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Alþingi

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Alþingi 2013–2016

2013-06-06 – 2016-10-13

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Party Groupings

  • Independence Party

    19 seats

  • Progressive Party

    19 seats

  • Social Democratic Alliance

    9 seats

  • Left-Green Movement

    7 seats

  • Bright Future

    6 seats

  • Pirate Party

    3 seats

What’s in this dataset?

As much as we know. Here’s a taste of the information we have so far.

Biographical 100%
Social links 10%
Contact details 1%
Identifiers 100%

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Birgir Ármannsson

Independence Party — Reykjavik Constituency North

Gender male
Born 1968-06-12
wikidata Q865180
freebase /m/0gmcb0g
pace 5444

Birgitta Jónsdóttir

Pirate Party — Southwest Constituency

Gender female
Born 1967-04-17
wikidata Q144270
freebase /m/0cc597m
viaf 288607376
lcauth nb2017006701
isni 0000 0003 9414 3768

Bjarkey Gunnarsdóttir

Left-Green Movement — Northeast Constituency

Gender female
Born 1965-02-27
wikidata Q15622449
pace 7709

Bjarni Benediktsson

Independence Party — Southwest Constituency

Gender male
Born 1970-01-26
wikidata Q879376
freebase /m/05zxr7k
ne_se bjarnibenediktsson

Björt Ólafsdóttir

Bright Future — Reykjavik Constituency North

Gender female
Born 1983-03-02
wikidata Q12395898

Brynhildur Pétursdóttir

Bright Future — Northeast Constituency

Gender female
Born 1969-04-30
wikidata Q15624512
viaf 52912982
gnd 135779413
lcauth n2016028415

Brynjar Þór Níelsson

Independence Party — Reykjavik Constituency North

Gender male
Born 1960-09-01
wikidata Q15630813

Einar Guðfinnsson

Independence Party — Northwest Constituency

Gender male
Born 1955-12-02
wikidata Q1305893

Elsa Lára Arnardóttir

Progressive Party — Northwest Constituency

Gender female
Born 1975-12-30
wikidata Q15632998

Elín Hirst

Independence Party — Southwest Constituency

Gender female
Born 1960-09-04
wikidata Q5368677
viaf 232154988
gnd 1016425627
lcauth n2012011820
isni 0000 0003 6718 2331

Eygló Harðardóttir

Progressive Party — Southwest Constituency

Gender female
Born 1972-12-12
wikidata Q1385796

Frosti Sigurjónsson

Progressive Party — Reykjavik Constituency North

Gender male
Born 1962-12-19
wikidata Q15644764

Gunnar Sveinsson

Progressive Party — Northwest Constituency

Gender male
Born 1968-06-09
wikidata Q5618945
pace 6821

Guðbjartur Hannesson

Social Democratic Alliance — Northwest Constituency (until 2015-10-23)

Gender male
Born 1950-06-03
Died 2015-10-23
wikidata Q1557723

Guðlaugur Þórðarson

Independence Party — Reykjavik Constituency South

Gender male
Born 1967-12-19
wikidata Q1557735

Guðmundur Steingrímsson

Bright Future — Southwest Constituency

Gender male
Born 1972-10-28
wikidata Q1557755
freebase /m/0h54gd4

Hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir

Independence Party — Reykjavik Constituency South

Gender female
Born 1966-10-12
wikidata Q2276642
freebase /m/04n225w

Haraldur Benediktsson

Independence Party — Northwest Constituency

Gender male
Born 1966-01-23
wikidata Q15730617

Haraldur Einarsson

Progressive Party — South Constituency

Gender male
Born 1987-09-24
wikidata Q16103460

Helgi Hjörvar

Social Democratic Alliance — Reykjavik Constituency South

Gender male
Born 1967-06-09
wikidata Q463525

Helgi Hrafn Gunnarsson

Pirate Party — Reykjavik Constituency North

Gender male
Born 1980-10-22
wikidata Q13422896

Höskuldur Þórhallsson

Progressive Party — Northeast Constituency

Gender male
Born 1973-03-08
wikidata Q1651907

Illugi Gunnarsson

Independence Party — Reykjavik Constituency North

Gender male
Born 1967-08-26
wikidata Q1658872
freebase /m/0jwxlf0

Jóhanna María Sigmundsdóttir

Progressive Party — Northwest Constituency

Gender female
Born 1991-06-28
wikidata Q16334491

Jón Gunnarsson

Independence Party — Southwest Constituency

Gender male
Born 1956-09-21
wikidata Q1715048

Jón Þór Ólafsson

Pirate Party — Reykjavik Constituency South (until 2015-07-01)

Gender male
Born 1977-03-13
wikidata Q13370916

Karl Garðarsson

Progressive Party — Reykjavik Constituency South

Gender male
Born 1960-07-02
wikidata Q16430033

Katrín Jakobsdóttir

Left-Green Movement — Reykjavik Constituency North

Gender female
Born 1976-02-01
Email katrinja@althingi.is
wikidata Q467464
freebase /m/05f5zsc
viaf 309561613
gnd 1051926092
ne_se katrin-jakobsdottir

Katrín Júlíusdóttir

Social Democratic Alliance — Southwest Constituency

Gender female
Born 1974-11-23
wikidata Q539421

Kristján Júlíusson

Independence Party — Northeast Constituency

Gender male
Born 1957-07-15
wikidata Q1789402

Kristján Möller

Social Democratic Alliance — Northeast Constituency

Gender male
Born 1953-06-26
wikidata Q463602
pace 4635

Lilja Magnúsdóttir

Left-Green Movement — Northwest Constituency

Gender female
Born 1957-06-24
wikidata Q539467

Líneik Anna Sævarsdóttir

Progressive Party — Northeast Constituency

Gender female
Born 1964-11-03
wikidata Q16421281

Oddný Harðardóttir

Social Democratic Alliance — South Constituency

Gender female
Born 1957-04-09
wikidata Q437989
freebase /m/0jww1v1

Páll Jóhann Pálsson

Progressive Party — South Constituency

Gender male
Born 1957-11-25
wikidata Q16423821

Páll Valur Björnsson

Bright Future — South Constituency

Gender male
Born 1962-07-09
wikidata Q16423843

Pétur Blöndal

Independence Party — Reykjavik Constituency South (until 2015-06-26)

Gender male
Born 1944-06-24
Died 2015-06-26
wikidata Q446307
freebase /m/02vtt15
viaf 168463186
gnd 143534130
isni 0000 0001 1540 126X

Ragnheiður Ríkharðsdóttir

Independence Party — Southwest Constituency

Gender female
Born 1949-06-23
wikidata Q1328085

Ragnheiður Árnadóttir

Independence Party — South Constituency

Gender female
Born 1967-09-30
wikidata Q2127304

Róbert Marshall

Bright Future — Reykjavik Constituency South

Gender male
Born 1971-05-31
wikidata Q2179205
freebase /m/0dsbk3r
viaf 266953148
lcauth n2012063799

Sigmundur Gunnlaugsson

Progressive Party — Northeast Constituency

Gender male
Born 1975-03-12
wikidata Q463588
freebase /m/05f51xr
viaf 5275152139992211100002
quora Sigmundur-Davíð-Gunnlaugsson

Sigríður Ingadóttir

Social Democratic Alliance — Reykjavik Constituency South

Gender female
Born 1969-05-29
wikidata Q540109

Sigríður Á. Andersen

Independence Party — Reykjavik Constituency South (from 2015-06-26)

Gender female
Born 1971-11-21
wikidata Q23059628

Sigrún Magnúsdóttir

Progressive Party — Reykjavik Constituency North

Gender female
Born 1944-06-15
wikidata Q16425503

Sigurður Jóhannsson

Progressive Party — South Constituency

Gender male
Born 1962-04-20
wikidata Q201075
freebase /m/0jwzwdl

Silja Dögg Gunnarsdóttir

Progressive Party — South Constituency

Gender female
Born 1973-12-15
wikidata Q16425990

Steingrímur Sigfússon

Left-Green Movement — Northeast Constituency

Gender male
Born 1955-08-04
wikidata Q511882
freebase /m/03mhd_
viaf 308191991
gnd 1049994523
lcauth n97020437

Steinunn Þóra Árnadóttir

Left-Green Movement — Reykjavik Constituency North (from 2014-08-18)

Gender female
Born 1977-09-18
wikidata Q15214902

Svandís Svavarsdóttir

Left-Green Movement — Reykjavik Constituency South

Gender female
Born 1964-08-24
wikidata Q438056

Unnur Konráðsdóttir

Independence Party — South Constituency

Gender female
Born 1974-04-06
wikidata Q950297
viaf 3936152139985911100004

Valgerður Bjarnadóttir

Social Democratic Alliance — Reykjavik Constituency North

Gender female
Born 1950-01-13
wikidata Q540116

Valgerður Gunnarsdóttir

Independence Party — Northeast Constituency

Gender female
Born 1955-07-17
wikidata Q5103475

Vigdís Hauksdóttir

Progressive Party — Reykjavik Constituency South

Gender female
Born 1965-03-20
wikidata Q540071

Vilhjálmur Bjarnason

Independence Party — Southwest Constituency

Gender male
Born 1952-04-20
wikidata Q16430061

Vilhjálmur Árnason

Independence Party — South Constituency

Gender male
Born 1983-10-29
wikidata Q16430083

Willum Þór Þórsson

Progressive Party — Southwest Constituency

Gender male
Born 1963-03-17
wikidata Q3481103

Árni Sigurðsson

Left-Green Movement — Reykjavik Constituency North (until 2014-08-18)

Gender male
Born 1960-07-30
wikidata Q252296

Árni Árnason

Social Democratic Alliance — Southwest Constituency

Gender male
Born 1966-05-23
wikidata Q252271
freebase /m/0j7lfgp
pace 5988

Ásmundur Daðason

Progressive Party — Northwest Constituency

Gender male
Born 1982-10-29
wikidata Q252565

Ásmundur Friðriksson

Independence Party — South Constituency

Gender male
Born 1956-01-21
wikidata Q15622430

Ásta Helgadóttir

Pirate Party — Reykjavik Constituency South (from 2015-07-01)

Gender female
Born 1990-02-05
wikidata Q22236740
google_knowledge /g/11bw7sxjbf

Ólína Þorvarðardóttir

Social Democratic Alliance — Northwest Constituency (from 2015-10-26)

Gender female
Born 1958-09-08
wikidata Q293062
viaf 84077024
gnd 173474195
lcauth n96077276
isni 0000 0000 5654 1376

Óttarr Proppé

Bright Future — Reykjavik Constituency South

Gender male
Born 1968-11-07
wikidata Q16420871
allmovie p400657
dnf 205862
sfdb 317545

Ögmundur Jónasson

Left-Green Movement — Southwest Constituency

Gender male
Born 1948-07-17
wikidata Q294666
freebase /m/05f9zjk

Össur Skarphéðinsson

Social Democratic Alliance — Reykjavik Constituency North

Gender male
Born 1953-06-19
wikidata Q58123
freebase /m/097k8x
viaf 308179182
gnd 1049612892
lcauth n2014055317

Þorsteinn Sæmundsson

Progressive Party — Southwest Constituency

Gender male
Born 1953-11-14
wikidata Q16421718

Þórunn Egilsdóttir

Progressive Party — Northeast Constituency

Gender female
Born 1964-11-23
wikidata Q15109949

Ruby programmer? It’s easy to use this data in your own app! Use the gem like this: 

require 'everypolitician'
country = Everypolitician::Index.new.country('Iceland')
house = country.legislature('Assembly')
house.popolo.terms.find_by(id: 'term/2013').memberships.each do |membership|
  puts "#{membership.person.name} (#{membership.party.name}): #{membership.person.gender}"
end

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