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EUROPEAN FREE TRADE ASSOCIATION M/00/I/037 September 24, 2003 Brussels COMMITTEE OF MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT OF THE EFTA COUNTRIES (CMP) COMMITTEE OF MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT OF THE EFTA STATES (MPS) Biographies of Committee Members - 2 - ICELANDIC DELEGATION Mr. Gunnar Birgisson Chairman (Head of Delegation) CMP/MPS Chairman January 2004 Independence Party. Ph.D. in geotechnical engineering. Director of Klaedning inc. Member of the Kópavogur Town Council, chairman of the executive council. Chairman of the Board of the Icelandic Students' Loan Fund. Member of Althingi for the Reykjanes constituency since 1999. Born 30 September 1947 Mr Birkir J. Jónsson (Deputy Head of Delegation) Progressive Party Graduate from Sauðárkrókur College Assistant to the Minister of Social Affairs 2000-2003 Member of Althingi for the North East Constituency since 2003. Member of the Committee on the Budget since 2003. Member of the Committee on Social Affairs since 2003 Member of the Committee on Transport and Communications since 2003. Vice-Chairman of the Icelandic delegation to the EFTA and EEA Parliamentary Committees since 2003. Alternate member of the Icelandic delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe since 2003. Born 24 July 1979 - 3 - Mr. Össur Skarphédinsson (Member of CMP/MPS) The Social Democratic Alliance. Ph.D. degree in biophysics. Member of Althingi for the Reykjavík constituency since 1991. Member of the Standing Committee on Foreign Affairs. Member of the Standing Committee on the Environment. Member of the Standing Committee on the Budget. Born 19 June 1953 Mr Gudlaugur Thór Thórdarson (Member of the CMP/MPS) Independence Party B.A. in political science from the University of Iceland in 1996. Employee of VÍS, Iceland Insurance Company Ltd. Manager of the broadcasting company Fine medium. Promotion Manager of Fjárvangur Financial Center Ltd. and Frjálsi lífeyrissjóðurinn. Director of the pension sector of The Frjalsi Investment Bank Ltd. Director of the pension insurance sector of Búnaðarbankinn. Member of Reykjavík City Council since 1998. Member of the Board of The Consumers' Association of Iceland. Deputy Chairman of the International Young Democrat Union, IYDU, 1998. Chairman of the Independence Party’s Committiee on Trade 1997. Member of the Board of Democrat Youth Community of Europe, DEMYC, 1997. Member of the Executive Board of the Independence Party 1993-1997. Member of the Central Board of the Independence Party 1991–1997. Chairman of the National Youth Organization of the Independence Party 1993–1997. Member of Althingi for the Reykjavík North constituency since 2003. Substitute member of Alþingi 1995–1999. Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Social Affairs since 2003. Member of the Committee on Fisheries since 2003. Member of the Committee for the Environment since 2003. Member of the Icelandic delegation to the EFTA and EEA Parliamentary Committiees since 2003. Alternate member of the Icelandic delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly since 2003 - 4 - Mr Lúðvík Bergvinsson (Member CMP/MPS) Social Democratic Party Deputy at the Sherrifs Office in Vestmannaeyjar 1991–1992. Deputy County Magistrate of Vestmannaeyjar 1992–1994. Head of Divison in the National Bureu of Investigation 1993–1994. Head of Legal Department in the Ministry of Environment 1994–1995. Member of Althingi for the South Constituency since 1995. Member of the Committee on Agriculture 1995–1999 and since 2003. Member of the Committee on Fisheries 1996–1999. Member of the Committee on Education, 1995–1997. Member of the Althingi Special Committee on Constitutional Affairs 1995–1996. Member of the Committee on Transport and Communications 1999–2003. Member of the Committee on General Affairs 1999–2003. Member of the Committee on Economy and Trade since 2003. Member of the Committee on Credentials since 2003. Member of Althingi's delegation to the “Kieler Woche” in June 1997. Member of Althingi's delegation to United Nations' General Assembly in 1995. Member o the Icelandic delegation to the Western European Union Assembly 1999–2003. Member of the Icelandic delegation to the EFTA and EEA Parliamentary Committiees since 2003 - 5 - Mr Birgir Ármannsson (Alternate member CMP/MPS) Independence Party Born: 12. June 1968 Party: Independence Party Office: Althingi, 150 Reykjavík Tel.: +354 5630 500 e-mail: [email protected] Education: Law degree from the University of Iceland. Postgraduate at King’s College in London. Occupation: Deputy Director at the Icelandic Chamber of Commerce since 2000. Journalist 1988–1994. Political, social and civic activities: Member of the Board of the National Youth Organization of the Independence Party 1991–1993 and 1995–1997. Member of the Central Board of the Independence Party since 1993. Member of the Board of ICEPRO, Committee on electronic commerce. Member of the EFTA Consultative Committee since 2000. Parliamentary experience: Member of Althingi for the Reykjavík South constituency since 2003. Member of the Althingi's Presidium since 2003. Member of the Committee on Economy and Trade since 2003. Member of the Committee on General Affairs since 2003. Chairman of the Icelandic delegation to the West Nordic Council since 2003. Alternate member of the Icelandic delegation to the EFTA and EEA Parliamentary Committiees since 2003. Ms Jónína Bjartmarz (Alternate member CMP/MPS) Progressive Party Name: Jónína Bjartmarz (Ms.) Born: 23 December 1952 Party: Progressive Party Office: Althingi, 150 Reykjavík Tel.: +354 5630 500 e-mail: [email protected] Education: Law degree (cand. juris) from the University of Iceland in 1981. Graduated from the Icelandic Teachers Training College in 1974. - 6 - Occupation: Full partner of the law firm Lögfrædistofan sf. since 1985. Lawyer at a Reykjavík law firm 1984–1985. Lawyer at the Ísafjördur Probate Court and the Ísafjördur District Magistrate 1982–1984. Lawyer at the Reykjavík Probate Court 1982. Lawyer at the Hafnarfjördur Probate Court and the Kjósarsýsla District Magistrate 1981. Manager of the Icelandic Bar Association 1978–1981. Political, social and civic activities: President of the Icelandic Association of Women Entrepreneurs since 1999–2001. President of the National Parents Association, Home and School since 1997. Parliamentary activities: Member of Althingi for the Reykjavík constituency 2000–2003 and for the Reykjavík South constituency since 2003. Member of the Althingi’s Presidium since 2003. Chairman of the Committee on Health and Social Security since 2000. Vice-Chairman of Committee on General Affairs since 2000. Vice-Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs since 2003, member since 2000. Member of the Committee on Social Affairs 2000–2003. Member of the Committee on Agriculture 2000–2003. Member of the Althingi Special Committee on Constitutional Affairs 2002–2003. Member of the Icelandic OSCE Parliamentary Delegation 2000–2001. Member of the Icelandic delegation to the North-Atlantic Assembly 2001– 2003. Chairman of the Icelandic delegation to the Nordic Council since 2003 Mr Björgvin G. Sigurðsson (Alternate member CMP/MPS) Social Democratic Party Name: Björgvin G. Sigurdsson (Mr.) Born: 30. October 1970 Party: The Social Democratic Alliance Office: Althingi, 150 Reykjavík Tel.: +354 5630 500 e-mail: [email protected] - 7 - Education: B.A. in history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Occupation: Managing director of the The Social Democratic Alliance ’99 - 2002 Parliamentary experiences: Member of Althingi for the South constituency since 2003. Member of the Committee on Education and Culture since 2003. Member of the Committee on Industry since 2003. Alternate member of the Icelandic delegation to the EFTA and EEA Parliamentary Committiees since 2003. Mr Sigurður Kári Kristjánsson (Alternate member CMP/MPS) Independence Party ) Born: 9. May 1973 Office: Althingi, 150 Reykjavík Tel.: +354 5630 500 e-mail: [email protected] Education: Law degree (cand. juris) from The University of Iceland 1998. Occupation: District Attorney at Lex Law Offices´ Legal Services. Political, social and civic activities: President of The Law Students’ Association 1995–1996. Chairman of The Youth Organisation of the Independence Party of Iceland 1999–2001. Member of the Board of The Youth Organisation of the Independence Party 1997–1999. Member of the Executive Board of The Independence Party 1999–2001 Parliamentary experience: Member of Althingi for the Reykjavík North constituency since 2003. Member of the Committee on Education and Culture since 2003. Member of the Committee on General Affairs since 2003. Member of the Committee on Industry since 2003. Member of the Icelandic delegation to the Nordic Council since 2003. Alternate member of the Icelandic delegation to the EFTA and EEA Parliamentary Committiees since 2003 Ms Katrín V. Júlíusdóttir (Alternate member CMP/MPS) Social Democratic Party Born: 23 November 1974 Office: Althingi, 150 Reykjavík Tel.: +354 5630 500 e-mail: [email protected] Education: Studied anthropology at the University of Iceland. Occupation: Project Lead at INNN Software Corporation since 2000. Parliamentary experiences: Member of Althingi for the Southwest constituency since 2003. Member of the Committee on Education and Culture since 2003. Member of the Committee on General Affairs since 2003. Alternate member of the Icelandic delegation to the EFTA and EEA - 8 - Parliamentary Committiees since 2003. - 9 - LIECHTENSTEIN DELEGATION Mr. Jürgen Zech (Member of the CMP/MPS) Progressive Citizen’s Party. Member of Diet since 2001