Svandís Svavarsdóttir
Svavarsdóttir in 2010
Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture
Assumed office
28 November 2021
Prime MinisterKatrín Jakobsdóttir
Preceded byKristján Þór Júlíusson
Minister of Health
In office
30 November 2017  28 November 2021
Prime MinisterKatrín Jakobsdóttir
Preceded byÓttarr Proppé
Succeeded byWillum Þór Þórsson
Minister for the Environment
In office
10 May 2009  23 May 2013
Prime MinisterJóhanna Sigurðardóttir
Preceded byKolbrún Halldórsdóttir
Succeeded bySigurður Ingi Jóhannsson
Personal details
Born (1964-08-24) 24 August 1964
Selfoss, Iceland
Political partyLeft-Green Movement

Svandís Svavarsdóttir (born 24 August 1964 in Selfoss, Iceland) is a member of parliament of the Althing, the Icelandic parliament. She is a member of the Left-Green Movement. She served as Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources in the government of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir. In the First cabinet of Katrín Jakobsdóttir she served as Minister of Health. She was also the leader of the Left-Green Movement's parliamentary group. She is currently serving as the Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture.


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