Sigríður Á. Andersen
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This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a family name, but this person is referred to by the given name Sigríður.
Sigríður Ásthildur Andersen (born 21 November 1971) is an Icelandic politician and lawyer who served as the Minister of Justice of Iceland from 2017–2019.[1][2][3] She resigned as minister of justice after the European Court of Human Rights found her appointments of judges to the Icelandic court of appeals to be illegal.[4][5]
Quick Facts Minister of Justice, Prime Minister ...
Sigríður Á. Andersen | |
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Minister of Justice | |
In office 11 January 2017 – 14 March 2019 | |
Prime Minister | Bjarni Benediktsson Katrín Jakobsdóttir |
Preceded by | Ólöf Nordal (Minister of the Interior) |
Succeeded by | Þórdís Gylfadóttir |
Personal details | |
Born | (1971-11-21) 21 November 1971 (age 52) Reykjavík, Iceland |
Political party | Independence Party |
Spouse | Glúmur Jón Björnsson |
Alma mater | University of Iceland |
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She has been a member of the Icelandic parliament (Althing) for the Independence Party since 2015.[6][7]