Guðbjartur Hannesson
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Guðbjartur Hannesson | |
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| Minister of Health | |
| In office 2 September 2010 – 31 December 2010 | |
| Prime Minister | Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir |
| Preceded by | Álfheiður Ingadóttir |
| Succeeded by | Kristján Þór Júlíusson |
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| Born | 3 June 1950 Akranes, Iceland |
| Died | 23 October 2015 (aged 65) Akranes, Iceland |
| Political party | Social Democratic Alliance |
Guðbjartur Hannesson (3 June 1950 – 23 October 2015) was an Icelandic politician and was welfare minister. He is affiliated with the Social Democratic Alliance (Samfylkingin).[1]
He won a seat in parliament for the Social Democratic Alliance in 2007. In September 2010 he was appointed Minister for Social Affairs and Health and was charged with merging his department with the Ministry of Labour and create a new Ministry for Welfare from January 2011.[2]
After the parliamentary election 27 April 2013 there was a change of government and on 23 May Eygló Harðardóttir became the new welfare minister, while Kristjáni Þór Júlíussyni became minister of Health. He died on 23 October 2015 after a very short battle with cancer.[3]
References
- ^ "Aðal síður Fjölmenningarseturs - English - Fjölmenningarsetur". mcc.is.
- ^ "Iceland's Gudbjartur Hannesson puts people's welfare first during the crisis". nordiclabourjournal.org.
- ^ "Andlát: Guðbjartur Hannesson". mbl.is.
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