Welfare Committee (Iceland)

The Welfare Committee (Icelandic: Velferðarnefnd) 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 Welfare Committee:

• Health insurance
• Social security
• Social services
• Children
• Senior citizens
• Disability
• Housing
• Labour market
• Health care

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 Álfheiður Ingadóttir, chairman Left-Green Movement Eygló Harðardóttir Progressive Party Guðmundur Steingrímsson independent Jónína Rós Guðmundsdóttir, 1st vice-chairman Social Democratic Alliance Kristján L. Möller Social Democratic Alliance Lúðvík Geirsson, 2nd vice-chairman Social Democratic Alliance Ragnheiður Ríkharðsdóttir Independence Party Unnur Brá Konráðsdóttir Independence Party Valgerður Bjarnadóttir Social Democratic Alliance

Substitute Name Party Guðfríður Lilja Grétarsdóttir Left-Green Movement Höskuldur Þórhallsson Progressive Party Jón Gunnarsson Independence Party Mörður Árnason Social Democratic Alliance Ólína Þorvarðardóttir Social Democratic Alliance Ragnheiður Elín Árnadóttir Independence Party Róbert Marshall Social Democratic Alliance Sigríður Ingibjörg Ingadóttir Social Democratic Alliance

See also

• List of standing committees of the Icelandic parliament

External links

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