The Althingi Administration provides a variety of services for the Members of
Althingi and others who seek information or have business with the assembly. The
Secretary General of Althingi is Head of the Administration, responsible for implementing
decisions of the Speaker and the Presidium. The Secretary General is assisted
by three Assistant Secretaries General (Management and Finance, Administrative
and International Affairs, and Parliamentary Business). Together these four form the
executive of the Administration. The Assistant Secretary General for Management
and Finance also deputises for the Secretary General. He/she is responsible for finance,
works, management and human resources.
The Assistant Secretary General for Parliamentary Business supervises those activities
of the Administration which are most closely connected to parliamentary activities. This
involves, for instance, the organisation and administration of parliamentary business. The
Assistant Secretary General for Administrative Affairs supervises services to the Speaker
and international co-operation, and also matters of information and publications. Each
Assistant Secretary General heads an office; the Speaker’s Office, the Chamber Office
and the Finance and Salary Office, each of which has its own director. Otherwise the
Althingi Administration comprises three main departments, the directors of which are
answerable to the Secretary General. The Committee Department provides assistance to
standing committees and international delegations, assists Members in drafting Bills
and handles the publication of parliamentary documents as well as secretarial and other
services. The role of the Services Department is to provide security, IT services and other
services. The Information and Publications Department is responsible for publications,
information and research services, and public relations.
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