Ögmundur Jónasson

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a patronymic or matronymic, not a family name; this person is properly referred to by the given name Ögmundur.

Ögmundur Jónasson
Minister of Health
In office 1 February 2009 – 30 September 2009
Prime Minister	Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
Preceded by	Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson
Succeeded by	Álfheiður Ingadóttir
Personal details
Born	(1948-07-17) 17 July 1948 Reykjavík, Iceland
Political party	Left-Green Movement
Spouse(s)	Valgerður Andrésdóttir
Children	Three children (b. 1974, 1979, 1981)
Alma mater	University of Edinburgh

Ögmundur Jónasson (born 17 July 1948) is an Icelandic politician. He became Iceland's Minister of Health on 1 February 2009, but resigned on 30 September in connection with the Icesave dispute.[1] He has been a member of the Althing (Iceland's parliament) since 1995.

References

• Ögmundur Jónasson, Secretariat of Althingi, http://www.althingi.is/cv.php4?nfaerslunr=630, retrieved 2 February 2009  (Icelandic)

Political offices
Preceded by Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson	Minister of Health February – September 2009	Succeeded by Álfheiður Ingadóttir