Environment and Communications Committee (Iceland)

The Environment and Communications Committee (Icelandic: Umhverfis- og samgöngunefnd) is a standing committee of the Icelandic parliament.

Jurisdiction

According to law № 55/1991, with later amendments, all matters relating to the following subjects are referred to the Environment and Communications Committee:

• Planning
• Construction
• Research
• Consulting
• Protection
• Sustainability
• Transport
• Implementation

Members, 140th parliament

The main members have seats in the committees and attend the meetings. When they are unable to do so the substitute members temporarily take their place.

Main Name Party Atli Gíslason independent Árni Johnsen Independence Party Ásmundur Einar Daðason Progressive Party Birgir Ármannsson Independence Party Guðfríður Lilja Grétarsdóttir, chairman Left-Green Movement Mörður Árnason Social Democratic Alliance Ólína Þorvarðardóttir, 1st vice-chairman Social Democratic Alliance Róbert Marshall Social Democratic Alliance Þuríður Backman, 2nd vice-chairman Left-Green Movement

Substitute Name Party Álfheiður Ingadóttir Left-Green Movement Einar Kristinn Guðfinnsson Independence Party Jónína Rós Guðmundsdóttir Social Democratic Alliance Kristján L. Möller Social Democratic Alliance Lúðvík Geirsson Social Democratic Alliance Ragnheiður Elín Árnadóttir Independence Party Vigdís Hauksdóttir Progressive Party Þráinn Bertelsson Left-Green Movement

See also

• List of standing committees of the Icelandic parliament

External links

• Official website (in English)
• Official website (in Icelandic)