Þórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörð Gylfadóttir (born 4 November 1987) is an Icelandic lawyer[1] and politician of the Independence Party who has served as the minister of foreign affairs since 2024, having previously held the portfolio from 2021 to 2023. She also served as finance minister from 2023 to 2024 and tourism and industry minister from 2017 to 2021.
Political career
Þórdís has been a member of the Althing (Iceland's parliament) for the Northwest Constituency since 2016, as a representative of the Independence Party. Since 2018, she has been the party's vice-chair.[2]
During her time as Minister of Foreign Affairs, Þórdís held the rotating chairmanship of the Council of Europe's Committee of Ministers from November 2022 to May 2023.[5]
In July 2023, she announced that Iceland would suspend it's embassy in Moscow due to not meeting the priorities of the country's foreign service in its current state. She added that the suspension didn't mean they would be cutting diplomatic relations with Russia.[6]
On 14 October 2023, she was appointed minister of finance and economic affairs in a minor reshuffle following Bjarni Benediktsson's resignation.[7]
She and her Nordic counterparts signed a joint letter in late October condemning Israel's planned bill that would seek to ban the UNRWA from operating in the country and in effect the Palestinian areas. Furthermore, they urged the Knesset to reconsider passing the bill.[9]
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