Ambassador

Curriculum Vitae

Sigríður Anna Þórðardóttir,
Icelandic Ambassador to Canada

Sigridur Anna Thordardottir was born on May 14, 1946 in Siglufjordur Iceland.

Ministerial Career
Minister for the Environment 2004-2006.
Minister for Nordic Co-operation 2005-2006.

Parliamentary Career
Member of Althingi for the Reykjanes Constituency 1991-2003 and for the Southwest Constituency 2003-2007, the Independence Party.

Party Group
Party Group Chairman of the parliamentary group of the Independence Party 1998-2003.

Standing comittiees
Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Affairs 2002-2003.
Chairman of the Committee on Education and Culture 1991-2002.
Member of the Committee on Economy and Trade 1999-2003.
Chairman of the Althingi Special Committee on Constitutional Affairs 2001-2003, member 1999-2003.
Member of the Committee on Health and Social Security 1991-1999 and 2003-2004.
Member of the Committee on Industry 1991-1999 and 2006-2007. Chairman of the Committee on the Environment 2003-2004.
Member of the Committee on Credentials 2003-2005.
Chairman of the Icelandic Delegation to the Nordic Council 2006-2007 and member 1991-2004.
Chairman of the Icelandic Delegation to the Conference of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region 2002-2004.
President of the Nordic Council 2000-2001.
Vice president of the parliament 2006 - 2007.

Other activities
Teacher in Elementary School of Grundarfjördur 1975-1990 and Elementary School in Mosfellsbaer 1990-1991.
Chairman of the Town Council of Grundarfjördur 1978-1982, 1986-1988 and member of the Town Council 1978-1990.

Education
Graduate Akureyri College 1966.
B.A. - degree in Icelandic, History and Classical Greek from the University of Iceland.
Further studies in linguistics,- University of Minnesota, USA 1982-1983.

Married to Rev. Jon Thorsteinsson.
They have three grown up daugthers and seven grandchildren.