Bjarkey Gunnarsdóttir

Bjarkey Gunnarsdóttir
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
Incumbent
Assumed office 27 April 2013
Constituency	Northeast
Personal details
Born	27 February 1965 (1965-02-27) (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

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] 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

1. "Bjarkey Olsen Gunnarsdóttir". Alþingi.
2. "Bjarni Benediktsson tekinn við forsætisráðuneytinu" (in Icelandic). RÚV. 9 April 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
3. "Ríkisráðsfundur á Bessastöðum: Vinstri græn formlega hætt" (in Icelandic). RÚV. 17 October 2024. Retrieved 29 November 2024.

Political offices
Preceded by Svandís Svavarsdóttir	Minister of Food, Fisheries and Agriculture 2024	Succeeded by Bjarni Bendiktsson