Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir
Icelandic politician (born 1965) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir (born 4 October 1965) is an Icelandic politician, who has been chairman of the Liberal Reform Party since 2017.[1]
This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Þorgerður.
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Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir | |
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Leader of the Liberal Reform Party | |
Assumed office 12 October 2017 | |
Preceded by | Benedikt Jóhannesson |
Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture | |
In office 11 January 2017 – 30 November 2017 | |
Prime Minister | Bjarni Benediktsson |
Preceded by | Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson |
Succeeded by | Kristján Þór Júlíusson |
Minister of Education, Science, and Culture | |
In office 31 December 2003 – 1 February 2009 | |
Prime Minister | Davíð Oddsson Halldór Ásgrímsson Geir Haarde |
Preceded by | Tómas Ingi Olrich |
Succeeded by | Katrín Jakobsdóttir |
Personal details | |
Born | (1965-10-04) 4 October 1965 (age 58) Reykjavík, Iceland |
Political party | Liberal Reform Party (2016–present) Independence Party (1999–2016) |
Spouse | Kristján Arason |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | University of Iceland |
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Þorgerður was deputy chairwoman of the Independence Party from 2005 to 2010. She was the Minister of Education, Science and Culture from 31 December 2003 to 1 February 2009. From 2006, Þorgerður served as acting Prime Minister in the absence of Geir Haarde,[2] including during his 2009 cancer treatment.[3] She left the Independence Party in 2016 and joined the newly founded Reform Party and became its chairman the following year. She was Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture in 2017.