Mrs. Valgerdur Sverrisdottir

Minister of Industry and Commerce 1999 - 2006.
Born March 23, 1950. Married to Mr. Arvid Kro. They have three daughters.

Education
Kvennaskólinn í Reykjavík (Reykjavík Women's School), graduated 1967.
Language schools in Hamburg 1968-69 and London 1971-72.

Career
Agricultural Research Laboratories, secretary 1967-68
Secretary to the Managing Director of KEA Cooperative 1969-70
Akureyri Regional Hospital, secretary 1970-71
Teacher at Grenivík school, North Iceland, 1972-76, part-time 1977-82
Has run a farm with her husband since 1974

Political career
Deputy Member of Parliament 1984
Member of Parliament for the Progressive Party
in the Northeast Iceland constituency since 1987
2nd Deputy Speaker of the Althingi (Parliament) 1988-89 and 1990-91
Deputy Speaker of Parliament 1992-95
Member of the Nordic Council 1987-90 and 1995-99,
chair of the Icelandic parliamentary group in the Nordic Council 1995-99
Progressive Party parliamentary group leader 1995-99
Minister for Nordic Cooperation, 2004-2005.

Party political posts
Progressive Party constituency committee in Northeast Iceland,
member 1983-87, chair 1985-86
Progressive Party central committee, member since 1983
Progressive Party, deputy secretary 1990-92

Membership of boards, etc
KEA Cooperative 1981-92
SÍS (Federation of Iceland Cooperative Societies) 1985-92
Akureyri Ship Repair Yard 1989-91
Bifröst Cooperative College 1990-96, chair 1995-96
Nordic Cultural Fund 1991-93, 1995-99, chair 1995.