Ragnheiður Ríkharðsdóttir

Ragnheiður Ríkharðsdóttir
  • Date of Birth: June 23rd, 1949
  • Party: Independence Party

Parliamentary career

  • Member of Althingi for the Southwest Constituency since 2007.
  • First Deputy Speaker of Althingi 2009–2013.
  • Deputy Speaker of Althingi 2007–2009.

Party group

  • Chairman of the parliamentary group of the Independence Party since 2013.

Present committees

  • Member of the Welfare Committee since 2014.
  • Member of the Icelandic delegation to the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) since 2013 (Chairman since 2013).

Previous committees

  • Member of the Economic Affairs and Trade Committee 2013–2014.
  • Member of the Environment and Communications Committee 2013.
  • Member of the Budget Committee 2012–2013.
  • Member of the Welfare Committee 2011–2012.
  • Member of the Judicial Affairs and Education Committee 2011–2012.
  • Member of the Health Committee 2010–2011, 2009–2010 and 2007–2009.
  • Member of the Education Committee 2007–2011.
  • Member of the Parliamentary Review Committee on the SIC report 2009–2010.
  • Member of the Social Affairs and Social Security Committee 2009.
  • Member of the Icelandic delegation to the Nordic Council 2007–2009 and 2010–2011.