Þórunn Sveinbjarnardóttir[1] (born 22 November 1965) is an Icelandic politician. A graduate of the University of Iceland and the Bologna Center of the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies, she was Iceland's Minister for the Environment from 24 May 2007 to 1 February 2009. She was member of the Althing (Iceland's parliament) from 1999 to 2011, first elected as a member of Women's List, then the Social Democratic Alliance.
Þórunn Sveinbjarnardóttir | |
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| Minister for the Environment | |
| In office 24 May 2007 – 1 February 2009 | |
| Prime Minister | Geir Haarde |
| Preceded by | Jónína Bjartmarz |
| Succeeded by | Kolbrún Halldórsdóttir |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 22 November 1965 Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Political party | Women's List Social Democratic Alliance |
| Children | One daughter (b. 2002) |
| Alma mater | University of Iceland Johns Hopkins University |
References
edit- "Þórunn Sveinbjarnardóttir". althingi.is. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
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