Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir

Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir (2005)

Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir (German transcription Thorgerdur Katrin Gunnarsdottir , born October 4, 1965 in Reykjavík ) is an Icelandic politician . She was a member of the Icelandic parliament Althing for the first time from 1999 to 2013 and was Minister for Education, Science and Culture from 2004 to 2009. She was also Vice-Chair of the Independence Party from 2005 to 2010 . She is now a member of the Viðreisn party and has been a member of the Althing again since the parliamentary elections on October 29, 2016 . From January to November 2017 she was Minister for Fisheries and Agriculture in the Icelandic Ministry of Economy and Innovation . On October 11, 2017, she took over the party chairmanship of Viðreisn from Benedikt Jóhannesson .

She closed her 1993 study of law at the University of Iceland , and then worked in a law firm. From 1993 to 1999 she worked for the Icelandic Radio, as director of the department for social affairs and news . From 1999 to 2013 she was a member of the Icelandic parliament, first for the then Reykjanesskagi constituency , and since 2003 for the southwest constituency .

Although the Independence Party, of which she was a member, opposed Iceland joining the EU , she said in an interview in 2008 that in times of financial crisis, Iceland would have no choice but to join the EU.

In the general election in Iceland in 2016 , Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir successfully ran as a candidate for the new Viðreisn party . She headed the party list for the Southwest Constituency. Since January 11, 2017, she has been a member of the Bjarni Benediktsson cabinet (2017) , which consisted of members of the Independence Party as well as Viðreisn and Björt framtíð . As the owner of the department for fisheries and agriculture (alongside Þórdís Kolbrún R. Gylfadóttir , the minister for tourism, industry and innovation), she was one of two ministers in the ministry for economy and innovation and succeeded Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson . Viðreisn is no longer involved in the new government coalition , which started work on November 30, 2017 after the early election of October 28, 2017 , which means that Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir has already lost her ministry again. Her successor as Minister for Fisheries and Agriculture is Kristján Þór Júlíusson .

Her son Gísli Þorgeir Kristjánsson plays in the German handball league at SC Magdeburg . Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir ran once for the Icelandic national handball team .

Web links

• Profile on the homepage of the Icelandic Parliament (isl.)
• Brief profile on the homepage of the Icelandic Parliament (Engl.)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Þorgerður Katrín nýr formaður Viðreisnar. October 11, 2017. Retrieved October 11, 2017 (Icelandic). 
2. ↑ Iceland needs the EU ( English ) In: IceNews . December 16, 2008. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
3. ↑ Brynjólfur Þór Guðmundsson: þessi taka á saeti thingi ( Icelandic ) In: ruv.is . October 30, 2016. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
4. ↑ Freyr Gígja Gunnarsson: DV: Þorgerður fer fram fyrir Viðreisn ( Icelandic ) RÚV. September 6, 2016. Retrieved September 6, 2016.
5. ↑ Ellefu lyklar skiptu to hendur ( Icelandic ) In: mbl.is . Morgunblaðið . January 11, 2017. Retrieved January 13, 2017.
6. ^ Geir Finnsson: Five Women, Six Men in New Cabinet ( English ) In: Iceland Review . November 30, 2017. Retrieved December 3, 2017.
7. ↑ THW Kiel secures Arason's son Kristjánsson. In: handball-world.news. December 6, 2017, accessed June 23, 2018 . 
8. ↑ A landslið kvenna. In: hsi.is. Retrieved June 23, 2018 . 

Note: Icelanders are referred to by their first name or first and last name, but not just their surname. Further information can be found under Icelandic personal name .