Silja Dögg Gunnarsdóttir

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Silja Dögg.

Silja Dögg Gunnarsdóttir
Personal details
Born	(1973-12-16) 16 December 1973 (age 51) Reykjavík, Iceland
Political party	Progressive Party
Spouse	Þröstur Sigmundsson
Parent(s)	Gunnar Örn Guðmundsson (born 1945) Ásdís Friðriksdóttir (born 1949)
Alma mater	University of Iceland (B.A.) Bifröst University (MIB)

Silja Dögg Gunnarsdóttir (born 16 December 1973) is an Icelandic politician who is a member of the Althing (Iceland's parliament) for the South Constituency since 2013^[1] and has also served as Chairman of the Icelandic Delegation to the Nordic Council since 2017.^[2]

At the end of October 2019, Silja Dögg was elected to the position of president of the Nordic Council for the year 2020.^[3]

References

1. "Silja Dögg Gunnarsdóttir". RÚV. 2016-10-10. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
2. "Silja Dögg Gunnarsdóttir — Nordic cooperation". www.norden.org. Retrieved 2018-04-06.
3. Frettabladid.is, „Silja Dögg kjörin forseti Norðurlandaráðs“ ("Silja Dögg elected president of the Nordic Council") (viewed November 1, 2019)

External links

• Biography of Silja Dögg Gunnarsdóttir on the parliament website (Icelandic)