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Bjarkey Gunnarsdóttir

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Bjarkey Gunnarsdóttir
Minister of Food, Fisheries and Agriculture
Assumed office
9 April 2024
Prime MinisterBjarni Benediktsson
Preceded bySvandís Svavarsdóttir
Member of the Althingi
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 and lawmaker. 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

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Parliament

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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

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

References

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  1. ^ a b "Bjarkey Olsen Gunnarsdóttir". Alþingi.
  2. ^ "Bjarni Benediktsson tekinn við forsætisráðuneytinu" (in Icelandic). RÚV. 9 April 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Food, Fisheries and Agriculture
2024–present
Incumbent


  1. ^ "Þingmenn og embætti". Alþingi (in Icelandic).