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Minister of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries

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Bjarkey Olsen Gunnarsdóttir - Minister of Food, Fisheries and Agriculture

Bjarkey Olsen Gunnarsdóttir

Minister of Food, Fisheries and Agriculture

Parliamentary career

  • Member of Althingi for the Northeast Constituency since 2013 (Left-Green Movement).

Party group

  • Chair of the Left-Green Movement's parliamentary group 2017–2021.
  • Deputy Chair of the Left-Green Movement's parliamentary group since 2021, 2017 and 2014–2017.

Present committees

  • Member of the Welfare Committee since 2023 (Chair since 2023).
  • Member of the Industrial Affairs Committee since 2021.
  • Member of the EU-Iceland joint Parliamentary Committee since 2022.
  • Member of the Icelandic delegation to the EFTA and EEA Parliamentary Committees since 2021.

Previous committees

  • Member of the Budget Committee 2021–2023 (Chair 2021–2023), 2020–2021, 2017–2019, 2016–2017 and 2013–2016.
  • Member of the Judicial Affairs and Education Committee 2019–2021 (2nd Deputy Chair 2019–2021) and 2014–2016.
  • Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee 2020.
  • Member of the Industrial Affairs Committee 2020.
  • Member of the Credentials Committee 2017.
  • Member of the EU-Iceland joint Parliamentary Committee 2018–2021.
  • Member of the Icelandic delegation to the EFTA and EEA Parliamentary Committees 2017–2021 (Deputy Chair 2018–2021).

About the Ministry of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries

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