Lilja Dögg Alfreðsdóttir

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Lilja Alfreðsdóttir
Lilja in 2016

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

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
As of 25 September 2021^[1]
Northeast	Berglind Ósk Guðmundsdóttir Bjarkey Olsen Gunnarsdóttir Ingibjörg Isaksen Jakob Frímann Magnússon Jódís Skúladóttir Líneik Anna Sævarsdóttir Logi Már Einarsson Njáll Trausti Friðbertsson Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson Þórarinn Ingi Pétursson
Northwest	Bergþór Ólason Bjarni Jónsson Eyjólfur Ármannsson Halla Signý Kristjánsdóttir Lilja Rannveig Sigurgeirsdóttir Stefán Vagn Stefánsson Teitur Björn Einarsson Þórdís Kolbrún R. Gylfadóttir
Reykjavik North	Andrés Ingi Jónsson Ásmundur Einar Daðason Dagbjört Hákonardóttir Diljá Mist Einarsdóttir Eva Dögg Davíðsdóttir Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson Halldóra Mogensen Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson Steinunn Þóra Árnadóttir Tómas A. Tómasson Þorbjörg Sigríður Gunnlaugsdóttir
Reykjavik South	Arndís Anna Kristínardóttir Áslaug Arna Sigurbjörnsdóttir Birgir Ármannsson Björn Leví Gunnarsson Hanna Katrín Friðriksson Hildur Sverrisdóttir Inga Sæland Kristrún Frostadóttir Lilja Alfreðsdóttir Orri Páll Jóhannsson Svandís Svavarsdóttir
South	Ásmundur Friðriksson Ásthildur Lóa Þórsdóttir Birgir Þórarinsson Guðbrandur Einarsson Guðrún Hafsteinsdóttir Hafdís Hrönn Hafsteinsdóttir Jóhann Friðrik Friðriksson Oddný G. Harðardóttir Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson Vilhjálmur Árnason
Southwest	Ágúst Bjarni Garðarsson Bjarni Benediktsson Bryndís Haraldsdóttir Gísli Rafn Ólafsson Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson Guðmundur Ingi Kristinsson Jón Gunnarsson Óli Björn Kárason Sigmar Guðmundsson Willum Þór Þórsson Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir Þórhildur Sunna Ævarsdóttir Þórunn Sveinbjarnardóttir

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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