Lilja Dögg Alfreðsdóttir
Lilja Alfreðsdóttir | |
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Official portrait, 2021 | |
| Minister of Tourism, Trade and Culture | |
| In office 28 November 2021 – 21 December 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Katrín Jakobsdóttir Bjarni Benediktsson |
| Preceded by | Þórdís Kolbrún R. Gylfadóttir (Tourism, Industry, and Innovation) |
| Succeeded by | Logi Már Einarsson (Culture, Innovation and Universities) Hanna Katrín Friðriksson (Industries) |
| 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 | |
| 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 |
| Member of the Althing | |
| Assumed office 29 October 2016 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 October 1973 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 from November 2021 to December 2024. As a member of the Althing (Iceland's parliament) for the Reykjavík South constituency since 2016, she previously served as the Minister of Education, Science and Culture from 2017 to 2021 and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 2016 to 2017. During his time as Minister of Education, polling showed her as the minister with the most favorability at nearly 68%.