Siv Friðleifsdóttir

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a patronymic, not a family name; this person is properly referred to by the given name Siv.

Siv Friðleifsdóttir


Minister of Health and Social Security
Incumbent
Assumed office 15 June 2006
Prime Minister	Geir Haarde
Preceded by	Jón Kristjánsson
Succeeded by	Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson (as Minister of Health) Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir (as Minister of Social Affairs and Social Security)
Minister for the Environment
In office 1999–2004
Prime Minister	Davíð Oddsson; Halldór Ásgrímsson; Geir Haarde
Preceded by	Guðmundur Bjarnason
Succeeded by	Sigríður Anna Þórðardóttir
Personal details
Born	(1962-08-10) 10 August 1962 Oslo, Norway
Political party	Progressive Party
Spouse(s)	Þorsteinn Húnbogason
Children	Two sons (b. 1985, 1993)
Alma mater	University of Iceland

Siv Friðleifsdóttir (born 10 August 1962) (transliterated Siv Fridleifsdottir) is an Icelandic politician. Rarely used full name is Björg Siv Juhlin Friðleifsdóttir.

She was a member of the Althing (Iceland's parliament) for the Progressive Party for the Reykjanes constituency from 1995 to 2003 and has represented the Southwest Iceland constituency since 2003. She has been Chairman of the Progressive Party parliamentary group since 2007, and was Minister of Health and Social Security from 2006 to 2007, Minister for the Environment and Minister for Nordic Cooperation from 1999 to 2004.^[1]

One of her notable policies was to make it illegal for strip clubs (and strippers) to operate in Iceland. This was made possible by parliament trying to develop feminist policies.^[2]^[3] Iceland's sex industry has been shut down by feminist politicians on 30 July 2010.^[2]^[3] Under Siv's law, Iceland has become the first European country to ban strip clubs.^[2]^[3]

References

↑ CV at Althing website.
1 2 3 "Iceland's Strip Club Ban". UPI. 24 March 2010. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
1 2 3 "Legislation Bans Stripping in Iceland". Iceland Review. 24 March 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2010.

Political offices
Preceded by Guðmundur Bjarnason	Minister for the Environment 1999–2004	Succeeded by Sigríður Anna Þórðardóttir
Preceded by Halldór Ásgrímsson	Minister for Nordic Cooperation 1999–2004	Succeeded by Valgerður Sverrisdóttir
Preceded by Jón Kristjánsson	Minister of Health and Social Security 2006–2007	Succeeded by Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson as Minister of Health
Preceded by Jón Kristjánsson	Minister of Health and Social Security 2006–2007	Succeeded by Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir as Minister of Social Affairs and Social Security

Members of the Althing

Northeast Constituency	Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson Kristján Þór Júlíusson Höskuldur Þór Þórhallsson Steingrímur J. Sigfússon Líneik Anna Sævarsdóttir Valgerður Gunnarsdóttir Kristján L. Möller Þórunn Egilsdóttir Bjarkey Gunnarsdóttir Brynhildur Pétursdóttir

Northwest Constituency	Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson Einar K. Guðfinnsson Ásmundur Einar Daðason Haraldur Benediktsson Ólína Þorvarðardóttir Elsa Lára Arnardóttir Jóhanna María Sigmundsdóttir Lilja Rafney Magnúsdóttir

Reykjavik Constituency North	Illugi Gunnarsson Frosti Sigurjónsson Katrín Jakobsdóttir Össur Skarphéðinsson Brynjar Þór Níelsson Björt Ólafsdóttir Sigrún Magnúsdóttir Steinunn Þóra Árnadóttir Birgir Ármannsson Helgi Hrafn Gunnarsson Valgerður Bjarnadóttir

Reykjavik Constituency South	Hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir Vigdís Hauksdóttir Sigríður Ingibjörg Ingadóttir Pétur H. Blöndal Svandís Svavarsdóttir Róbert Marshall Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson Karl Garðarsson Ásta Helgadóttir Helgi Hjörvar Óttarr Proppé

South Constituency	Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson Ragnheiður Elín Árnadóttir Silja Dögg Gunnarsdóttir Unnur Brá Konráðsdóttir Páll Jóhann Pálsson Oddný G. Harðardóttir Ásmundur Friðriksson Haraldur Einarsson Vilhjálmur Árnason

Southwest Constituency	Bjarni Benediktsson Ragnheiður Ríkharðsdóttir Árni Páll Árnason Willum Þór Þórsson Jón Gunnarsson Guðmundur Steingrímsson Ögmundur Jónasson Vilhjálmur Bjarnason Þorsteinn B. Sæmundsson Katrín Júlíusdóttir Birgitta Jónsdóttir Elín Hirst

Third cabinet of Davíð Oddsson

Ministers	Árni Mathiesen Björn Bjarnason Davíð Oddsson Finnur Ingólfsson Geir Haarde Guðni Ágústsson Halldór Ásgrímsson Ingibjörg Pálmadóttir Jón Halldór Kristjánsson Páll Bragi Pétursson Siv Friðleifsdóttir Sólveig Guðrún Pétursdóttir Sturla Böðvarsson Tómas Ingi Olrich Valgerður Sverrisdóttir

Fourth cabinet of Davíð Oddsson

Ministers	Árni Magnússon Árni Mathiesen Björn Bjarnason Davíð Oddsson Geir Haarde Guðni Ágústsson Halldór Ásgrímsson Jón Halldór Kristjánsson Siv Friðleifsdóttir Sturla Böðvarsson Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir Tómas Ingi Olrich Valgerður Sverrisdóttir

Cabinet of Halldór Ásgrímsson

Ministers	Árni Magnússon Árni Mathiesen Björn Bjarnason Davíð Oddsson Einar Kristinn Guðfinnsson Geir Haarde Guðni Ágústsson Halldór Ásgrímsson Jón Halldór Kristjánsson Sigríður Anna Þórðardóttir Siv Friðleifsdóttir Sturla Böðvarsson Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir Valgerður Sverrisdóttir

First cabinet of Geir Haarde

Ministers	Árni Mathiesen Björn Bjarnason Einar Kristinn Guðfinnsson Geir Haarde Guðni Ágústsson Jón Sigurðsson Jónína Bjartmarz Magnús Stefánsson Siv Friðleifsdóttir Sturla Böðvarsson Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir Valgerður Sverrisdóttir

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