Elín Hirst

Elín Stefánsdóttir Hirst (born 4 September 1960) is an Icelandic politician, and a former member of the Althing from 2013 to 2016.[1]

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a family name, but this person is referred to by the given name Elín.
Elín Hirst
Born (1960-09-04) 4 September 1960
Alma materUniversity of Florida
Occupation(s)Member of Parliament, Journalist, Documentary filmmaker, Published Author, TV News Anchor
TelevisionFréttir

Elín is a former journalist, television personality, published author, documentary filmmaker and anchor. She was Head of News of Icelandic public television channel Sjónvarpið from 2002 to 2008.[2][3]

Elín graduated from the University of Oslo with a diploma in economics in 1981, a Bachelor in journalism from University of Florida in 1984, and went for a major in history in the university of Iceland in 2005.

Elín was a member of the board of directors of the Icelandic division of UNESCO from 2002 to 2004.

References
  1. "Elín Hirst".
  2. More Icelandic journalists lose jobs, Icenews 22 October 2010
  3. "Út í bláinn að tala um hlutleysi". Dagblaðið Vísir - DV. 14 December 2002. Retrieved 25 February 2011.
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