| Ólína Þorvarðardóttir | |
| Birth Date: | 8 September 1958 |
| Birth Place: | Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Spouse: | Sigurður Pétursson |
| Children: | 3 sons, 2 daughters |
| Party: | Social Democratic Alliance |
Ólína Kjerúlf Þorvarðardóttir (born 8 September 1958) is an Icelandic writer, scholar and former journalist and politician. She was a member of the Althing from 2009 to 2016, representing the Social Democratic Alliance for the Northwest Constituency.[1]
Ólína was born in Reykjavík but moved to Ísafjörður at the age of 14 when her father was hired as the local District Commissioner. She studied at Menntaskólinn á Ísafirði where she met her future husband, Sigurður Pétursson with whom she has had five children.[2]
Ólína has been an active scholar in social Sciences, Icelandic litterature and folklore. Since 2022 she has been a dean and a professor at Bifröst University in Iceland. Before that she was member of the Icelandic Parliament Alþingi Íslendinga 2009-2016 where she was chairman of the parliamentary committees on industry, the environment and transport. Ólína was a principal of the Junior College of Ísafjörður (Menntaskólinn á Ísafirði) from 2001 to 2006; and lecturer at the University of Iceland (Folklore, Icelandic literature) from 1992 to 2000. Before participating in politics, Ólína worked as a journalist, reporter and TV-anchor at the State Broadcasting Station (RÚV) from 1987 to 1990.
She has published several books and articles on political and social matters as well as Icelandic folklore and litterature.[3] Her docotoral thesis Brennuöldin. Galdur og galdratrú í málskjölum og munnmælum (Háskólaútgáfan 2000, second edition Forlagið 2023) is about the witch persecutions in 17th century Iceland. https://www.forlagid.is/vara/brennuoldin-galdur-og-galdratru-i-malskolum-og-munnmaelum/
Ólína is a volunteer member of the Icelandic Association for Search and Rescue (ICE-SAR)] where she specializes in training and working with rescue dogs.[4] In January 2020, she was part of an around 200 SAR members who rescued 49 people at the base of Langjökull glacier.[5]
| 2021 | Ilmreyr. Móðurminning. (Biography/Science) | |
| 2020 | Spegill fyrir skuggabaldur. Atvinnubann og misbeiting valds. (Social science) | |
| 2019 | Lífgrös og leyndir dómar. Lækningar, töfrar og trú í sögulegu ljósi. (Folk medicine - Science) | |
| 2017 | Við Djúpið blátt. Ísafjarðardjúp. (Yearbook of the Icelandic Touring Association) | |
| 2009 | Vestanvindur. Ljóð og lausir endar. (Poetry) | |
| 2000 | Brennuöldin. Galdur og galdratrú í málskjölum og munnmælum. (Folklore/Litterature/History. Science) | |
| 1995 | Álfar og tröll. Íslensk þjóðfræði. (Folklore. Science) | |
| 1988 | Bryndís. Lífssaga Bryndísar Schram. (Biography) |
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