Inga Sæland

Inga Sæland
Member of the Althing
Incumbent
Assumed office
2017
Personal details
Born (1959-08-03) 3 August 1959 (age 64)
Ólafsfjörður, Iceland
Political partyPeople's Party
Alma materUniversity of Iceland

Inga Sæland (born 3 August 1959)[1] is an Icelandic law graduate and politician who is the founder and current leader of the People's Party.

Early life

Inga was born in Ólafsfjörður to Ástvaldur Einar Steinsson (born 21 August 1930), a fisherman, and Sigríður Sæland Jónsdóttir (born 25 June 1937), a housewife. She moved to Reykjavík in 1994. She got a BA in law and a partial degree in political science from the University of Iceland.[1][2] She has a visual impairment and her political party's goals have been to better the conditions of the poor and disabled.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b "Inga Sæland – Æviágrip þingmanna". Alþingi.
  2. ^ "Inga Sæland". ruv.is. 18 October 2016.
  3. ^ "Flokkur Fólksins: The Populist Uprising? – The Reykjavik Grapevine". The Reykjavik Grapevine. 15 August 2017. Retrieved 21 August 2017.
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