Bjarkey Gunnarsdóttir
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Bjarkey Gunnarsdóttir | |
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| Minister of Food, Fisheries and Agriculture | |
| In office 9 April 2024 – 17 October 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Bjarni Benediktsson |
| Preceded by | Svandís Svavarsdóttir |
| Succeeded by | Bjarni Benediktsson |
| Member of the Althingi | |
| Assumed office 27 April 2013 | |
| Constituency | Northeast |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 27 February 1965 (age 59) Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Political party | Left-Green Movement |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Profession | Civil servant Teacher Businessperson |
Bjarkey Olsen Gunnarsdóttir is an Icelandic politician and lawmaker. She served as Minister of Food, Fisheries and Agriculture from April to October 2024 and has been member of the Althing since 2013, representing the North East.[1]
Political career
[edit]Parliament
[edit]Bjarkey was first elected to the Althing at the 2013 election for the Northeast constituency. She has been re-elected since.[1]
Minister of Food, Fisheries and Agriculture
[edit]She was appointed minister of food, fisheries and agriculture on 9 April 2024 when Bjarni Benediktsson succeeded Katrín Jakobsdóttir as prime minister.[2] She was succeeded by prime minister Bjarni Bendiktsson in the post after the Left-Green Movement withdrew from government after its collapse in October the same year.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Bjarkey Olsen Gunnarsdóttir". Alþingi.
- ^ "Bjarni Benediktsson tekinn við forsætisráðuneytinu" (in Icelandic). RÚV. 9 April 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "Ríkisráðsfundur á Bessastöðum: Vinstri græn formlega hætt" (in Icelandic). RÚV. 17 October 2024. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
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- Members of the Althing 2013–2016
- Members of the Althing 2016–2017
- Members of the Althing 2017–2021
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