Kolbrún Halldórsdóttir
Icelandic politician (born 1955)
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Kolbrún Halldórsdóttir (born 31 July 1955) is the chairman of BHM, the confederation of university graduates in Iceland. She is a former politician with the Left-Green Movement. She was a member of the Althing (Iceland's parliament) for Reykjavík constituencies from 1999. She was not re-elected in 2009. Halldórsdóttir was Minister for the Environment and Minister for Nordic Cooperation, in 2009. She has been s President of ECA – European Council of Artists (2011).
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 |
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| Born | 31 July 1955 Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Party | Left-Green Movement |
| Spouse | Ágúst Pétursson |
| Children | Two children |
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.[1][2]
