Kolbrún Halldórsdóttir
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Kolbrún Halldórsdóttir (born 31 July 1955) is an Iceland
ic politician with the Left-Green Movement
. She has been a member of the Althing
(Iceland's parliament) for Reykjavík constituencies since 1999. She is currently Minister for the Environment and Minister for Nordic Cooperation
, having assumed office 1 February 2009.
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
ic politician with the Left-Green Movement
Left-Green Movement
The Left-Green Movement is a left-wing political party in Iceland.It was founded in 1999 by a few members of Alþingi who did not approve of the planned merger of the left parties in Iceland that resulted in the founding of the Social Democratic Alliance...
. She has been a member of the Althing
Althing
The Alþingi, anglicised variously as Althing or Althingi, is the national parliament of Iceland. The Althingi is the oldest parliamentary institution in the world still extant...
(Iceland's parliament) for Reykjavík constituencies since 1999. She is currently Minister for the Environment and Minister for Nordic Cooperation
Minister for Nordic Cooperation (Iceland)
Iceland's Minister for Nordic Cooperation is a cabinet minister who takes on this role in addition to his or her departmental responsibilities. Since 1 February 2009 the minister has been Kolbrún Halldórsdóttir, who combines the role with her duties as Minister for the Environment.The Minister for...
, having assumed office 1 February 2009.