Ragna Árnadóttir

Ragna Árnadóttir
Minister of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs
In office
1 February 2009 – 2 September 2010
Prime MinisterJóhanna Sigurðardóttir
Preceded byBjörn Bjarnason
Succeeded byÖgmundur Jónasson
Secretary General of Alþingi
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 September 2019
Preceded byHelgi Bernódusson
Personal details
Born (1966-08-30) 30 August 1966 (age 58)
Reykjavík, Iceland
SpouseMagnús Jón Björnsson
Children2
Alma materUniversity of Iceland, Lund University
ProfessionLawyer, civil servant
This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Ragna.

Ragna Árnadóttir (born 30 August 1966) is an Icelandic lawyer, politician and former Minister of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs of Iceland.[1] She previously served as the acting office manager of the Prime Minister's Office from 15 January 2009.[2][3]

Ragna started working for Landsvirkjun, Iceland's national power company and its largest generator of electricity, in 2010; from 2012 to 2019, she was vice president of the company. She has been the Secretary General of Alþingi (is the national parliament of Iceland) since 1 September 2019.[4][5]

References

  1. ^ "About the minister". Ministry of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs. Archived from the original on 24 January 2004. Retrieved 1 February 2009.
  2. ^ "About the minister in Icelandic". Ministry of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs. Retrieved 1 February 2009.
  3. ^ "Press release". Icelandic Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 1 February 2009.
  4. ^ Þórður Snær Júlíusson (14 June 2019). "Ragna Árnadóttir ráðin skrifstofustjóri Alþingis". Kjarninn (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 March 2022.
  5. ^ Sunna Kristín Hilmarsdóttir (30 August 2019). "Ragna Árnadóttir komin með lyklavöldin að Alþingi". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 March 2022.


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