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Mr Sigurður Helgi PÁLMASON (Iceland, SOC)

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Representative
Deputy
People’s Party

Althingi - Parliament of Iceland
IS - 150 - Reykjavik
Iceland

Working language: English

Declarations of interests:
2026 , 2025

Declarations of interest regarding election observations (if applicable)

Mandates

In the political groups

  • Member: Socialists, Democrats and Greens Group since 23/06/2025
  • Member: Members not belonging to a Political Group from 07/04/2025 to 22/06/2025

In the Assembly

  • since 07/04/2025 Representative - Iceland

In the committee(s) and sub-committee(s)

  • Vice-President of the Assembly: Bureau of the Assembly (since 26/01/2026)
  • Vice-President of the Assembly: Standing Committee (since 26/01/2026)
  • Full Member: Special Committee on the New Democratic Pact (since 26/01/2026)
  • Full Member: Committee on Culture, Science, Education and Media (since 07/04/2025)
  • Full Member: Committee on Political Affairs and Democracy (since 07/04/2025)
  • Chairperson of national delegation: Standing Committee (since 07/04/2025)

Interventions

Last speeches

23/04/2026 | 17:17:35 Thank you. The debate is now closed. The Committee on Social Affairs, Health and Sustainable Development has presented the draft resolution, Document 16371, to which no amendments have been tabled, and a draft recommendation to which no amendments have been tabled. We will now proceed to vote on the draft resolution, Document 16371. A simple majority is required. The vote is open. The vote is closed. I call for the result to be displayed. The draft resolution, Document 16371, is adopted. We... 29/01/2026 | 10:55:32 Madam President, It seems the headlines have moved on, and the focus on Greenland has passed. But for many people, citizens, partners and allies, the questions it raised have not. Because when sovereignty is openly questioned, something deeper is unsettled. People are left uneasy. They begin to wonder whether the rules they have relied on will still hold tomorrow. Whether commitments once thought unshakable are still secure. History teaches us that uncertainty is never neutral. It creates... 28/01/2026 | 20:06:19 The Committee rejected this amendment with a two-thirds majority. I shall now put the amendment to the vote. The vote is open. The vote is closed. I call for the results to be displayed: Amendment 4 is rejected. We will now proceed to vote on the Draft Resolution contained in Document 16314 as amended. A simple majority is required. The vote is open. The vote is closed. I call for the result to be displayed. The Draft Resolution in Document 16314 is adopted. [Applause] The Committee on... 28/01/2026 | 11:34:31 Mister President, Across this great continent, we should be thinking: What kind of Europe will we leave to the next generation? But perhaps the better question is: what kind of generation are we preparing to inherit Europe? History teaches us something essential. Strong democracies are not built by governments alone, they are built by citizens who believe that freedom is worth defending, responsibility is worth carrying, and participation is our fundamental right, not a favour granted by the... 02/10/2025 | 17:27:59 Mister President, As parliamentarians, we carry a special responsibility: to protect democracy, not only in this Assembly but in each of our member states. We all know that democracy is fragile. We see declining participation, weakening trust, and growing polarisation. These are warning signs we cannot ignore as we have seen them before. This report makes it clear that political parties stand at the centre of this challenge. They are not relics of the past but the foundations of...

Activities

Reports and committee opinions