Sigríður Á. Andersen

Sigríður Á. Andersen
Minister of Justice
Assumed office
11 January 2017
Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson
Katrín Jakobsdóttir
Preceded by Ólöf Nordal (Minister of Interior)
Personal details
Born (1971-11-21) 21 November 1971
Reykjavík, Iceland
Political party Independence Party
Spouse(s) Glúmur Jón Björnsson
Alma mater University of Iceland

Sigríður Ásthildur Andersen (born 21 November 1971) is an Icelandic politician[1] and lawyer serving as the current Minister of Justice of Iceland,[2] since January 11, 2017.[3] She is also a member of the Althing (Iceland's parliament) for the Reykjavík South constituency since 2015 for the Independence Party.[4][5]

Sigríður has been a controversial figure during her tenure as the Minister of justice[6] where she played a pivotal role in the controversy surrounding the restored honour of a convicted pedophile[7] and broke the law when appointing a judge to the Court of Appeal[8]

References

  1. ↑ "Sigríður Á. Andersen verður áfram dómsmálaráðherra". Kvennabladid. March 23, 2018.
  2. ↑ "Rúmlega sjö af hverjum tíu vilja að Sigríður Á. Andersen segi af sér". Kjarninn. February 23, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Um Sigríði – Sigríður Á. Andersen". Sigríður Á. Andersen (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2018-03-23.
  4. ↑ "Sigríður Á. Andersen". Alþingi (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2018-03-23.
  5. ↑ "Sigríður Andersen hafnar ásökunum um þöggun: "Ég frábið mér þennan málflutning"". Pressan. September 19, 2017.
  6. ↑ "Vast Majority Of Icelanders Want Justice Minister To Resign". Grapevine. February 23, 2018.
  7. ↑ "PM's Father Endorsed "Restored Honour" For Convicted Paedophile". Grapevine. September 14, 2017.
  8. ↑ "Sigríður Andersen braut lög þegar hún handvaldi dómara í Landsrétt". Stundin. September 15, 2017.
Political offices
Preceded by
Ólöf Nordal
as Minister of Interior		 Minister of Justice
2017 – present		 Incumbent


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