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| 2026-10-14 | Retirement | europe | IS | Reykjavík | Icelandic Confederation of Labour | Finnbjörn A. Hermannsson |
Finnbjörn A. Hermannsson Retires as President of the Icelandic Confederation of Labour
Finnbjörn A. Hermannsson formally stepped down as President of the Icelandic Confederation of Labour (ASÍ) upon the opening of the 47th ASÍ…
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| 2026-10-12 | Appointment | europe | IS | Reykjavík | Ministry of Justice | Jarþrúður Ásmundsdóttir Þorbjörg S. Gunnlaugsdóttir |
Jarþrúður Ásmundsdóttir Appointed Chair of Iceland's Gender Equality Fund
Minister of Justice Þorbjörg S. Gunnlaugsdóttir appointed Jarþrúður Ásmundsdóttir as the new chair of Jafnréttissjóður Íslands (the Gender Equality Fund of Iceland).
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| 2026-10-05 | Appointment | europe | IS | Reykjavík | Landsréttur | Hildur Briem Þorbjörg S. Gunnlaugsdóttir |
Hildur Briem Assumes Office as Judge of the Court of Appeal
District Court Judge Hildur Briem officially assumed office as Judge of Landsréttur (the Court of Appeal) following nomination by the Minister of…
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| 2026-09-30 | Appointment | europe | IS | Reykjavík | Ministry of Industries | Magnús Kristjánsson Hanna Katrín Friðriksson |
Magnús Kristjánsson Appointed First Director General of Stofnun atvinnuveganna
Minister of Industries Hanna Katrín Friðriksson appointed Magnús Kristjánsson to a five-year term as the inaugural Director General of Stofnun atvinnuveganna, the…
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| 2026-09-29 | Ambassador rotation | europe | IS | Álftanes | Office of the President of Iceland | Jane Stevens Halla Tómasdóttir |
Jane Stevens Presents Credentials as British Ambassador to Iceland
Jane Stevens officially presented her credentials to Icelandic President Halla Tómasdóttir at the presidential residence at Bessastaðir, formally assuming duties as the…
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| 2026-09-20 | Resignation | europe | IS | Húsavík | Norðurþing Municipality | Bergur Elías Ágústsson |
Norðurþing Port Operations Manager Bergur Elías Ágústsson Resigns
Bergur Elías Ágústsson resigned as operations manager for the municipal ports of Norðurþing, citing declines in industrial transport and cruise ship calls…
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| 2026-09-16 | Ambassador rotation | europe | IS | Álftanes | Office of the President of Iceland | Halla Tómasdóttir Oussama Khachab Marjanca Prvinšek Bokal Inty Andrés Grønneberg Viorel Ursu Carlos Gitto |
Five Foreign Ambassadors Present Credentials to the President of Iceland
Ambassadors Oussama Khachab (Lebanon), Marjanca Prvinšek Bokal (Slovenia), Inty Andrés Grønneberg (Ecuador), Viorel Ursu (Moldova), and Carlos Gitto (Uruguay) officially presented their…
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| 2026-09-15 | Appointment | europe | IS | Reykjavík | Ministry of Social Affairs and Housing | Ásmundur Helgason Björn L. Bergsson |
Ásmundur Helgason appointed President of the Labour Court
The Minister of Social Affairs and Housing appointed Ásmundur Helgason as President of Félagsdómur (the Labour Court), succeeding Ásgerður Ragnarsdóttir following her…
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