Inga Sæland

Inga Sæland (born August 3, 1959 in Ólafsfjörður ) is an Icelandic politician. She is the founder and leader of the Flokkur fólksins party .

Life

Inga Sæland is a lawyer with a BA in law from the University of Iceland (2016) and previously studied political science . She was inspired to found the Flokkur fólksins party in 2016 because of her visual impairment . The aim of her party, which is described as populist in the media , is, according to the statutes, the fight against “injustice, discrimination, lawlessness and poverty”. Inga Sæland has subsequently distanced herself as “poorly worded” from comments she made on Facebook in March 2017, for which she was accused of xenophobia . She describes the handling of refugees in Iceland as "cruel" and she has asked for more funds for refugee aid.

In the general election on October 28, 2017 , she was elected as the top candidate of her party for the constituency of Reykjavík-Süd in the Icelandic parliament Althing . As of the beginning of 2018, she is the deputy chairman of the parliamentary committee for commercial affairs and a member of the Icelandic delegation in the West Nordic Council .

In 2007 she was a participant in the Icelandic edition of the casting show The X-Factor .

Web links

• Profile on the website of the Icelandic Parliament (isl.)
• Brief profile on the website of the Icelandic Parliament (Engl.)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Æviágrip: Inga Sæland ( Icelandic ) Alþingi. December 15, 2017. Accessed January 31, 2018.
2. ↑ ^{a b c} Elías Þórsson: Flokkur Fólksins: The Populist Uprising? ( English ) In: The Reykjavík Grapevine . August 15, 2017. Retrieved January 31, 2018.
3. ↑ Samþykktir ( Icelandic ) Flokkur fólksins. Accessed January 31, 2018.
4. ↑ Inga Sæland kvaddi X Factor ( Icelandic ) In: visir.is . March 16, 2007. Accessed January 31, 2018.

Note: Icelanders are referred to by their first name or first and last name, but not just their surname. Further information can be found under Icelandic personal name .