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 Flugslysið sem skók þjóðina og aldrei munu fást svör við Innlent Segja verkfall kennara skapa ójafnræði og óréttlæti Innlent Vaktin: Forsetakosningar í Bandaríkjunum Erlent Kosningavaktin: Íslendingar ganga að kjörborðinu Innlent Sigurvegarar í keppni Musks ekki valdir af handahófi Erlent „Ég var barnið sem vildi ekki taka í höndina á kennaranum sínum“ Innlent Ekki lægri meðalhiti frá árinu 1997 Veður Bandaríkjamenn ganga að kjörborðinu Erlent Útsendarar GRU sagðir hafa sent eldsprengjur með flugvélum Erlent Gera nú ráð fyrir 43 prósent meiri halla á ríkissjóði 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 Flugslysið sem skók þjóðina og aldrei munu fást svör við Innlent Segja verkfall kennara skapa ójafnræði og óréttlæti Innlent Vaktin: Forsetakosningar í Bandaríkjunum Erlent Kosningavaktin: Íslendingar ganga að kjörborðinu Innlent Sigurvegarar í keppni Musks ekki valdir af handahófi Erlent „Ég var barnið sem vildi ekki taka í höndina á kennaranum sínum“ Innlent Ekki lægri meðalhiti frá árinu 1997 Veður Bandaríkjamenn ganga að kjörborðinu Erlent Útsendarar GRU sagðir hafa sent eldsprengjur með flugvélum Erlent Gera nú ráð fyrir 43 prósent meiri halla á ríkissjóði Innlent