Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a patronymic, not a family name; this person is properly referred to by the given name Gunnar.
Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson
Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture
Assumed office
7 April 2016
Prime Minister Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson
Preceded by Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
23 May 2013  7 April 2016
Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson
Preceded by Össur Skarphéðinsson
Succeeded by Lilja Dögg Alfreðsdóttir
Personal details
Born (1968-06-09) 9 June 1968
Sauðárkrókur, Iceland
Political party Progressive Party

Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson (born 9 June 1968) is an Icelandic politician for the progressive party.

He is a member of the Althingi (Iceland's parliament) for the Progressive Party for the Northwest of Iceland constituency since 2009. He was the Chairman of the Progressive Party parliamentary group 2009–2013.[1] On 23 May 2013 Gunnar Bragi was appointed the Minister for Foreign Affairs.[2]

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Political offices
Preceded by
Össur Skarphéðinsson
Minister for Foreign Affairs
2013–2016
Succeeded by
Lilja Dögg Alfreðsdóttir
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