Þórunn Sveinbjarnardóttir
Þórunn Sveinbjarnardóttir serves as the Speaker of the Icelandic Parliament, playing a crucial role in maintaining order and facilitating discussions during parliamentary sessions. She was recently mentioned in the news when she had to temporarily suspend a parliamentary session for five minutes after Health Minister Alma Möller experienced a nosebleed while responding to a question.
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Recent news mentions
Þórunn Sveinbjarnardóttir is the President of the Althing and will meet with Mark Rutte.
Rutte heimsækir Ísland í dag
Iceland· 2025-11-27
Þórunn Sveinbjarnardóttir is the President of the Althing, the national parliament of Iceland, who met with Mariana Betsa.
Mjög þakklát fyrir stuðning ÍslandsIceland· 2025-11-16
Þórunn Sveinbjarnardóttir welcomed the women at the Althing.
Kvenleiðtogar heimsóttu Alþingi og BessastaðiIceland· 2025-11-09
Þórunn Sveinbjarnardóttir is the president of the Althingi who congratulated Bergþór on his election.
Sýndi Bergþóri mildi í tilefni dagsinsIceland· 2025-11-03
Þórunn Sveinbjarnardóttir is the president of the Althing who has refrained from commenting on the state auditor's issues.
Þingheimur aðhefst ekki í málinuIceland· 2025-11-03
Þórunn Sveinbjarnardóttir, the Speaker of Parliament, invoked a parliamentary rule to call for a vote on fishing fees.
Endurspeglar „skattasýki“Iceland· 2025-10-18
Þórunn Sveinbjarnardóttir, the president of the parliament, faced criticism for using a constitutional article to halt discussions on a fishing fee bill.
Þingmenn „laskaðir“ eftir síðasta þingIceland· 2025-09-11
Þórunn Sveinbjarnardóttir, the President of the Althing, drew attention with her remarks about taking full responsibility for her actions.
Orð forsetanna við þingsetningu vekja undrunIceland· 2025-09-10Þórunn Sveinbjarnardóttir, the Speaker of Parliament, had to intervene twice to restore order during the heated exchange between Sigurður Ingi and Logi.
Bar af sér sakir forsætisráðherraIceland· 2025-07-16
Þórunn Sveinbjarnardóttir, the President of the Althing, had to ask the ministers to restrain themselves.
Inga Sæland beðin um að hemja sigIceland· 2025-07-14
Þórunn Sveinbjarnardóttir's actions as the Speaker of Parliament caused a breach of trust between the opposition and the President of the Parliament.
Segir Þórunni forseta meirihlutans, ekki þingsinsIceland· 2025-07-14
Þórunn Sveinbjarnardóttir, the Speaker of the Parliament, was unhappy when Hilda ended a meeting.
Sakar Kristúnu um alvarlegan dómgreindarbrestIceland· 2025-07-13
Þórunn Sveinbjarnardóttir, the president of the Althing, took the fishing fee bill off the agenda and ended the parliamentary session.
Þingfundi slitiðIceland· 2025-07-13Þórunn Sveinbjarnardóttir, the president of the Althing, proposed to halt the discussion on the fishing fee bill.
Ólíkar skoðanir á beitingu ákvæðisinsIceland· 2025-07-13
The proposal from Þórunn Sveinbjarnardóttir, the president of the Althing, was accepted.
Kominn tími á að setja punkt í þingiðIceland· 2025-07-12Þórunn Sveinbjarnardóttir is the President of the Althing who called for the end of the second discussion on the fishing fee bill.
Leggur til að Katrín verði forsætisráðherraIceland· 2025-07-12
Þórunn Sveinbjarnardóttir is the president of Alþingi and has been involved in discussions regarding legislative matters.
Þinglok staðfestIceland· 2025-07-12Þórunn Sveinbjarnardóttir used a provision to propose ending further discussion on the controversial fishing fee bill.
Létu vinna minnisblað um ákvæðið fyrir tveimur mánuðumIceland· 2025-07-12
Þórunn Sveinbjarnardóttir is the President of the Althing who proposed to halt the second discussion on the bill.
Mæla fyrir breytingum á veiðigjaldafrumvarpinuIceland· 2025-07-12
Þórunn Sveinbjarnardóttir, the president of Alþingi, has invoked a parliamentary rule to halt discussions on a controversial issue.
Segir „ógeðslegt“ að sitja undir ásökunumIceland· 2025-07-12Þórunn Sveinbjarnardóttir, the current president of the parliament, has been put in a difficult position by the Prime Minister.
Kristrún hafi ekki náð að skera á hnútaIceland· 2025-07-12Þórunn Sveinbjarnardóttir, the president of the parliament, announced her intention to put a nuclear provision to a vote.
Tilfinningaþrunginn dagurIceland· 2025-07-12
Þórunn Sveinbjarnardóttir, forseti Alþingis, expects the fishing fee issue to go to a third reading in Parliament tomorrow.
Býst við að þriðja umræða hefjist á morgunIceland· 2025-07-12Þórunn Sveinbjarnardóttir, the Speaker of the Parliament, called for a vote to stop the discussion on the matter.
Forseti þingsins virkjar kjarnorkuákvæðiðIceland· 2025-07-12
Þórunn Sveinbjarnardóttir is the president of Alþingi who referred the matter to a vote.
Veiðigjaldamálið rætt í nefnd síðar í dagIceland· 2025-07-11Þórunn Sveinbjarnardóttir, the speaker of the parliament, called for a vote in the Althing.
„Fyrsti forsætisráðherrann í 66 ár“Iceland· 2025-07-11Þórunn Sveinbjarnardóttir, the Speaker of Parliament, invoked Article 71 of the parliamentary rules to propose halting the discussion on the fishing fee issue.
„Þú ert enginn Winston ChurchillIceland· 2025-07-11Þórunn Sveinbjarnardóttir, the Speaker of Parliament, called for a vote on the matter concerning fishing fees.
Kjarnorkuákvæðið takmarki málfrelsiðIceland· 2025-07-11
Þórunn Sveinbjarnardóttir is the Speaker of Parliament who initiated the vote to stop the bill discussion.
Samþykkja að stöðva umræðu um veiðigjaldamáliðIceland· 2025-07-11
Þórunn Sveinbjarnardóttir, the Speaker of Parliament, was mentioned in the context of Hildur's actions during a parliamentary session.
Ummæli ráðherra um sig séu ógeðfelldIceland· 2025-07-11