Svandís Svavarsdóttir
Svandís Svavarsdóttir (born 24 August 1964 in Selfoss, Iceland) is an Icelandic politician, who is serving as Minister of Infrastructure and which has been member of the Althing since 2009.
She is a member of the Left-Green Movement. She served as Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources in the government of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir. In the First cabinet of Katrín Jakobsdóttir she served as Minister of Health. She was also the leader of the Left-Green Movement's parliamentary group. She served as the Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture in the Second cabinet of Katrín Jakobsdóttir before Bjarni Benediktsson became Prime Minister, and she became Minister of Infrastructure.
Svandís Svavarsdóttir | |
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.jpg) Svavarsdóttir in 2010 | |
| Minister of Infrastructure | |
| Assumed office 9 April 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Bjarni Benediktsson |
| Preceded by | Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson |
| Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture | |
| In office 28 November 2021 – 9 April 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Katrín Jakobsdóttir |
| Preceded by | Kristján Þór Júlíusson |
| Succeeded by | Bjarkey Gunnarsdóttir |
| Minister of Health | |
| In office 30 November 2017 – 28 November 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Katrín Jakobsdóttir |
| Preceded by | Óttarr Proppé |
| Succeeded by | Willum Þór Þórsson |
| Minister for the Environment | |
| In office 10 May 2009 – 23 May 2013 | |
| Prime Minister | Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir |
| Preceded by | Kolbrún Halldórsdóttir |
| Succeeded by | Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 24 August 1964 Selfoss, Iceland |
| Political party | Left-Green Movement |
External links
- Althing biography (detailed Icelandic version)
- Althing biography (short English version)
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