Þórunn Egilsdóttir | |
Office: | Member of the Althing |
Term Start: | 27 April 2013 |
Term End: | 9 July 2021 |
Constituency: | Northeast |
Birth Date: | 23 November 1964 |
Birth Place: | Reykjavík, Iceland |
Death Place: | Akureyri, Iceland |
Spouse: | Friðbjörn Haukur Guðmundsson |
Education: | University of Iceland (B.Ed) |
Party: | Progressive Party |
Þórunn Egilsdóttir (in Icelandic pronounced as /ˈθouːrʏnː ˈeijɪlstouhtɪr̥/; 23 November 1964 – 9 July 2021) was an Icelandic politician who was a member of the Althing (Iceland's parliament) for the Northeast Constituency from 2013[1] until her death, and she also served as chairman of the parliamentary group of the Progressive Party since 2016.[2]
Þórunn died from breast cancer at a hospital in Akureyri on 9 July 2021, aged 56.[3]