About Þórunn Egilsdóttir
Lived 1964 – 2021 (aged 56). Þórunn Egilsdóttir was an Icelandic politician.
Þórunn Egilsdóttir (; 23 November 1964 – 9 July 2021) was an Icelandic politician who was a member of the Althing (Iceland's parliament) for the Northeast Constituency from 2013 until her death, and she also served as chairman of the parliamentary group of the Progressive Party since 2016.
Þórunn died from breast cancer at a hospital in Akureyri on 9 July 2021, aged 56.
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Icelandic politician
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Þórunn Egilsdóttir was born on 23 November 1964 in Reykjavík.
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Þórunn Egilsdóttir died on 9 July 2021 in Akureyri Hospital.
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Þórunn Egilsdóttir was a politician.
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Þórunn Egilsdóttir was Icelandic.
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