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Valgerður Gunnarsdóttir | |
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Member of Parliament | |
Assumed office 2013 | |
Deputy Speaker of the Parliament | |
Assumed office 2013 | |
Prime Minister | Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson Sigmundur DavíðGunnlaugsson |
President of Húsavík town council | |
In office 1994–1998 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Dalvík,Iceland | 17 July 1955
Political party | Independence Party |
Spouse(s) | Örlygur Hnefill Jónsson |
Children | Emilía Örlygsdóttir Örlygur Hnefill Örlygsson Gunnar Hnefill Örlygsson |
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 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]
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