Jón Þór Ólafsson

Jón Þór Ólafsson

Jón Þór Ólafsson (German transcription Jon Thor Olafsson , born March 13, 1977 in Reykjavík ) is an Icelandic politician and was chairman of the Icelandic pirate party Píratar from 2013 to 2014 as the successor to Birgitta Jónsdóttir , from whom he was replaced again in this office. From 2013 to 2015 Jón Þór was a member of the Icelandic parliament Althing , since 2014 deputy group leader of the Píratar. After his resignation in 2015, he ran again for the early parliamentary elections in Iceland in 2016 and was re-elected to the Althing.

Life

Jón Þór studied philosophy and business administration at the University of Iceland from 2002 to 2013 . Since the Icelandic parliamentary elections on April 27, 2013 , Jón Þór was a member of the Icelandic parliament Althing for the constituency of Reykjavík-Süd . He was a member of Parliament's Committee on Environment and Communication and the Special Committee on Parliament's Rules of Procedure. In the summer of 2015, Jón Þór announced his resignation. Ásta Guðrún Helgadóttir took his seat in parliament . When early elections were held in October 2016 , Jón Þór ran again successfully, this time for the Southwestern constituency . He ranks third in the Althing's parliamentary vice-presidency.

In 2013, Jón Þór caused a sensation in parliament by refusing to address parliamentarians using the traditional form of address háttvirtan (“highly respected”, for members of parliament) or hæstvirtur (“ highly respected ”, for ministers). In his opinion, parliamentarians should not automatically address one another with an honorary title that is not necessarily earned. Since the then President of Parliament Einar K. Guðfinnsson did not want to tolerate this behavior and had repeatedly called Jón Þór to order, Jón Þór considered having the relevant powers of the parliamentary president clarified in court.

Web links

Commons : Jón Þór Ólafsson  - Collection of pictures, videos and audio files

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

Individual evidence

1. ^ Jón Þór Ólafsson ( English ) Althingi. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
2. ↑ ^{a b} Brynjólfur Þór Guðmundsson: þessi taka saeti á thingi ( Icelandic ) In: ruv.is . October 30, 2016. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
3. ↑ Guðmundur Björn Þorbjörnsson: Jón Þór hættir á þingi ( Icelandic ) In: RÚV . July 6, 2015. Accessed December 23, 2015.
4. ↑ Æviágrip: Jón Þór Ólafsson ( Icelandic ) Althingi. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
5. ^ Paul Fontaine: Pirate MP: "Respect Is Not Automatic" ( English ) In: The Reykjavík Grapevine . September 16, 2013. Archived from the original on April 19, 2014. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 18, 2014. 
6. ^ Paul Fontaine: Wants Court To Rule On Parliamentary President Power ( English ) In: The Reykjavík Grapevine . October 10, 2013. Archived from the original on April 19, 2014. Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved April 18, 2014. 

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