Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir
Icelandic politician
Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir (born 4 October 1965) is an Icelandic politician. She has been chairwoman of the Liberal Reform Party since 2017.[1] Þorgerður was deputy chairwoman of the Independence Party from 2005 to 2010.
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 | 4 October 1965 Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Political party | Liberal Reform Party (2016–present) Independence Party (1999–2016) |
| Spouse(s) | Kristján Arason |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | University of Iceland |
Þorgerður was the Minister of Education, Science and Culture from 31 December 2003 to 1 February 2009. She left the Independence Party in 2016 and joined the newly founded Reform Party. She was Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture in 2017.
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change- ↑ Breaking Male Dominance in Old Democracies Drude Dahlerup, Monique Leyenaar · 2013 p13 "In 2005 Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir became vice-chairman of the IP; Valgerður Sverrisdóttir became vice-chairman of the PP in 2007 and chairman in 2008. In 1998 parliament agreed on a proposal by MPs from all parties to set up a ..."
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