Budget Committee (Iceland)

The Budget Committee (Icelandic: Fjárlaganefnd) 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 Budget Committee:

• State finance
• Budget spending
• State assets
• Loan authorisation
• State guarantees
• Pension

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 Árni Þór Sigurðsson Left-Green Movement Ásbjörn Óttarsson Independence Party Björgvin G. Sigurðsson Social Democratic Alliance Björn Valur Gíslason, 1st vice-chairman Left-Green Movement Höskuldur Þórhallsson Progressive Party Illugi Gunnarsson Independence Party Kristján Þór Júlíusson Independence Party Sigmundur Ernir Rúnarsson, 2nd vice-chairman Social Democratic Alliance Sigríður Ingibjörg Ingadóttir, chairman Social Democratic Alliance

Substitute Name Party Árni Johnsen Independence Party Helgi Hjörvar Social Democratic Alliance Lilja Rafney Magnúsdóttir Left-Green Movement Magnús Orri Schram Social Democratic Alliance Ragnheiður Ríkharðsdóttir Independence Party Valgerður Bjarnadóttir Social Democratic Alliance Vigdís Hauksdóttir Progressive Party Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir Independence Party Þuríður Backman Left-Green Movement

Chairmen

114th parliament (1991–2011)

Chairman		Party	Parliament	Years
	Karl Steinar Guðnason	Social Democratic Party	114th	1991
			115th	1991–1992
			116th	1992–1993
	Sigbjörn Gunnarsson	Social Democratic Party	117th	1993–1994
			118th	1994–1995
	Jón Halldór Kristjánsson	Progressive Party	119th	1995
			120th	1995–1996
			121st	1996–1997
			122nd	1997–1998
			123rd	1998–1999
			124th	1999
			125th	1999–2000
			126th	2000–2001
	Ólafur Örn Haraldsson	Progressive Party		2001
			127th	2001–2002
			128th	2002–2003
	Magnús Stefánsson	Progressive Party	129th	2003
			130th	2003–2004
			131st	2004–2005
			132nd	2005–2006
	Birkir Jón Jónsson	Progressive Party		2006
			133rd	2006–2007
	Gunnar Svavarsson	Social Democratic Alliance	134th	2007
			135th	2007–2008
			136th	2008–2009
	Guðbjartur Hannesson	Social Democratic Alliance	137th	2009
			138th	—
			139th	—
	Oddný Guðbjörg Harðardóttir	Social Democratic Alliance		—

140th parliament (2011-present)

Chairman		Party	Parliament	Years
	Sigríður Ingibjörg Ingadóttir	Social Democratic Alliance	140th	—

See also

• List of standing committees of the Icelandic parliament

External links

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