Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson
Icelandic politician (born 1977) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Guðmundur.
Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson (born 28 March 1977) is a member of parliament (Alþingi) in Iceland and the Minister of Social Affairs and the Labour Market since 28 November 2021. He represents the Left-Green Party. He was Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources from 30 November 2017 to 28 November 2021. He has also served as the CEO of Landvernd, the largest nature conservation and environmental NGO in Iceland, from 2011 to 2017.[1] In 2017 he became the first openly gay man to become an Icelandic Minister.[2]
Quick Facts Minister for the Social Affairs and the Labour Market, Prime Minister ...
Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson | |
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Minister for the Social Affairs and the Labour Market | |
Assumed office 28 November 2021 | |
Prime Minister | Katrín Jakobsdóttir Bjarni Benediktsson |
Preceded by | Ásmundur Einar Daðason (Social Affairs and Children) |
Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources | |
In office 30 November 2017 – 28 November 2021 | |
Prime Minister | Katrín Jakobsdóttir |
Preceded by | Björt Ólafsdóttir |
Succeeded by | Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson (Environment, Energy, and Climate) |
Personal details | |
Born | (1977-03-28) 28 March 1977 (age 47) Brúarland, Iceland |
Political party | Left-Green Movement |
Education | University of Iceland (B.Sc) Yale University (M.E.M.) |
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