Bjarkey Gunnarsdóttir

Icelandic politician
Bjarkey Gunnarsdóttir
Minister of Food, Fisheries and Agriculture
Incumbent
Assumed office
9 April 2024
Prime MinisterBjarni Benediktsson
Preceded bySvandís Svavarsdóttir
Member of the Althingi
Incumbent
Assumed office
27 April 2013
ConstituencyNortheast
Personal details
Born27 February 1965 (1965-02-27) (age 59)
Reykjavík, Iceland
Political partyLeft-Green Movement
OccupationPolitician
ProfessionCivil servant
Teacher
Businessperson

Bjarkey Olsen Gunnarsdóttir is an Icelandic politician. She has served as Minister of Food, Fisheries and Agriculture from April 2024 and has been member of the Althing since 2013, representing the North East.[1]

Political career

Parliament

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

She was appointed minister of food, fisheries and agriculture on 9 April 2024 when Bjarni Benediktsson succeeded Katrín Jakobsdóttir as prime minister.[2]

References

  1. ^ a b "Bjarkey Olsen Gunnarsdóttir". Alþingi.
  2. ^ "Bjarni Benediktsson tekinn við forsætisráðuneytinu" (in Icelandic). RÚV. 9 April 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
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