Álfheiður Ingadóttir
Álfheiður Ingadóttir | |
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Minister of Health | |
In office 1 October 2009 – 2 September 2010 | |
Prime Minister | Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir |
Preceded by | Ögmundur Jónasson |
Succeeded by | Guðbjartur Hannesson |
Personal details | |
Born | (1951-05-01) 1 May 1951 (age 73) |
Political party | Left-Green Movement |
Spouse | Sigurmar Kristján Albertsson |
Children | 1 |
Álfheiður Ingadóttir (born 1 May 1951)[1][2] is an Icelandic politician, a former member of the Althing for the Left-Green Movement, Deputy Speaker, and Minister of Health.
Early life and education
Álfheiður was born in Reykjavík; her parents were Ingi R. Helgason, a lawyer of the Icelandic Supreme Court, and Ása Guðmundsdóttir. She was educated at Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík and earned a B.Sc. in biology from the University of Iceland in 1975, then studied German language and media at the Free University of Berlin in 1976–1977.[3][4]
Career
After teaching biology while a student, Álfheiður began her post-graduate career as a journalist at Þjóðviljinn, where she worked until 1987 and rose to news director. She then became manager of a salmon farm in Straumsvík. From 1989 to 1991 she worked on patent and trademark applications, and then returned to journalism free-lance until 1996. 1987–1989. Worked on patent applications and trademark registration 1989–1991. Freelance journalist 1991–1996. In 1994–1995 she was also the information officer of the Samtök um kvennaathvarf, a federation of women's shelters, and secretary general of the conference on women's shelters in the Nordic countries that was held in Iceland in November 1995.[3]
She was director of publishing for the Icelandic Institute of Natural History [is] from 1996 to 2007 and editor of Náttúrufræðingurinn, the magazine of the Icelandic Natural History Society [is], from 1996 to 2006.[1][3]
Political career
Álfheiður was elected as a Member of the Icelandic parliament, the Althing, for the Reykjavík South constituency in 2007 and for the Reykjavík North constituency in 2009.[2][3][4] She was Deputy Speaker of the Althing in 2009 and 2010–2012.[2][3] Since losing her seat in the 2013 election,[5] she has continued to serve as a deputy member for her party.[6][7]
She served as Minister of Health from October 2009 to September 2010.[2][4][8][9]
She played a role in the founding of the Left-Green Movement in 1998[1] and was vice-chairman of its parliamentary group in 2009–2010 and 2011–2012, and chairman from 2012 to 2013.[2]
Personal life
She is married to Sigurmar Kristján Albertsson, a lawyer of the Icelandic Supreme Court; they have a son.[1][3]
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Preceded by | Minister of Health 1 October 2009 – 2 September 2010 | Succeeded by |
References
- ^ a b c d "Álfheiður Ingadóttir" (in Icelandic). Left-Green Movement. Archived from the original on 3 May 2007.
- ^ a b c d e "Álfheiður Ingadóttir". Alþingi. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ^ a b c d e f "Álfheiður Ingadóttir: Æviágrip" (in Icelandic). Alþingi. 20 September 2019. Retrieved 18 September 2020.
- ^ a b c "Álfheiður Ingadóttir nýr heilbrigðisráðherra" (in Icelandic). Government of Iceland. 1 October 2009.
- ^ Ingvar P. Guðbjörnsson (28 April 2013). "'Þannig er bara lífið í pólitík'". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic).
- ^ "Álfheiður Ingadóttir á þing". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 9 May 2017.
- ^ "Vill rannsóknarnefnd vegna myglu". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 9 April 2019.
- ^ Sigurð Boga Sævarsson (1 October 2009). "Álfheiður verður heilbrigðisráðherra". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic).
- ^ "Guðbjartur Hannesson nýr heilbrigðisráðherra" (in Icelandic). Government of Iceland. 2 September 2010.
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