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	Prime Minister - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In parliamentary systems like the Westminster system, the prime minister is the presiding head of the government while the position of head of state (the King, Queen or President), who may officially be the head of the executive, is largely ceremonial.
		While the modern office of Prime Minister developed in the UK the first actual usage of the word Prime Minister or Premiere Minstre was used by Cardinal Richelieu, when, in 1624 he was named to head the royal council as prime minister of France.
		The Prime Minister is formally the presiding minister of the Privy Council and the cabinet.
	www.higiena-system.com /wiki/link-Prime_minister (2838 words)

	Icelandic prime minister resigns - Boston.com
		Iceland's prime minister announced Monday he was stepping down in the wake of his party's poor performance in recent local elections.
		REYKJAVIK, Iceland --Iceland's prime minister announced Monday he was stepping down in the wake of his party's poor performance in recent local elections.
		Oddsson, Europe's longest-serving prime minister, stepped down after a 13-year tenure that transformed this tiny island nation -- population 300,000 -- with a strong dose of free market medicine.
	www.boston.com /news/world/europe/articles/2006/06/05/icelandic_prime_minister_resigns (191 words)

	Message of President Roosevelt to the Congress on Iceland, July 7, 1941
		Iceland Government expects that declaration made by President in this connection will be in agreement with these promises on the part of Iceland, and Government would much appreciate its being given the opportunity of being cognizant with wording of this declaration before it is published.
		On the part of Iceland it is considered obvious that if United States undertake defense of the country it must be strong enough to meet every eventuality and particularly in the beginning it is expected that as far as possible effort will be made to prevent any special danger in connection with changeover.
		Iceland Government lays special stress on there being sufficient airplanes for defensive purposes wherever they are required and they can be used as soon as decision is made for United States to undertake the defense of the country.
	www.mtholyoke.edu /acad/intrel/WorldWar2/iceland.htm (1757 words)

	President to Welcome Prime Minister Oddsson of Iceland
		Iceland is a valued friend and ally of the United States, making key contributions to NATO operations in Afghanistan and the Balkans.
		Prime Minister Oddsson, the longest-serving elected leader in Europe, is a strong supporter of the international effort to bring peace and democracy to Iraq.
		The President and Prime Minister Oddsson will discuss a range of issues, including combating terrorism, Iraq and the Broader Middle East, NATO issues in the wake of the Istanbul Summit, and bilateral economic and defense cooperation.
	www.whitehouse.gov /news/releases/2004/06/20040630-7.html (132 words)

	Statistics Iceland - About Statistics Iceland
		The legal basis for Statistics Iceland and its work is the Act of 1913, as well as other acts on official statistics, the Act and statutes on the Central Government Administration, the legislation on civil registration and the National Register of Population and other legislation.
		Statistics Iceland also operates in accordance with the United Nations Fundamental Principles of Official Statistics, the European Statistics Code of Practice as well as the Act on the Protection of Privacy regarding the processing of personal data.
		The present minister for Statistics Iceland is the Prime Minister of Iceland Mr.
	www.statice.is /?PageID=439 (495 words)

	Scotsman.com News - Latest News - Icelandic prime minister resigns
		Iceland's Prime Minister Halldor Asgrimsson addresses delegates at the 2005 World Summit and 60th General Assembly of the United Nations in New York in this September 15, 2005 file photo.
		The prime minister of Iceland, whose nation has been hit by worries about economic overheating, said on Monday he planned to step down and media reports said the foreign minister would take his place.
		Prime Minister Halldor Asgrimsson had earlier told local media he would take responsibility for the poor performance of his Progressive Party in local elections on May 27.
	news.scotsman.com /latest.cfm?id=833632006 (827 words)

	AEI - Short Publications (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Prime Minister of Iceland David Oddsson is the direct descendant of these Vikings.
		And according to the Prime Minister, personal income tax will be reduced again this year by four percentage points, the income tax surcharge on the highest incomes will be removed and plans are formed to cut the corporate income tax rate further down to 15 percent.
		Speaking last week at the American Enterprise Institute, a Washington think tank, the Icelandic Prime Minister explained, "We know from experience that low taxes are a driving force behind the economy and that nothing dampens people's energy as much as watching most of the money they earn being taken away by the state.
	www.aei.org /publications/pubID.20793,filter.all/pub_detail.asp (945 words)

	Australia Acts to Stop Iceland from Whaling
		Icelandic whalers continued their commercial trade in whale products for three years after the moratorium came into effect, from 1986 to 1989, under the "scientific whaling" provision.
		Kemp said he was concerned by media reports that Prime Minister of Iceland David Oddsson said during his January visit to Japan that Iceland may resume "scientific" whaling under research provisions of the Convention that created the IWC.
		In Tokyo on January 14, Prime Minister Oddsson told a gathering to mark the establishment of an Icelandic Chamber of Commerce in Japan that Iceland is indebted to Japan for its new status within the IWC.
	www.ens-newswire.com /ens/feb2003/2003-02-12-02.asp (1062 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > World -- Iceland's leader takes new job, ending run as Europe's longest-serving prime ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		REYKJAVIK, Iceland – Iceland Prime Minister David Oddsson, Europe's longest-serving premier, is stepping down after a 13-year tenure marked by the transformation of his island country with free market policies.
		While prime minister, he published two collections of short stories, "A Couple of Days Without Gudny" in 1997 and "Stolen from the Author of the Alphabet" in 2002.
		Oddsson was elected mayor of Iceland's capital, Reykjavik, at 34 and was re-elected twice before becoming prime minister in 1991.
	signonsandiego.com /news/world/20040914-1610-iceland-primeminister.html (451 words)

	Changing minds in Iceland \| Greenpeace International
		Reykjavik, Iceland — According to a new Gallup poll, 48 percent of the Icelandic public thinks the existence of groups like Greenpeace is "rather important to very important" -- a marked shift from past antagonism against Greenpeace for its anti-whaling policies.
		An Icelandic flag in one whale-watching town was flown at half-mast when the Icelandic government announced the renewal of whaling.
		The Prime Minister of Iceland recently acknowledged that many people in Iceland who make their livings from tourist revenue are worried about the impact of whaling.
	www.greenpeace.org /international/news/changing-minds-in-iceland (666 words)

	AEI - Events (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		For the last ten to eleven years, the Icelandic government, led by Prime Minister David Oddsson, has implemented a series of reforms that have turned the economy around.
		Iceland is now one of the fastest growing countries in Europe (5 percent a year on average for the last ten years).
		Please join AEI in welcoming the prime minister as he discusses Iceland's sustained economic growth and how future policies aim to enhance growth further.
	www.aei.org /events/eventID.834,filter.all/event_detail.asp (160 words)

	Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi in Action (What's up around the Prime Minister) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi met with Prime Minister David Oddsson of the Republic of Iceland at the Prime Minister's Official Residence.
		During the meeting, Prime Minister Koizumi and Prime Minister Oddsson agreed on the necessity for scientific research concerning commercial whaling.
		Prime Minister Koizumi also requested the participation of Iceland in the 2005 World Exposition, Aichi, Japan, to which Prime Minister Oddsson expressed his intention to take part in cooperation with the other Scandanavian countries.
	www.kantei.go.jp /foreign/koizumiphoto/2003/01/17iceland_e.html (127 words)

	Prime minister - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In parliamentary systems like the United Kingdom's Westminster system, the prime minister is the presiding and actual head of the government and head of the executive branch.
		While the modern office of Prime Minister was developed in the UK the first actual usage of the word Prime Minister or Premier Ministre was used by Cardinal Richelieu, when, in 1624 he was named to head the royal council as prime minister of France.
		Not every prime minister fits exclusively into either category: Eamon de Valera, though a strong personality, was only interested in controlling some of his government's agenda (usually constitutional matters and Anglo-Irish affairs), and allowed large areas to decided by his colleagues.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Prime_minister (2921 words)

	News from the High North Alliance
		Prime Minister David Oddsson of Iceland has given the green light for Keiko the killer whale to come home.
		The case of Tilikum was considered by Icelandic officials at the Ministries of Fisheries, Foreign Affairs, Environment, and Agriculture, including the Chief Veterinary Officer and scientists at the Marine Research Institute, which then advised Fisheries Minister Thorsteinn Palsson.
		In a memorandum to Palsson on 27 April 1992, the Marine Research Institute wrote that "it should be pointed out that in general, transfer of animals from one geographical area (or ecosystem) to another is of major concern within the marine sciences, particularly in relation to mariculture.
	www.highnorth.no /news/nedit.asp?which=191 (733 words)

	President Bush Welcomes Iceland Prime Minister to White House
		Iceland has been a steady friend of the United States of America, and they have been an important friend.
		Prime Minister, did you reach an agreement on the defense treaty with Iceland?
		PRIME MINISTER ODDSSON: That was never -- the meeting -- was to have an agreement.
	www.whitehouse.gov /news/releases/2004/07/20040706-2.html (886 words)

	Beehive.govt.nz - Minister condemns Iceland's
		Comments by Iceland's Prime Minister that his country wants to follow the Japanese and resume "research whaling" are infuriating, Conservation Minister Chris Carter said today.
		"Iceland wanted to be readmitted to the Commission with an objection to the moratorium on commercial whaling.
		That is despite the fact it did not object to the moratorium in 1982 when it was passed.
	www.beehive.govt.nz /ViewDocument.cfm?DocumentID=15891 (293 words)

	Prime Minister of Iceland to Visit Canada
		Prime Minister Paul Martin announced today that the Prime Minister of Iceland, Halldór Ásgrímsson, will be in Canada for a working visit on July 28 and 29, 2005.
		On July 29, Prime Minister Ásgrímsson will meet with Prime Minister Martin in Winnipeg to discuss a range of issues, including climate change and fisheries.
		Prime Minister Ásgrímsson will also visit Gimli, Manitoba, to participate in the annual Gimli Icelandic Festival, which celebrates Icelandic culture and heritage and the arrival of the first Icelandic settlers in Canada.
	news.gc.ca /cfmx/view/en/index.jsp?articleid=161389 (165 words)

	IcelandReview - Online (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		The Progressive party is giving up the chair of the Prime minister after HalldÃ³r ÃsgrÃmsson decided to quit politics 32 years after he was first elected member of Althingi, Icelandâs parliament.
		The new Prime minister, Geir H. Haarde was elected chairman of the Independence party in the fall of 2005.
		She has been loyal to Prime minister ÃsgrÃmsson and has recently voiced opposition to Gudni ÃgÃºstsson who is vice-chairman of the party.
	www.icelandreview.com /icelandreview/daily_news/?cat_id=40764&ew_0_a_id=211344 (909 words)

	NATO Speech: Prime Minister, Iceland - Washington, 23 April 1999 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		There is no example in history of any other military or defence alliance of free countries which has operated for so long and in such close harmony.
		Its existence is based on the support and trust of its member states, members who have the faith, the conviction and the will to secure peace and democracy in Europe.
		Iceland is proud to be a member of NATO and to work together with the countries which form a unique Alliance.
	www.nato.int /docu/speech/1999/s990423i.htm (319 words)

	FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT'S MESSAGE TO CONGRESS ON U. S. OCCUPATION OF ICELAND
		It is, therefore, imperative that the approaches between the Americas and those strategic outposts, the safety of which this country regards as essential to its national security, and which it must therefore defend, shall remain open and free from all hostile activity or threat thereof.
		On the part of Iceland it is considered obvious that if United States undertake defense of the country it must be strong enough to meet every eventuality and particularly in the beginning it is expected that as far as possible efforts will be made to prevent any special danger in connection with change-over.
		You further state that this decision is made on the part of Iceland as an absolutely free and sovereign state and that it is considered as a matter of course that the United States will from the beginning recognize the legal status of Iceland, both states immediately exchanging diplomatic representatives.
	www.ibiblio.org /pha/policy/1941/410707a.html (1187 words)

	Asigra Delivers Remote Backup to Iceland's Government Ministry of Statistics
		Statistics Iceland is a government ministry that holds sensitive data of all Icelandic citizens and official statistics, in accordance with government requirements.
		The minister of Statistics Iceland is the Prime Minister of Iceland, Mr.
		The operation of Statistics Iceland is based on the legislation on Statistics Iceland and other acts on official statistics, the Act and statutes on the Central Government Administration, the legislation on civil registration and the National Register of Population and other legislation.
	www.asigra.com /pressroom/print_uk_press/stat_iceland.htm (1143 words)

	President Bush Welcomes Iceland Prime Minister to White House
		And the Prime Minister is a person who cares deeply about the security of his country and the welfare of his people, and that's why he's been such an effective leader for the good people of Iceland.
		And the world will be more peaceful when this Iraqi government, under Prime Minister Allawi, emerges and there are elections.
		The future of Iraq is -- the future of the world is much better because of the undertaking that the United States, United Kingdom and their alliances took there.
	www.state.gov /p/eur/rls/rm/34190.htm (947 words)

	Alcoa: Iceland
		October 24, 2006 The Union of Icelandic Electrical Workers, the East-Iceland Technical High School (VA) and Alcoa Fjardaál, have signed an agreement which significantly increases opportunities for students in the field of electricity and enables them to complete their studies in their homestead, in combination with working for Alcoa Fjardaál.
		Alcoa and the government of Iceland have signed an agreement on instigating a thorough feasability study for a new 250,000 tpy smelter in Bakki by Húsavík in Northern Iceland.
		With the June 14, 2003 planting of the first seedlings in an unspoiled, rugged area of natural Icelandic beauty, Alcoa launched its Ten Million Trees program and began fulfilling a promise to the Reydarfjordur Forestry Association and the people of the local community.
	www.alcoa.com /iceland/en/alcoa_iceland/timeline.asp (547 words)

	SignOnSanDiego.com > News > World -- Iceland's new prime minister takes office (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		REYKJAVIK, Iceland – Halldor Asgrimsson took office Wednesday as Iceland's prime minister, swapping office keys and jobs with David Oddsson who stepped down after 13 years of leading governments.
		He has served as minister for fisheries and minister of justice.
		Earlier this year, he served as acting prime minister while the 56-year-old Oddsson was recovering from two cancer operations.
	www.signonsandiego.com /news/world/20040915-1314-iceland.html (299 words)

	Prime Minister Of Iceland
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		The Prime Minister of Iceland (Icelandic : ''ForsÃ¦tisrÃ¡Ã°herra Ãslands'') is Iceland 's head of government.
		The prime minister is appointed by the President and exercises executive power along with the cabinet.
	www.seattleluxury.com /encyclopedia/entry/Prime_Minister_of_Iceland (321 words)

	Prime Minister´s Office
		The Policy Address of Prime Minister Geir H. Haarde October 3rd.
		Agreement on defence issues has been reached between Iceland and the United States and regarding the U.S. return to Iceland of land and facilities on agreed areas.
		Address by the Prime Minister of Iceland, Geir H. Haarde, at Austurvöllur in Reykjavík on National Day, June 17 2006.
	eng.forsaetisraduneyti.is (204 words)

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