Congress of LÍV
31. October 2025Congress of the Commercial Federation of Iceland Concludes
The 34th Congress of the Commercial Federation of Iceland concluded today, Friday, October 31, 2025.
Eiður Stefánsson was elected unopposed as Chairman of LÍV for the next two years, 2025–2027.
The following were elected to the Board for the next two years:
Halla Gunnarsdóttir, VR
Hjörtur Geirmundsson, Verslunarmannafélag Skagafjarðar
Svanhildur Ólöf Þórsteinsdóttir, VR
Ólafur Reimar Gunnarsson, VR
Birgitta Ragnarsdóttir, VR
Kolbrún Júlía Erlendsdóttir, VR
The following were elected to the Alternate Board for the next two years:
Ellen Rós Baldvinsdóttir, VR
Aðalsteinn J. Halldórsson, Framsýn
Hulda Björnsdóttir, Félag verslunar- og skrifstofufólks Akureyri
Andrea Rut Pálsdóttir, VR
Inga Kristín Sveinbjörnsdóttir, AFL Starfsgreinafélag
Malini Elavazhagan, VR
Þórir Hilmarsson, VR
Key topics discussed at the congress included fiscal austerity and artificial intelligence. Resolutions on these issues can be viewed below. Additional resolutions were also passed on matters related to preschools and the safety of retail workers — these can also be found below. Resolutions are in Icelandic only.
- Click here to view the resolution on fiscal austerity.
- Click here to view the resolution on artificial intelligence.
- Click here to view the resolution on preschool matters.
- Click here to view the resolution on safety issues.
Newly elected board of LÍV, from left: Nýkjörin stjórn LÍV, frá vinstri: Kolbrún Júlía Erlendsdóttir, Svanhildur Ólöf Þórsteinsdóttir, Ólafur Reimar Gunnarsson, Eiður Stefánsson, Halla Gunnarsdóttir, Birgitta Ragnarsdóttir og Hjörtur Geirmundsson.