Women's List

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The Women's List (Icelandic: Samtök um kvennalista), also called Kvenna Listin, abbreviated KL^[1] was a feminist party in Iceland that took part in national politics from 1983 to 1999, gaining some seats in the Alþingi. In 1999 it formed an alliance with three other left wing and centre-left parties called the Social Democratic Alliance, which then merged into a party by that name in 2000. However, about half the members of the Women's List disapproved of this and chose to join the Left-Green Movement instead. Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir, former leader of the Alliance and former Minister of Foreign Affairs started her political career in the Women's List, and was Mayor of Reykjavík as a member of that party.

Members of Alþingi

Anna Ólafsdóttir Björnsson (1989–1995)
Danfríður Skarphéðinsdóttir (1987–1991)
Guðrún Agnarsdóttir (1983–1990)
Jóna Valgerður Kristjánsdóttir (1991–1995)
Kristín Ástgeirsdóttir (1991–1999)
Kristín Einarsdóttir (1987–1995)
Kristín Halldórsdóttir (1983–1989, 1995–1999)
Málmfríður Sigurðardóttir (1987–1991)
Þórhildur Þorleifsdóttir (1987–1991)
Þórunn Sveinbjarnardóttir (temporary in 1996)

References

↑ Arter, D. (1999). Scandinavian Politics Today. translated by. Manchester University Press. ISBN 9780719051333.

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