This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Kolbrún.
| Kolbrún Halldórsdóttir | |
|---|---|
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| Minister for the Environment | |
| In office 1 February 2009 – 10 May 2009 | |
| Prime Minister | Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir |
| Preceded by | Þórunn Sveinbjarnardóttir |
| Succeeded by | Svandís Svavarsdóttir |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1955-07-31) 31 July 1955 (age 69) Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Political party | Left-Green Movement |
| Spouse | Ágúst Pétursson |
| Children | Two children |
Kolbrún Halldórsdóttir (born 31 July 1955) is an Icelandic politician with the Left-Green Movement. She was a member of the Althing (Iceland's parliament) for Reykjavík constituencies from 1999. She didn't get re-elected in 2009. She was Minister for the Environment and Minister for Nordic Cooperation, in 2009. She has been s President of ECA – European Council of Artists (2011).
Supporting prisoner artists
Kolbrún Halldórsdóttir, as the president of ECA, joined the biggest international campaign Freemuse for the release of Iranian musician Mehdi Rajabian and his brother, film-maker Hossein Rajabian; he was signed by the following of the ARJ group.
References
- "Iran: Two musicians and a filmmaker sentenced". Freemuse. Archived from the original on 28 August 2017.
- "ARJ carries an International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran".
- Kolbrún Halldórsdóttir, Secretariat of Althingi, retrieved 1 February 2009
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| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded byÞórunn Sveinbjarnardóttir | Minister for the Environment | Succeeded bySvandís Svavarsdóttir |
| Preceded byBjörgvin G. Sigurðsson | Minister for Nordic Cooperation | Incumbent |
| First cabinet of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir | |
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