Svanborg takes over as parliamentary group executive director

Svanborg Sigmarsdóttir, executive director of Viðreisn, will take over as executive director of the party’s parliamentary group while Sigurjón Njárðarson is on sick leave, mbl.is reports.

Pawel Bartoszek, chair of the parliamentary group, confirmed the appointment to mbl.is.

Sigurjón said yesterday that he had been diagnosed with cancer and would be away from work for a period.