Þuríður Backman
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Þuríður Backman is a member of parliament
of the Althing
, the Iceland
ic parliament. She is a member of the Left-Green Movement
. She has been Deputy Speaker of the Althing since 2003, and a member of the Icelandic Delegation to the Inter-Parliamentary Union since 2007.
Member of Parliament
A Member of Parliament is a representative of the voters to a :parliament. In many countries with bicameral parliaments, the term applies specifically to members of the lower house, as upper houses often have a different title, such as senate, and thus also have different titles for its members,...
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...
, the Iceland
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 parliament. She is a member of 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 Deputy Speaker of the Althing since 2003, and a member of the Icelandic Delegation to the Inter-Parliamentary Union since 2007.