndependence Party
SpouseÖrlygur Hnefill Jónsson
ChildrenEmilía Örlygsdóttir
Örlygur Hnefill Örlygsson
Gunnar Hnefill Örlygsson

Valgerður has been a member of the Budget Committee since 2013 and a member of the Icelandic Delegation to the Nordic Council from the same year. She has been a member of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe since 2016 and serves as deputy chairman for the Icelandic delegation.[4]

References edit

  1. ^ "Valgerður Gunnarsdóttir". Althing. Retrieved 15 June 2013.
  2. ^ Norðausturland – kjörlendi öflugra tækifæra, February 21, 2013.
  3. ^ Independence Party candidates in the Northeast, February 21, 2013.
  4. ^ PACE Member profile for Valgerður Gunnarsdóttir, February 21, 2013.