Eygló Harðardóttir

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This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Eygló.
Eygló Harðardóttir
Eygló Harðardóttir - 60 års Nordisk Arbejdsmarked - norden.org.jpg
Minister for Social Affairs and Housing
In office
23 May 2013 – 11 January 2017
Prime MinisterSigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson
Preceded byGuðbjartur Hannesson
Personal details
Born (1972-12-12) 12 December 1972 (age 48)
Reykjavík, Iceland
Political partyProgressive Party
Alma materUniversity of Stockholm
University of Iceland

Eygló Harðardóttir (born 12 December 1972) is an Icelandic politician. She served as Iceland's Minister of Social Affairs and Housing 2013–2017.[1] She has a degree in art from the University of Stockholm and has studied economics at the University of Iceland. She became active in local politics 2003, for Framsóknarflokkurinn, a Nordic agrarian centre-right party. In 2008 she was elected as a representative to the Althing, the Icelandic parliament.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ [1] New Icelandic Government takes office
  2. ^ [2] Nordic Labour Journal, May 18, 2013: Iceland’s Minister of Social Affairs: The importance of writing off debts
Political offices
Preceded by
Guðbjartur Hannesson 		Minister for Social Affairs and Housing
2013–2017 		Succeeded by
Þorsteinn Víglundsson


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