Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Gunnar.
Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson
Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture
In office
7 April 2016 – 11 January 2017
Prime MinisterSigurður Ingi Jóhannsson
Preceded bySigurður Ingi Jóhannsson
Succeeded byÞorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
23 May 2013 – 7 April 2016
Prime MinisterSigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson
Preceded byÖssur Skarphéðinsson
Succeeded byLilja Dögg Alfreðsdóttir
Personal details
Born (1968-06-09) 9 June 1968 (age 56)
Sauðárkrókur, Iceland
Political partyProgressive 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 from 2009 to 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

  1. ^ http://www.althingi.is/altext/cv.php4?nfaerslunr=722 CV from Althingi
  2. ^ http://www.mfa.is/news-and-publications/nr/7694 Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Political offices
Preceded by Minister for Foreign Affairs
2013–2016 		Succeeded by
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