Einar Kristinn Guðfinnsson

Einar Kristinn Guðfinnsson (born 2 December 1955) is an Icelandic politician. He was speaker of the Althing, in office 2013 until 2016.[1] He was Iceland's Minister of Fisheries from September 2005, and became Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture when the two ministries merged on 1 January 2008 until 1 February 2009.[2]

Einar Kristinn Guðfinnsson
Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture
In office
27 September 2005
(as Minister of Fisheries)  1 February 2009
Prime MinisterHalldór Ásgrímsson; Geir Haarde
Preceded byÁrni Mathiesen (as Minister of Fisheries)
Guðni Ágústsson (as Minister of Agriculture)
Succeeded bySteingrímur J. Sigfússon
Personal details
Born (1955-12-02) 2 December 1955
Bolungarvík, Iceland
Political partyIndependence Party
SpouseSigrún J. Þórisdóttir
Childrenthree children
Alma materUniversity of Essex

References

  1. "Þingmenn". Alþingi.
  2. "Minister of Fisheries – CV". Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture. Archived from the original on 28 October 2008. Retrieved 6 December 2008.


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