Thordis Kolbrun Gylfadottir is the Icelandic Ambassador to the UK, since August 2026.

She served as a minister for eight years, from 2017 to 2024. She was the minister for Foreign Affairs 2021-2024. Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs for a short while. Minister of Tourism, Industry and Innovation 2017-2021 and a minister of Justice for a short while. She was a member of parliament from 2016-2026.

Thordis was the Vice Chairman of the Independence Party from 2018-2015. 

Thordis is the Special Envoy of the Council of Europe Secretary General on the Situation of Children of Ukraine, since February 2025.

She is a lawyer, taught Constitutional and Administrative Law at Reykjavik University 2013-2015 and 2025, part time.

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Þórdís Kolbrún er sendiherra Íslands í London (frá ágúst 2026).

Hún var ráðherra í átta ár, frá 2017-2024 og varaformaður Sjálfstæðisflokksins frá 2018-2025. Hún er fyrrverandi utanríkisráðherra, fjármálaráðherra, dómsmálaráðherra og ferðamála-, nýsköpunar- og iðnaðarráðherra. Hún var þingmaður frá árinu 2016-2026.

Þórdís Kolbrún er sérstakur erindreki framkvæmdastjóra Evrópuráðsins í málefnum úkraínskra barna (frá febrúar 2025). Þórdís Kolbrún er lögfræðingur frá Háskólanum í Reykjavík þar sem hún var stundakennari í stjórnskipunarrétti 2013-2015 og 2025.