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Þórdís Kolbrún R. Gylfadóttir

Þórdís Kolbrún R. Gylfadóttir

Icelandic politician


Þórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörð Gylfadóttir (born 4 November 1987) is an Icelandic lawyer[1] and politician of the Independence Party who has been serving as the current Minister of Finance and Economic of Iceland since 2023.

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Political career

Gylfadóttir has been a member of the Althing (Iceland's parliament) for the Northwest Constituency since 2016, as a representative of the Independence Party. Since 2018, she has been the party's vice-chair.[2]

Gylfadóttir has previously held the positions of Minister for Foreign Affairs, Minister of Tourism, Industry and Innovation,[1] and Minister of Justice.[3] At the age of 29, she became the youngest woman to become an Icelandic Minister.[4]

During her time as Minister of Foreign Affairs, Gylfadóttir held the rotating chairmanship of the Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers from November 2022 to May 2023.[5] In July 2023, she announced that Iceland would suspend it's embassy in Moscow due to not meeting the priorities of the country's foreign service in its current state. She added that the suspension didn't mean they would be cutting diplomatic relations with Russia.[6]

On 14 October 2023, she was appointed minister of finance and economic affairs in a minor reshuffle following Bjarni Benediktsson's resignation.[7]

Recognition

In 2023 Gylfadóttir received the Cross of Good Neighbourhood from Sviatlana Tsikhanouskaya. The distinction is awarded by the Belarusian United Transitional Cabinet to outstanding individuals who have significantly helped the cause of Belarusians.[8]


References

  1. Ingvar (18 March 2018). "Nýkjörin forysta Sjálfstæðisflokksins | Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn". xd.is. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
  2. "Stjórnarráðið | Ferðamála-, iðnaðar- og nýsköpunarráðherra". www.stjornarradid.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2018-03-25.
  3. "Iceland is the first country in Europe to close its embassy in Russia". Civil Today. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  4. "Bjarni verður utanríkisráðherra og Þórdís fjármálaráðherra" (in Icelandic). RÚV. 14 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
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