Lilja Dögg Alfreðsdóttir

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Lilja Alfreðsdóttir
Official portrait, 2021

Minister of Tourism, Trade and Culture
Incumbent
Assumed office 28 November 2021
Prime Minister	Katrín Jakobsdóttir Bjarni Benediktsson
Preceded by	Þórdís Kolbrún R. Gylfadóttir (Tourism, Industry, and Innovation)
Minister of Education, Science and Culture
In office 30 November 2017 – 28 November 2021
Prime Minister	Katrín Jakobsdóttir
Preceded by	Kristján Þór Júlíusson
Succeeded by	Ásmundur Einar Daðason (Education and Children's Affairs)
Deputy Chair of the Progressive Party
Incumbent
Assumed office 2 October 2016
Leader	Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson
Preceded by	Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 7 April 2016 – 11 January 2017
Prime Minister	Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson
Preceded by	Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson
Succeeded by	Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson
Member of the Althing
Incumbent
Assumed office 29 October 2016

Personal details
Born	(1973-10-04) 4 October 1973 (age 51) Reykjavík, Iceland
Political party	Progressive
Spouse	Magnús Óskar Hafsteinsson
Children	2

Lilja Dögg Alfreðsdóttir (born 4 October 1973) is an Icelandic politician and lawmaker who has served as the Minister of Tourism, Trade and Culture since November 2021. As a member of the Althing (Iceland's parliament) for the Reykjavík South constituency since 2016,^[1] she previously served as the Minister of Education, Science and Culture from 2017 to 2021.

Career

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Lilja has worked for the International Monetary Fund, the Icelandic Central Bank and was an economic advisor to Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson during his time as prime minister. Lilja was the Minister of Foreign Affairs in Sigurður Ingi Jóhannson's cabinet from 2016 to 2017, and has been the deputy chairperson of the Progressive Party since 2016.

She has criticised Disney for having too few films and programmes with Icelandic subtitles or dubbed in Icelandic. In 2021, she wrote to Tim Cook, CEO of Apple Inc., asking him to help maintain Icelandic as a language by including it in the voice, text and language collection in their operating systems.^[2]

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Political offices
Preceded by Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson	Minister for Foreign Affairs 2016–2017	Succeeded by Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson
Preceded by Kristján Þór Júlíusson	Minister of Education, Science and Culture 2017–	Incumbent

v t e ← Members of the Althing 2021–2024 →
Speaker: Birgir (D) 1st Deputy Speaker: Oddný G. (S) 2nd Deputy Speaker: Líneik Anna (B) 3rd Deputy Speaker: Ásthildur Lóa (F) 4th Deputy Speaker: Diljá Mist (D) 5th Deputy Speaker: Björn Leví (P) 6th Deputy Speaker: Jódís (V)
Centre M	Bergþór Sigurður Páll Högni Elfar Hákon Birgir* Erna Sigmundur Davíð Anna Kolbrún Ágústa Þorgrímur
Independence D	Áslaug Arna Friðjón R. Ásmundur Björgvin Ingveldur Anna Berglind Ósk Berglind Harpa Birgir Friðjón R. Bjarni Sigþrúður Bryndís Sigþrúður Arnar Þór Diljá Mist Kjartan Brynjar Guðlaugur Þór Kjartan Brynjar Guðrún Haraldur Teitur Björn Guðrún Sigríður Sigríður Elín Jón Sigþrúður Hildur Friðjón R. Ragnhildur Alda Ágústa Njáll Trausti Berglind Harpa Ragnar Óli Björn Arnar Þór Þórdís Kolbrún R. Sigríður Elín Teitur Björn Vilhjálmur Björgvin
Left-Green V	Bjarkey Kári Bjarni* Lilja Rafney Guðmundur Ingi Ólafur Þór Jódís Kári Jana Salóme Ingibjargar Katrín Eva Dögg René Orri Páll Brynhildur Steinunn Þóra Eva Dögg René Andrés Svandís Daníel E. Brynhildur
People's F	Ásthildur Lóa Georg Eiður Elín Íris Eyjólfur Sigurjón Hermann Guðmundur Ingi Jónína Björk Sigurður Inga Wilhelm Helga Svanberg Jakob Frímann* Katrín Sif Tómas A. Kolbrún
Pirate P	Andrés Ingi Lenya Rún Taha Valgerður Arndís Anna K. Sara Elísa Halldór Auðar Gunnhildur Fríða Björn Leví Gunnhildur Fríða Halldór Auðar Gísli Rafn Eva Sjöfn Indriði Ingi Halldóra Lenya Rún Taha Þórhildur Sunna Indriði Ingi Eva Sjöfn Greta Ósk Lárus
Progressive B	Ágúst Bjarni Kristín Ásmundur Einar Brynja Dan Halla Signý Marsibil Hafdís Hrönn Halldóra Fríða Ingibjörg Ólöf Kristinn Rúnar Jóhann Friðrik Halldóra Fríða Lilja Dögg Aðalsteinn Haukur Lilja Rannveig Þorgils Friðrik Már Iða Marsibil Elsa Lára Líneik Anna Halldóra K. Sigurður Ingi Halldóra Fríða Stefán Vagn Þórarinn Ingi Helgi Halldóra K. Willum Þór
Social Democrats S	Helga Vala Dagbjört Magnús Árni Dagbjört Ragna Magnús Árni Jóhann Páll Dagbjört Magnús Árni Kristrún Rósa Björk Viðar Vilborg Kristín Logi Már Hilda Jana Eydís Oddný G. Viktor Stefán Guðný Birna Inger Erla Þórunn Guðmundur Andri Inga Björk Margrétar
Viðreisn C	Guðbrandur Wolfram Elva Dögg Hanna Katrín María Rut Daði Már Dagbjart Gunnar Sigmar Thomas Þorbjörg Sigríður Jón Steindór Katrín Sigríður J. Þorgerður Katrín Elín Anna Thomas Ástrós Rut Rafn
Permanent replacements and temporary substitutes in brackets Temporary substitutes in italics ^‡Relinquished mandate prior to taking office *Changed party affiliation during Althing term

v t e Cabinet of Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson
Ministers	Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson Lilja Dögg Alfreðsdóttir Bjarni Benediktsson Ólöf Nordal Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson Ragnheiður Elín Árnadóttir Sigrún Magnúsdóttir Illugi Gunnarsson Eygló Harðardóttir Kristján Þór Júlíusson

v t e First cabinet of Katrín Jakobsdóttir
Ministers	Áslaug Arna Sigurbjörnsdóttir Ásmundur Einar Daðason Bjarni Benediktsson Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson Katrín Jakobsdóttir Kristján Þór Júlíusson Lilja Dögg Alfreðsdóttir Sigríður Á. Andersen Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson Svandís Svavarsdóttir Þórdís Kolbrún R. Gylfadóttir

v t e Second cabinet of Katrín Jakobsdóttir
Ministers	Áslaug Arna Sigurbjörnsdóttir Ásmundur Einar Daðason Bjarni Benediktsson Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson Guðrún Hafsteinsdóttir Katrín Jakobsdóttir Lilja Dögg Alfreðsdóttir Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson Svandís Svavarsdóttir Willum Þór Þórsson Þórdís Kolbrún R. Gylfadóttir

v t e Second cabinet of Bjarni Benediktsson
Ministers	Áslaug Arna Sigurbjörnsdóttir Ásmundur Einar Daðason Bjarkey Gunnarsdóttir Bjarni Benediktsson Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson Guðrún Hafsteinsdóttir Lilja Dögg Alfreðsdóttir Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson Svandís Svavarsdóttir Willum Þór Þórsson Þórdís Kolbrún R. Gylfadóttir

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