Bjarni Benediktsson

Bjarni Benediktsson is Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs.

Date of Birth: January 26th, 1970

Independence Party, chairman of the Independence Party since 2009.

Member of Althingi for the Southwest Constituency since 2003.

Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee 2009-2013.
Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee's Working Group on European Affairs 2010-2013.
Member of the EU-Iceland joint Parliamentary Committee 2010-2013.
Member of the Credentials Committee 2005-2009.
Member of the Economy and Taxation Committee 2007-2009.
Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee 2005-2009 (Chairman 2007-2009).
Member of the Health and Social Security Committee 2004-2005.
Member of the General Affairs Committee 2003-2007 (Chairman 2003-2007).
Member of the Budget Committee 2003-2007.
Member of the Industry Committee 2003-2004 and 2007.
Member of the Althingi Special Committee on Constitutional Affairs (former) 2009-2010.
Member of the Althingi Special Committee on Constitutional Affairs 2004-2008.
Member of the Icelandic delegation to the Nordic Council 2009-2012.
Member of the Icelandic Delegation to the EFTA and EEA Parliamentary Committees 2005-2009 (Vice-Chairman 2007-2009).
Member of the Icelandic Delegation to the WEU Assembly 2003-2005 (Chairman 2003-2005).

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