Inga Sæland

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a family name, but this person is referred to by the given name Inga.
Inga Sæland
Member of the Althing
Incumbent
Assumed office
2017
Personal details
Born (1959-08-03) 3 August 1959 (age 65)
Ólafsfjörður, Iceland
Political partyPeople's Party
Alma materUniversity of Iceland

Inga Sæland (born 3 August 1959)[1] is an Icelandic politician who is the founder and current leader of the People's Party.

Early life

Inga was born in Ólafsfjörður to Ástvaldur Einar Steinsson (born 21 August 1930), a fisherman, and Sigríður Sæland Jónsdóttir (born 25 June 1937), a housewife. She moved to Reykjavík in 1994. She got a BA in law and a partial degree in political science from the University of Iceland.[1][2] She has a visual impairment and her political party's goals have been to better the conditions of the poor and disabled.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Inga Sæland – Æviágrip þingmanna". Alþingi.
  2. ^ "Inga Sæland". ruv.is. 18 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Flokkur Fólksins: The Populist Uprising? – The Reykjavik Grapevine". The Reykjavik Grapevine. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.


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