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			N/A
139th			N/A
		Oddný Guðbjörg Harðardóttir	Social Democratic Alliance	N/A

140th parliament (2011-present)

Chairman		Party	Parliament	Years
	Sigríður Ingibjörg Ingadóttir	Social Democratic Alliance	140th	N/A

See also

• List of standing committees of the Icelandic parliament

External links

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