Foreign Affairs Committee (Iceland)

The Foreign Affairs Committee (Icelandic: Utanríkismálanefnd) 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 Foreign Affairs Committee:

• External communication
• International organisations
• Defence
• Security
• Export
• European Economic Area (EEA)
• Development aid
• International and global affairs

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 Páll Árnason, 1st vice-chairman	Social Democratic Alliance
	Árni Þór Sigurðsson, chairman	Left-Green Movement
	Bjarni Benediktsson	Independence Party
	Guðfríður Lilja Grétarsdóttir	Left-Green Movement
	Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson	Progressive Party
	Helgi Hjörvar	Social Democratic Alliance
	Mörður Árnason, 2nd vice-chairman	Social Democratic Alliance
	Ragnheiður Elín Árnadóttir	Independence Party
	Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson	Progressive Party

Substitute

Name		Party
	Álfheiður Ingadóttir	Left-Green Movement
	Ásmundur Einar Daðason	Progressive Party
	Illugi Gunnarsson	Independence Party
	Lúðvík Geirsson	Social Democratic Alliance
	Ólöf Nordal	Independence Party
	Róbert Marshall	Social Democratic Alliance
	Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson	Progressive Party
	Valgerður Bjarnadóttir	Social Democratic Alliance
	Þuríður Backman	Left-Green Movement

See also

• List of standing committees of the Icelandic parliament

External links

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