Björn Valur Gíslason

Björn Valur Gíslason
  • Date of Birth: September 20th, 1959
  • Party: Left-Green Movement

Parliamentary career

  • Member of Althingi for the Northeast Constituency since 2009.

Party group

  • Chairman of the Left Green Movement's parliamentary group 2011–2012.

Present committees

  • Member of the Industrial Affairs Committee since 2011 (1st Vice Chairman since 2012).
  • Member of the Budget Committee since 2009 (Chairman since 2012, 1st Vice Chairman 2011–2012 and Vice-Chairman 2009–2011).
  • Member of the Icelandic delegation to the OSCE Parliamentary Assembly since 2009 (Vice-Chairman since 2009).

Previous committees

  • Member of the Fisheries and Agriculture Committee 2011.
  • Member of the Trade Committee 2011.
  • Member of the Transport and Communications Committee 2009–2011 (Chairman 2009–2011).
  • Member of the Fisheries and Agriculture Committee 2009–2011.