Björg Siv Juhlin Friðleifsdóttir (born 10 August 1962), commonly known as Siv Friðleifsdóttir,[1][2] is an Icelandic politician. She is half-Norwegian, having partly grown up in Norway, where she spent almost every summer next to the Oslofjord with her grandparents.[3] She was a member of the Althing (Iceland's parliament) for the Progressive Party for the Reykjanes constituency from 1995 to 2003 and represented the Southwest Iceland constituency from 2003 to 2013. She has been Chairman of the Progressive Party parliamentary group since 2007, was Minister of Health and Social Security from 2006 to 2007, and Minister for the Environment and Minister for Nordic Cooperation from 1999 to 2004.[4]
Siv Friðleifsdóttir | |
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| Minister of Health and Social Security | |
| In office 7 March 2006 – 24 May 2007 | |
| Prime Minister | Geir Haarde |
| Preceded by | Jón Kristjánsson |
| Succeeded by | Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson (as Minister of Health) Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir (as Minister of Social Affairs and Social Security) |
| Minister for the Environment | |
| In office 1999–2004 | |
| Prime Minister | Davíð Oddsson; Halldór Ásgrímsson; Geir Haarde |
| Preceded by | Guðmundur Bjarnason |
| Succeeded by | Sigríður Anna Þórðardóttir |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 10 August 1962 Oslo, Norway |
| Political party | Progressive Party |
| Spouse | Þorsteinn Húnbogason |
| Children | Two sons (b. 1985, 1993) |
| Alma mater | University of Iceland |
One of her notable policies was to make it illegal for strip clubs (and strippers) to operate in Iceland. This was made possible by parliament trying to develop feminist policies.[5][6] Iceland's sex industry was shut down by feminist politicians on 30 July 2010.[5][6] Under Siv's law, Iceland became the first European country to ban strip clubs.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ Valgerður Þ. Jónsdóttir (18 February 2000). "Bernskubrek". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 4D. Retrieved 21 September 2024 – via Tímarit.is.
- ^ "Sögð ekki kunna að rita nafn sitt". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). 6 September 2003. p. 17. Retrieved 21 September 2024 – via Tímarit.is.
- ^ "Siv Fridleifsdottir and the Icelandic chairmanship of the Nordic Council of Ministers 2004 — Nordic Labour Journal".
- ^ CV at Althing website.
- ^ a b c "Iceland's Strip Club Ban". United Press International. 24 March 2010. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
- ^ a b c "Legislation Bans Stripping in Iceland". Iceland Review. 24 March 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2010.
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