Kolbeinn Óttarsson Proppé

Kolbeinn Óttarsson Proppé (born December 19, 1972 in Reykjavík ) is an Icelandic journalist and politician ( left-green movement ).

Life

Kolbeinn is a descendant of Althing deputy Ólafur Proppé (1886-1949) and cousin of the musician Óttarr Proppé , who also belonged to the Althing from 2013 to 2017. He studied history and Icelandic at the University of Iceland ( BA 1998). Kolbeinn worked, among other things, as a freelance historian and translator as well as for several years as a journalist for the daily newspaper Fréttablaðið and has authored several non-fiction books for young people.

In the parliamentary elections on October 29, 2016 , Kolbeinn Óttarsson Proppé was elected as a candidate of the left-green movement for the constituency of Reykjavík South in the Icelandic parliament Althing. He was re-elected in the early parliamentary elections on October 28, 2017 . As of April 2019, he is a member of the parliamentary constitutional and supervisory committee and the committee for commercial affairs. He has been a member of the Icelandic delegation to the Nordic Council since 2017 .

Web links

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

Remarks

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e} Æviágrip: Kolbeinn Óttarsson Proppé ( Icelandic ) Alþingi. May 8, 2018. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
2. ↑ Æviágrip: Ólafur Proppé ( Icelandic ) Alþingi. March 2, 2016. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
3. ↑ Æviágrip: Óttarr Proppé ( Icelandic ) Alþingi. November 30, 2017. Retrieved April 6, 2019.
4. ↑ Icelandic union catalog leitir.is . Retrieved April 6, 2019.
5. ↑ Tilkynning um úrslit kosninga til Alþingis October 28, 2017 og úthlutun þingsæta ( Icelandic ) Landskjörstjórn. November 8, 2017. Retrieved April 7, 2019.

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 .