Lilja Dögg Alfreðsdóttir
Lilja Alfreðsdóttir | |
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Lilja in 2016 | |
Minister of Tourism, Trade and Culture | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 28 November 2021 | |
Prime Minister | Katrín Jakobsdóttir Bjarni Benediktsson |
Preceded by | Þórdís Kolbrún R. Gylfadóttir (Tourism, Industry, and Innovation) |
Minister of Education, Science and Culture | |
In office 30 November 2017 – 28 November 2021 | |
Prime Minister | Katrín Jakobsdóttir |
Preceded by | Kristján Þór Júlíusson |
Succeeded by | Ásmundur Einar Daðason (Education and Children's Affairs) |
Deputy Chair of the Progressive Party | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office 2 October 2016 | |
Leader | Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson |
Preceded by | Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 7 April 2016 – 11 January 2017 | |
Prime Minister | Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson |
Preceded by | Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson |
Succeeded by | Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson |
Personal details | |
Born | (1973-10-04) 4 October 1973 (age 50) Reykjavík, Iceland |
Political party | Progressive |
Spouse | Magnús Óskar Hafsteinsson |
Children | 2 |
Lilja Dögg Alfreðsdóttir (born 4 October 1973) is an Icelandic politician who has served as the Minister of Tourism, Trade and Culture since November 2021. As a member of the Althing (Iceland's parliament) for the Reykjavík South constituency since 2016,[1] she previously served as the Minister of Education, Science and Culture from 2017 to 2021.
Career
She has worked for the International Monetary Fund, the Icelandic Central Bank and was an economic advisor to Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson during his time as prime minister. Lilja was the Minister of Foreign Affairs in Sigurður Ingi Jóhannson's cabinet from 2016 to 2017, and has been the deputy chairperson of the Progressive Party since 2016.
She has criticised Disney for having too few films and programmes with subtitles or dubbed in Icelandic. In 2021, she wrote to Tim Cook, CEO of Apple Inc., asking him to help maintain Icelandic as a language by including it in the voice, text and language collection in their operating systems.[2]
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Preceded by | Minister for Foreign Affairs 2016–2017 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by | Minister of Education, Science and Culture 2017– | Incumbent |
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- Berglind Ósk Guðmundsdóttir
- Bjarkey Olsen Gunnarsdóttir
- Ingibjörg Isaksen
- Jakob Frímann Magnússon
- Jódís Skúladóttir
- Líneik Anna Sævarsdóttir
- Logi Már Einarsson
- Njáll Trausti Friðbertsson
- Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson
- Þórarinn Ingi Pétursson
- Bergþór Ólason
- Bjarni Jónsson
- Eyjólfur Ármannsson
- Halla Signý Kristjánsdóttir
- Lilja Rannveig Sigurgeirsdóttir
- Stefán Vagn Stefánsson
- Teitur Björn Einarsson
- Þórdís Kolbrún R. Gylfadóttir
- Andrés Ingi Jónsson
- Ásmundur Einar Daðason
- Dagbjört Hákonardóttir
- Diljá Mist Einarsdóttir
- Eva Dögg Davíðsdóttir
- Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson
- Halldóra Mogensen
- Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson
- Steinunn Þóra Árnadóttir
- Tómas A. Tómasson
- Þorbjörg Sigríður Gunnlaugsdóttir
- Arndís Anna Kristínardóttir
- Áslaug Arna Sigurbjörnsdóttir
- Birgir Ármannsson
- Björn Leví Gunnarsson
- Hanna Katrín Friðriksson
- Hildur Sverrisdóttir
- Inga Sæland
- Kristrún Frostadóttir
- Lilja Alfreðsdóttir
- Orri Páll Jóhannsson
- Svandís Svavarsdóttir
- Ásmundur Friðriksson
- Ásthildur Lóa Þórsdóttir
- Birgir Þórarinsson
- Guðbrandur Einarsson
- Guðrún Hafsteinsdóttir
- Hafdís Hrönn Hafsteinsdóttir
- Jóhann Friðrik Friðriksson
- Oddný G. Harðardóttir
- Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson
- Vilhjálmur Árnason
- Ágúst Bjarni Garðarsson
- Bjarni Benediktsson
- Bryndís Haraldsdóttir
- Gísli Rafn Ólafsson
- Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson
- Guðmundur Ingi Kristinsson
- Jón Gunnarsson
- Óli Björn Kárason
- Sigmar Guðmundsson
- Willum Þór Þórsson
- Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir
- Þórhildur Sunna Ævarsdóttir
- Þórunn Sveinbjarnardóttir
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