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This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Þórdís.

Þórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörð Gylfadóttir (born 4 November 1987) is an Icelandic lawyer[1] and politician of the Independence Party who has served as the minister of foreign affairs since 2024, having previously done so between 2021 and 2023. She also served as finance minister between 2023 and 2024.

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]

On 9 April 2024, she was reappointed as minister of Foreign affairs after Bjarni Benediktsson succeeded Katrín Jakobsdóttir when the latter decided to run in the 2024 presidential election.[8]

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.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b Tim Moore (8 March 2017), Iceland’s tourism boom — and backlash Financial Times.
  2. ^ Ingvar (18 March 2018). "Nýkjörin forysta Sjálfstæðisflokksins | Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn". xd.is. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
  3. ^ "Stjórnarráðið | Ferðamála-, iðnaðar- og nýsköpunarráðherra". www.stjornarradid.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2018-03-25.
  4. ^ "Yngsta konan til að gegna ráðherraembætti: Ekki markmið að verða ráðherra fyrir þrítugt - Vísir". visir.is. Retrieved 2018-03-25.
  5. ^ Icelandic Presidency of the Council of Europe Committee of Ministers Council of Europe, press release of November 2022.
  6. ^ "Iceland is the first country in Europe to close its embassy in Russia". Civil Today. 3 August 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2024.
  7. ^ "Bjarni verður utanríkisráðherra og Þórdís fjármálaráðherra" (in Icelandic). RÚV. 14 October 2023. Retrieved 23 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Bjarni Benediktsson tekinn við forsætisráðuneytinu" (in Icelandic). RÚV. 9 April 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Святлана Ціханоўская ўзнагародзіла прэзідэнтку Еўрапарламента Крыжам добрасуседства / Афіцыйны сайт Святланы Ціханоўскай". tsikhanouskaya.org (in Belarusian). 2023-08-13. Retrieved 2023-09-15.

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Preceded by Vice-Chairman of the Independence Party
2018–present 		Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded byas Minister of Industry and Commerce Minister of Tourism, Industry and Innovation
2017–2021 		Succeeded byas Minister of Science, Industry and Innovation
Preceded by Minister of Justice
2019 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister for Foreign Affairs
2021–2023 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister for Finance and Economic Affairs
2023–2024 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister for Foreign Affairs
2024–present 		Incumbent
  1. ^ "Þingmenn og embætti". Alþingi (in Icelandic).
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