Svandís Svavarsdóttir

Icelandic politician

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Svandís Svavarsdóttir
Svavarsdóttir in 2010

Minister of Infrastructure
Incumbent
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	(1964-08-24) 24 August 1964 (age 59) Selfoss, Iceland
Political party	Left-Green Movement

Svandís Svavarsdóttir (born 24 August 1964 in Selfoss, Iceland) is a 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.

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Althing biography (detailed Icelandic version)
Althing biography (short English version)

Members of the Althing

As of 28 October 2017

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v t e Second cabinet of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
Ministers	Álfheiður Ingadóttir Árni Páll Árnason Guðbjartur Hannesson Gylfi Magnússon Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir Jón Bjarnason Katrín Jakobsdóttir Katrín Júlíusdóttir Kristján L. Möller Oddný G. Harðardóttir Ögmundur Jónasson Össur Skarphéðinsson Ragna Árnadóttir Steingrímur J. Sigfússon Svandís Svavarsdóttir

v t e First cabinet of Katrín Jakobsdóttir
Ministers	Áslaug Arna Sigurbjörnsdóttir Ásmundur Einar Daðason Bjarni Benediktsson Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson Katrín Jakobsdóttir Kristján Þór Júlíusson Lilja Dögg Alfreðsdóttir Sigríður Á. Andersen Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson Svandís Svavarsdóttir Þórdís Kolbrún R. Gylfadóttir

v t e Second cabinet of Katrín Jakobsdóttir
Ministers	Áslaug Arna Sigurbjörnsdóttir Ásmundur Einar Daðason Bjarni Benediktsson Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson Guðrún Hafsteinsdóttir Katrín Jakobsdóttir Lilja Dögg Alfreðsdóttir Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson Svandís Svavarsdóttir Willum Þór Þórsson Þórdís Kolbrún R. Gylfadóttir