Board of The Directorate of Labour 

The Minister of Social Affairs and Children appoints the board of The Directorate of Labour for a term of four years at a time, per Article 5 of Act no. 55/2006 on Labour Market Measures.  The Icelandic Confederation of Labour (ASÍ) and The Confederation of Icelandic Enterprise (SA) nominate two main members and two alternates each, The Federation of State and Municipal Employees (BRSB), The Icelandic Confederation of University Graduates (BHM), The Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs and the Icelandic Association of Local Authorities each nominate one main member and one alternate to the board. The Minister appoints two main members to the Board without nomination, the Chairman and the Deputy Chairman. 

The board of the Directorate of Labour consists of the following members: 

Main board members: 

• Huginn Freyr Þorsteinsson, án tilnefningar, formaður.
• Lilja Birgisdóttir, án tilnefningar, varaformaður.
  Halldór Oddsson, tiln. af Alþýðusambandi Íslands.
• Guðbjörg Kristmundsdóttir, tiln. af Alþýðusambandi Íslands.
• Andri Valur Ívarsson, tiln. af Bandalagi háskólamanna.
• Hrannar Már Gunnarsson, tiln. af BSRB.
• Guðný Einarsdóttir, tiln. af fjármála- og efnahagsráðuneyti.
• Sólveig B. Gunnarsdóttir, tiln. af Samtökum atvinnulífsins.
• Jón Rúnar Pálsson, tiln. af Samtökum atvinnulífsins.
• Guðmundur Ari Sigurjónsson, tiln. af Sambandi íslenskra sveitarfélaga. 

Deputy board members: 

• Sjöfn Ingólfsdóttir, án tilnefningar
• Þórhallur Harðarson, án tilnefningar
• Helga Ingólfsdóttir, tiln. af Alþýðusambandi Íslands.
• Finnbjörn A. Hermannsson, tiln. af Alþýðusambandi Íslands.
• Kolbrún Halldórsdóttir, tiln. af Bandalagi háskólamanna.
• Arna Jakobína Björnsdóttir, tiln. af BSRB.
• Valgeir Þór Þorvaldsson, tiln. af fjármála- og efnahagsráðuneyti.
• Maj-Britt Hjördís Briem, tiln. af Samtökum atvinnulífsins.
• Guðmundur H. Guðmundsson, tiln. af Samtökum atvinnulífsins.
• Kjartan Magnússon, tiln. af Sambandi íslenskra sveitarfélaga.

Appointment period is from the 17th of November 2022 until the 17th of November 2026. 

Further about the composition and scope of work of the board of the Directorate of Labour. 

According to Article 5 of the Act on Labour Market Measures, the Minister of Social Affairs and Children appoints the board of The Directorate of Labour for a term of four years at a time. Two board members shall be nominated by the Icelandic Confederation of Labour, one nominated by The Icelandic Confederation of University Graduates, one nominated by The Federation of State and Municipal Employees, one nominated by The Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs, one nominated by the Icelandic Association of Local Authorities and two nominated by The Confederation of Icelandic Enterprise. An equal number of alternates shall be nominated. The Minister appoints two board members without nomination, one of whom shall be the Chairman of the board of the directorate, and the other the Deputy Chairman. 

The Director General of The Directorate of Labour attends board meetings with freedom of speech and the right to make proposals. 

The board of The Directorate of Labour shall monitor the directorate’s operations and activities. The board is intended, among other things, to discuss and approve the directorate’s work and budget plans, which the Director General submits no later than December for the next operating year. Furthermore, it shall submit annually proposals to the Board of the Unemployment Insurance Fund regarding funding for the payment of unemployment benefits and the administration of The Directorate of Labour for the fund in accordance with a service agreement. The board of the directorate shall also manage professional policymaking in the field of labour market measures and make the Minister of Social Affairs aware of the employment situation and the results of labour market measures in a report at the end of each year. The board shall consult regularly with the labour market councils, per Article 6, when assessing the employment situation in each region. 

Board of the Unemployment Insurance Fund: 

Main board members: 

• Aðalsteinn Haukur Sverrisson, appointed without nomination, Chairman. 
• Helga Ingólfsdóttir, nominated by ASÍ. 
• Kolbeinn Gunnarsson, nominated by ASÍ. 
• Berglind Margrét Njálsdóttir, nominated by BSRB. 

• Maríanna H. Helgadóttir, nominated by BHM. 
• Steinunn Sigvaldadóttir, nominated by The Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs. 
• Karl Björnsson, the Icelandic Association of Local Authorities. 
• Sólveig B. Gunnarsdóttir, nominated by SA. 
• Jón Rúnar Pálsson, nominated by SA. 

Deputy board members: 

• Elva Dögg Ásud. Kristinsdóttir, appointed without nomination, Deputy Chairman. 
• Hilmar Harðarson, nominated by ASÍ. 

• Sólveig Anna Jónsdóttir, nominated by ASÍ. 
• Garðar Hilmarsson, nominated by BSRB. 
• Andri Valur Ívarsson, nominated by BHM. 
• Kristinn Hjörtur Jónasson, nominated by The Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs. 
• Inga Rún Ólafsdóttir, the Icelandic Association of Local Authorities. 

• Ragnar Árnason, nominated by SA. 
• Maj Britt Hjördís Briem, nominated by SA. 

The board was appointed by the Minister of Social Affairs and Children from the 18th January 2019 until the 17th of January 2023. 

The Board of the Self-Employed Individuals’ Insurance Fund: 

The Minister of Social Affairs and Children appoints the board of the Self-Employed Individuals’ Insurance Fund for four years at a time, per Article 8 of the Act on Unemployment Insurance, no. 54/2006. 

Main board members: 

• Helgi Haukur Hauksson, appointed without nomination, Chairman. 
• Oddný Steina Valsdóttir, nominated by The Farmers Association of Iceland. 
• Örn Pálsson, nominated by The National Association of Small Boat Owners. 
• Grétar H. Guðmundsson, nominated by The National Federation of Lorry-Drivers. 

Deputy board members: 

• Ingveldur Ása Konráðsdóttir, appointed without nomination, Deputy Chairman. 
• Guðbjörg Jónsdóttir, nominated by The Farmers Association of Iceland. 
• Oddbjörg Friðriksdóttir, The National Association of Small Boat Owners. 

• Davíð Sveinsson, nominated by The National Federation of Lorry-Drivers. 

The board is appointed from the 13th of May 2020 until the 13th of May 2024.