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Iceland Parties

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1968-77 Vice-Chairperson of Alþýdbandlagsins (People's Alliance) Adda Bára Sigfúsdóttir

1983 Leader of the Samtaka um Kvennalista (Women's Party) Guðrun Agnarsdóttir
Afterward the leadership was collective and rotating

1984-93 Vice-Chairperson of the Parliament Group of Alþýdurflokkin (Social Democrats) Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
1994-99 Chairperson and Parliamentary Leader of Þjódvarki (National Rebirth Party)
2009- Chairperson of Samfylkingin (the Social Democratic Alliance)
MP since 1978, held a number of ministerial and Parliamentary positions - including Prime Minister from 2009.

1985-87 Vice-Chairperson of Alþýdubandalagsins (People's Alliance) Kristín Einarsdóttir

1987-91 Vice-Chairperson of Parliamentary Group of Framsóknarflokksins (Progress Party) Valgerður Sverrisdótir
1995-99 Chairperson of the Group
2007- Party Vice-Chairperson
Sometime Vice-Chairperson of the Alþing Minister of Trade and Industry 1999-2006 and Foreign Minister 2006-07.

1987-89 Vice-Chairperson Alþýdubandalagsins (People's Alliance) Svanfriður Jónasdóttir
1995-96 Chairperson of the Parliamentary Group of Þjódvaka
1995 Vice-Chairperson of Þjódvaka
Later one of the Leaders of Samfylkingin (The Alliance)

1988-92 Parliametary Leader Alþýdubandalagsins (People's Alliance) Margrét Frímannsdóttir
1995-2003 Party Chairperson
2004-06 Parliamentary Leader of Samfykingin (The Alliance)
One of the Deputy Leader of the Alliance around 2003.

1991-ca.95 Vice-Chairperson of Sjálfstændigsflokkurinn (Independence Party) Svanfriður Jónasdóttir

1992-93, 1995, 1997 and 1999 Chairperson of the Parliament Group of the Samtaka um Kvennalista (Women's Party) Kristin Ástgeirsdóttir

1993-94, 1994-99 and 1999-2003 Chairperson of the Parliament Group of Alþýduflókkurin (Social Democrats) Rannveig Guðmundsdóttir
Minister in 1999 and one of the leaders of The Alliance.

1995-98 Party Secretary of Alþýdubandalagsins Bryndis Hlöðversdóttir
2001-03 Chairperson of the Parliament Group of Samfylkingarinna (The Alliance)

1998-2003 Chairperson of the Parliament Group of Sjálfstæðisflokkur (Independence Party) 
2003-04 Vice-Chairperson of the Group Sigríður A. Þórðardóttir
President of the Nordic Council 2000-01. Designated to become Minister of Environment from 2004.

1999-2006 Vice-Chairperson of Vinstrihreyfingin - grænt framboð (The Left- Green Movement) Svanhildur Kaaber

1999-2001 Deputy Parliamentary Leader of Vinstrihreyfingin - grænt framboð (The Left-Green Movement)
2001-02 Parliamentary Leader
2003-07 Deputy Parliamentary Leader Þuríður Backman
Vice-Chairperson of the Parliament since 2003.

2003-05 Deputy Leader of Samfylkingin Ingibjörg Sólrún Gisladóttir
2005-09 Leader of Samfylkingin (the Social Democratic Alliance)
Member the City Council of Reykjavik 1982-88, Member of the Althing for the Women's Alliance 1991-94 and for the Samfylkingin from 2005, Mayor of Reykjavik 1994-2003, and Prime-ministerial candidate in May 2003, but because of the electoral system and because she was placed low on the electoral list, she was not elected to the parliament, but later took over the seat of an MP who resigned. Minister of Foreign Affairs 2007-09 until she resigned for health reasons after having been in charge of the government negotiations, leaving the post of Prime Minister to Johanna Sigurdardottir, and resigning as party leader in March.

2004-05 Vice-Chairperson of the parliamentary group of Sjálfstæðisflokkur Arnbjörg Sveinsdóttir
2005-09 Chairperson of the Parliamentary Group

2005-10 Vice-Chairperson of Sjálfstæðisflokkur Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir 
Minister of Education and Culture 2004-09.

2006-07 Vice-Chairperson of the parliamentary group of Framsóknarflokksin Dagný Jónsdóttir
(b. 1976-)

2006-07 Vice-Chairperson of Frjálslynda flokknum Margrét Sverrisdóttir
She left the liberal party after it merged with New Force, and it did not enter the Althing in 2007.

2006- Vice-Chairperson of Vinstrihreyfingarinnar-græns framboðs Katrín Jakobsdóttir
2007-09 Vice-Chairperson of the Parliamentary Group
Minister Education, Science and Culture from 2009. (b. 1976-)

2007-09 Chairperson of the Parliamentary Group of Framsóknarflokkur Siv Freðleifsdóttir
MP for the Framsóknarflokkur (Progress Party) since 1995 and from 2005 Party Secretary, Minister of Environment and Nordic Cooperation 1999-2004 and Minister of Health and Social Security 2006-07. 2006 candidate for the post of Party Chairperson. Her full name is Björg Siv Juhlin Fredleifsdottir. (b. 1961-).

2007-09 Vice-Chairperson of the Parliamentary Group of Samfylkingin Steinunn Valdís Óskarsdóttir
Deputy President of the Althing from 2009.

2009 Vice-Chairperson of the Parliamentary Group of Vinstrihreyfingin - grænt framboð Álfheiður Ingadóttir
Deputy President of the Althing in 2009 and Minister of Health from 2009.

2009-11 Chairperson of the Parliamentary Group of Vinstrihreyfingin - grænt framboð Gudfrídur Lilja Grétarsdóttir
On maternity leave 2010-11.

2009- Chairperson of the Parliamentary Group of Borgarahreyfingarinnar Birgitta Jónsdóttir

2009- Vice-Chairperson of the Parliamentary Group of the Sjálfstæðisflokkur Ragnheiður E. Árnadóttir
2010- Chairperson of the Parliamentary Group
MP from 2007. (b. 1967-).

2009- Vice-Chairperson of the Parliamentary Group of Samfylkingin Steinunn Valdís Óskarsdóttir
Deputy President of the Althing from 2009.

2010-11 Chairperson of the Parliamentary Group of Samfylkingarinnar (Social Alliance) Þórunn Sveinbjarnardóttir
Minister of Environment 2007-09.

2011 Chairperson of the Parliamentary Group of Samfylkingarinnar (Social Alliance) Oddný G. Hardardóttir
Minister of Finance from 2011.

2012- Joint Leader of Samstaða Solidarity Lilja Mósesdóttir
An Icelandic MP she foundedthe party after leaving the Left-Green Movement

Last update 20.02.12