Siv Friðleifsdóttir

Siv Friðleifsdóttir (born 10 August 1962) (transliterated Siv Fridleifsdottir) is an Icelandic politician. Rarely used full name is Björg Siv Juhlin Friðleifsdóttir. She is half-Norwegian and she partly grew up in Norway, where she spent almost every summer next to the Oslofjord with her grandparents.[1] She was a member of the Althing (Iceland's parliament) for the Progressive Party for the Reykjanes constituency from 1995 to 2003 and has represented the Southwest Iceland constituency since 2003. She has been Chairman of the Progressive Party parliamentary group since 2007, and was Minister of Health and Social Security from 2006 to 2007, Minister for the Environment and Minister for Nordic Cooperation from 1999 to 2004.[2]

Siv Friðleifsdóttir
Minister of Health and Social Security
In office 7 March 2006 – 24 May 2007
Prime Minister	Geir Haarde
Preceded by	Jón Kristjánsson
Succeeded by	Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson (as Minister of Health) Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir (as Minister of Social Affairs and Social Security)
Minister for the Environment
In office 1999–2004
Prime Minister	Davíð Oddsson; Halldór Ásgrímsson; Geir Haarde
Preceded by	Guðmundur Bjarnason
Succeeded by	Sigríður Anna Þórðardóttir
Personal details
Born	10 August 1962 Oslo, Norway
Political party	Progressive Party
Spouse(s)	Þorsteinn Húnbogason
Children	Two sons (b. 1985, 1993)
Alma mater	University of Iceland

One of her notable policies was to make it illegal for strip clubs (and strippers) to operate in Iceland. This was made possible by parliament trying to develop feminist policies.[3][4] Iceland's sex industry has been shut down by feminist politicians on 30 July 2010.[3][4] Under Siv's law, Iceland has become the first European country to ban strip clubs.[3][4]

References

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2. CV at Althing website.
3. "Iceland's Strip Club Ban". UPI. 24 March 2010. Retrieved 2 May 2011.
4. "Legislation Bans Stripping in Iceland". Iceland Review. 24 March 2010. Retrieved 6 June 2010.