Þórunn Sveinbjarnardóttir

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 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
Minister for the Environment
In office
24 May 2007 – 1 February 2009
Prime MinisterGeir Haarde
Preceded byJónína Bjartmarz
Succeeded byKolbrún Halldórsdóttir
Personal details
Born (1965-11-22) 22 November 1965 (age 58)
Reykjavík, Iceland
Political partyWomen's List
Social Democratic Alliance
ChildrenOne daughter (b. 2002)
Alma materUniversity of Iceland
Johns Hopkins University

References edit

  • "Þórunn Sveinbjarnardóttir". althingi.is. Retrieved 15 May 2009.
  1. ^ Þ is the letter thorn, which in Icelandic represents a voiceless dental fricative, as in the English word "thick."
Political offices
Preceded by Minister for the Environment
2007–2009
Succeeded by