Svandís Svavarsdóttir

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Svandís Svavarsdóttir
Svavarsdóttir in 2010

Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture
Incumbent
Assumed office 28 November 2021
Prime Minister	Katrín Jakobsdóttir
Preceded by	Kristján Þór Júlíusson
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 60) Selfoss, Iceland
Political party	Left-Green Movement

Svandís Svavarsdóttir (born 24 August 1964 in Selfoss, Iceland) is a member of parliament of the Althing, the Icelandic parliament. 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 is currently serving as the Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture.

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

v t e Members of the Althing
As of 25 September 2021^[1]
Northeast	Berglind Ósk Guðmundsdóttir Bjarkey Olsen Gunnarsdóttir Ingibjörg Isaksen Jakob Frímann Magnússon Jódís Skúladóttir Líneik Anna Sævarsdóttir Logi Már Einarsson Njáll Trausti Friðbertsson Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson Þórarinn Ingi Pétursson
Northwest	Bergþór Ólason Bjarni Jónsson Eyjólfur Ármannsson Halla Signý Kristjánsdóttir Lilja Rannveig Sigurgeirsdóttir Stefán Vagn Stefánsson Teitur Björn Einarsson Þórdís Kolbrún R. Gylfadóttir
Reykjavik North	Andrés Ingi Jónsson Ásmundur Einar Daðason Dagbjört Hákonardóttir Diljá Mist Einarsdóttir Eva Dögg Davíðsdóttir Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson Halldóra Mogensen Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson Steinunn Þóra Árnadóttir Tómas A. Tómasson Þorbjörg Sigríður Gunnlaugsdóttir
Reykjavik South	Arndís Anna Kristínardóttir Áslaug Arna Sigurbjörnsdóttir Birgir Ármannsson Björn Leví Gunnarsson Hanna Katrín Friðriksson Hildur Sverrisdóttir Inga Sæland Kristrún Frostadóttir Lilja Alfreðsdóttir Orri Páll Jóhannsson Svandís Svavarsdóttir
South	Ásmundur Friðriksson Ásthildur Lóa Þórsdóttir Birgir Þórarinsson Guðbrandur Einarsson Guðrún Hafsteinsdóttir Hafdís Hrönn Hafsteinsdóttir Jóhann Friðrik Friðriksson Oddný G. Harðardóttir Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson Vilhjálmur Árnason
Southwest	Ágúst Bjarni Garðarsson Bjarni Benediktsson Bryndís Haraldsdóttir Gísli Rafn Ólafsson Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson Guðmundur Ingi Kristinsson Jón Gunnarsson Óli Björn Kárason Sigmar Guðmundsson Willum Þór Þórsson Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir Þórhildur Sunna Ævarsdóttir Þórunn Sveinbjarnardóttir

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

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