Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson

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Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson


Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture
In office 7 April 2016 – 11 January 2017
Prime Minister	Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson
Preceded by	Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson
Succeeded by	Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 23 May 2013 – 7 April 2016
Prime Minister	Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson
Preceded by	Össur Skarphéðinsson
Succeeded by	Lilja Dögg Alfreðsdóttir

Personal details
Born	(1968-06-09) 9 June 1968 (age 56) Sauðárkrókur, Iceland
Political party	Progressive Party (until 2017) Centre Party

Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson (born 9 June 1968) is an Icelandic politician for the Centre Party.

He is a member of the Althingi (Iceland's parliament) for the Centre Party for the Northwest of Iceland constituency since 2017. He was the Chairman of the Progressive Party 2009–2013.^[1] On 23 May 2013, Gunnar Bragi was appointed the Minister for Foreign Affairs. In 2017, he joined the Centre Party formed by his close friend Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson and ran for party in the 2017 elections.^[2] He is currently Chairman of the Center Party parliamentary group.

References

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^ http://www.althingi.is/altext/cv.php4?nfaerslunr=722 CV from Althingi
^ http://www.mfa.is/news-and-publications/nr/7694 Ministry for Foreign Affairs

External links

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Biography of Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson on the parliament website

Political offices
Preceded by Össur Skarphéðinsson	Minister for Foreign Affairs 2013–2016	Succeeded by Lilja Dögg Alfreðsdóttir

v t e Members of the Althing
As of 25 September 2021^[1]
Northeast	Berglind Ósk Guðmundsdóttir Bjarkey Olsen Gunnarsdóttir Ingibjörg Isaksen Jakob Frímann Magnússon Jódís Skúladóttir Líneik Anna Sævarsdóttir Logi Már Einarsson Njáll Trausti Friðbertsson Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson Þórarinn Ingi Pétursson
Northwest	Bergþór Ólason Bjarni Jónsson Eyjólfur Ármannsson Halla Signý Kristjánsdóttir Lilja Rannveig Sigurgeirsdóttir Stefán Vagn Stefánsson Teitur Björn Einarsson Þórdís Kolbrún R. Gylfadóttir
Reykjavik North	Andrés Ingi Jónsson Ásmundur Einar Daðason Dagbjört Hákonardóttir Diljá Mist Einarsdóttir Eva Dögg Davíðsdóttir Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson Halldóra Mogensen Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson Steinunn Þóra Árnadóttir Tómas A. Tómasson Þorbjörg Sigríður Gunnlaugsdóttir
Reykjavik South	Arndís Anna Kristínardóttir Áslaug Arna Sigurbjörnsdóttir Birgir Ármannsson Björn Leví Gunnarsson Hanna Katrín Friðriksson Hildur Sverrisdóttir Inga Sæland Kristrún Frostadóttir Lilja Alfreðsdóttir Orri Páll Jóhannsson Svandís Svavarsdóttir
South	Ásmundur Friðriksson Ásthildur Lóa Þórsdóttir Birgir Þórarinsson Guðbrandur Einarsson Guðrún Hafsteinsdóttir Hafdís Hrönn Hafsteinsdóttir Jóhann Friðrik Friðriksson Oddný G. Harðardóttir Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson Vilhjálmur Árnason
Southwest	Ágúst Bjarni Garðarsson Bjarni Benediktsson Bryndís Haraldsdóttir Gísli Rafn Ólafsson Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson Guðmundur Ingi Kristinsson Jón Gunnarsson Óli Björn Kárason Sigmar Guðmundsson Willum Þór Þórsson Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir Þórhildur Sunna Ævarsdóttir Þórunn Sveinbjarnardóttir

v t e Cabinet of Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson
Ministers	Bjarni Benediktsson Eygló Harðardóttir Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson Hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir Illugi Gunnarsson Kristján Þór Júlíusson Ragnheiður Elín Árnadóttir Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson Ólöf Nordal

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