Ólöf Nordal is new Interior Minister By Kolbeinn Tumi Daðason 4. desember 2014 13:45 Ólöf Nordal. Visir/Valli Ólöf Nordal will be the next Interior Minister of the Icelandic administration. Bjarni Benediktsson, chairman of the Independence Party and Minister of Finance, announced this to this party's members of Alþingi at a special session at their headquarters early this morning. Ólöf will replace Hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir, who resigned as Interior Minister a few weeks ago. Bjarni Benediktsson talked to the press after the meeting said that on the day that Hanna Birna resigned he had contacted the President of Alþingi, Einar K. Guðfinnsson. Einar, however, turned down the position. It wasn't until dinnertime last night that Bjarni contacted Ólöf and announced his decision. "I'm very grateful", says Ólöf when Vísir.is contacted her. She'll have the same powers and duties as those of her predecessors, Hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir and Ögmundur Jónasson. This includes powers related to the decommisoned Ministries of Justice and Transportation.Bjarni Benediktsson speaking to members of the media this morning.Vísir/GVATwentieth Minister from outside Alþingi Ólöf has legal education and is the chairman of the Central Bank Supervisory Board. She's also served as the Vice-Chairman of the Independence Party. She's just recovered from a serious illness where a malignant tumor was removed this summer. She has since recovered and is ready to assume her duties. Ólöf is the twentieth Minister of Iceland to not have a seat on Alþingi. The last time that happened was with Gylfi Magnússon as Minister of Commerce and Ragna Árnadóttir as Minister of Justice 5 years ago. A formal meeting has been scheduled at Bessastaðir today, where Hanna Birna will formally resign as the Interior Minister and Ólöf will assume her duties. As is know, Hanna Birna resigned after her aide was found guilty of leaking personal information related to an asylum seeker from the ministry last year. News in English Mest lesið Ísland leggur til fólk á rússnesku landamærin Innlent Ók líklega á yfir 120 rétt fyrir slysið Erlent Er Trump að gefast upp á Pútín? Erlent Öllu flugi til og frá næststærstu borg Frakklands aflýst Erlent Fluttur á bráðamóttöku með áverka á höfði eftir líkamsárás Innlent „Kannski var þetta prakkarastrik“ Innlent Segir stjórnina ekki standa við stóru orðin í orkumálum Innlent 109 látnir og yfir 160 saknað Erlent „Þú ert mögulega búin að nota gagnaver 400 sinnum síðan í morgun“ Innlent Stór meirihluti þjóðarinnar hlynntur veiðigjaldafrumvarpinu Innlent
Ólöf Nordal will be the next Interior Minister of the Icelandic administration. Bjarni Benediktsson, chairman of the Independence Party and Minister of Finance, announced this to this party's members of Alþingi at a special session at their headquarters early this morning. Ólöf will replace Hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir, who resigned as Interior Minister a few weeks ago. Bjarni Benediktsson talked to the press after the meeting said that on the day that Hanna Birna resigned he had contacted the President of Alþingi, Einar K. Guðfinnsson. Einar, however, turned down the position. It wasn't until dinnertime last night that Bjarni contacted Ólöf and announced his decision. "I'm very grateful", says Ólöf when Vísir.is contacted her. She'll have the same powers and duties as those of her predecessors, Hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir and Ögmundur Jónasson. This includes powers related to the decommisoned Ministries of Justice and Transportation.Bjarni Benediktsson speaking to members of the media this morning.Vísir/GVATwentieth Minister from outside Alþingi Ólöf has legal education and is the chairman of the Central Bank Supervisory Board. She's also served as the Vice-Chairman of the Independence Party. She's just recovered from a serious illness where a malignant tumor was removed this summer. She has since recovered and is ready to assume her duties. Ólöf is the twentieth Minister of Iceland to not have a seat on Alþingi. The last time that happened was with Gylfi Magnússon as Minister of Commerce and Ragna Árnadóttir as Minister of Justice 5 years ago. A formal meeting has been scheduled at Bessastaðir today, where Hanna Birna will formally resign as the Interior Minister and Ólöf will assume her duties. As is know, Hanna Birna resigned after her aide was found guilty of leaking personal information related to an asylum seeker from the ministry last year.
News in English Mest lesið Ísland leggur til fólk á rússnesku landamærin Innlent Ók líklega á yfir 120 rétt fyrir slysið Erlent Er Trump að gefast upp á Pútín? Erlent Öllu flugi til og frá næststærstu borg Frakklands aflýst Erlent Fluttur á bráðamóttöku með áverka á höfði eftir líkamsárás Innlent „Kannski var þetta prakkarastrik“ Innlent Segir stjórnina ekki standa við stóru orðin í orkumálum Innlent 109 látnir og yfir 160 saknað Erlent „Þú ert mögulega búin að nota gagnaver 400 sinnum síðan í morgun“ Innlent Stór meirihluti þjóðarinnar hlynntur veiðigjaldafrumvarpinu Innlent