Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson
Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson | |
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Guðbrandsson in 2018 | |
| Minister for the Social Affairs and the Labour Market | |
| In office 28 November 2021 – 17 October 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Katrín Jakobsdóttir Bjarni Benediktsson |
| Preceded by | Ásmundur Einar Daðason (Social Affairs and Children) |
| Succeeded by | Bjarni Benediktsson |
| Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources | |
| In office 30 November 2017 – 28 November 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Katrín Jakobsdóttir |
| Preceded by | Björt Ólafsdóttir |
| Succeeded by | Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson (Environment, Energy, and Climate) |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 28 March 1977 Brúarland, Iceland |
| Political party | Left-Green Movement |
| Education | University of Iceland (B.Sc) Yale University (M.E.M.) |
Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson (born 28 March 1977) is a former member of parliament (Alþingi) in Iceland. He served as Minister of Social Affairs and the Labour Market, and concurrently as Minister for Nordic Co-operation, from 28 November 2021 to 17 October 2024. He represents the Left-Green Movement. He was Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources from 30 November 2017 to 28 November 2021. He has also been the CEO of Landvernd, the largest nature conservation and environmental NGO in Iceland, from 2011 to 2017. In 2017 he became the first openly gay man to become an Icelandic Minister. He is currently the vice-chair of the Left-Green Movement. Previously, he served as chair from April to October 2024 and as vice-chair from October 2019 to April 2024.