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.

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Þórunn.
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
Reykjavík, Iceland
Political partyWomen's List
Social Democratic Alliance
ChildrenOne daughter (b. 2002)
Alma materUniversity of Iceland
Johns Hopkins University

References
  • "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
Jónína Bjartmarz		 Minister for the Environment
2007–2009		 Succeeded by
Kolbrún Halldórsdóttir


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