Ögmundur Jónasson

Ögmundur Jónasson
Ögmundur Jónasson in November 2016.
Minister of the Interior
In office
1 January 2011  23 May 2013
Prime MinisterJóhanna Sigurðardóttir
Preceded byOffice created
Succeeded byHanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir
Minister of Justice
In office
2 September 2010  31 December 2010
Prime MinisterJóhanna Sigurðardóttir
Preceded byRagna Árnadóttir
Succeeded byPosition temporarily put under ministry of interior
Minister of Health
In office
1 February 2009  30 September 2009
Prime MinisterJóhanna Sigurðardóttir
Preceded byGuðlaugur Þór Þórðarson
Succeeded byÁlfheiður Ingadóttir
Personal details
Born (1948-07-17) 17 July 1948
Reykjavík, Iceland
Political partyLeft-Green Movement (1999-2016)
SpouseValgerður Andrésdóttir (m. 1974)
ChildrenThree children (b. 1974, 1979, 1981)
Alma materUniversity of Edinburgh

Ögmundur Jónasson (born 17 July 1948) is an Icelandic politician who served as a member of Althingi, the Icelandic Parliament, from 1995 to 2016. He is the former Minister of the Interior (2011-2013); Minister of Justice and human rights and minister of transport, communications and local government (2010); and Minister of Health and social security (2009).