Guðbjartur Hannesson

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Guðbjartur Hannesson

Guðbjartur Hannesson (German transcription Gudbjartur Hannesson , born June 3, 1950 in Akranes ; † October 23, 2015 ibid) was an Icelandic politician of the Social Democratic Alliance .

Guðbjartur has been a member of the Icelandic parliament Althing for the Northwestern constituency since 2007 . In 2009 he was briefly President of Parliament, in 2010 he moved to the Cabinet as Minister of Health and Social Affairs. He was Minister for Welfare from 2011, when the Ministry of Health and Social Affairs were merged, until May 23, 2013. In the cabinet of Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson , the posts have been filled separately again since 2013: Guðbjartur's successor as Minister for Social Affairs and Housing is Eygló Harðardóttir , and Kristján Þór Júlíusson was the new Minister of Health .

Guðbjartur Hannesson died on October 23, 2015 at the age of 65 in Akranes. His parliamentary seat took Ólína Kjerúlf Þorvarðardóttir .

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  1. Andlát: Guðbjartur Hannesson ( Icelandic ) In: mbl.is . October 23, 2015. Accessed December 23, 2015.
  2. Guðbjartur Hannesson látinn ( Icelandic ) In: kjarninn.is . October 23, 2015. Accessed December 23, 2015.