Willum Þór Þórsson

Willum Þór Þórsson
Willum in 2016
Minister of Health
In office
28 November 2021  21 December 2024
Prime MinisterKatrín Jakobsdóttir
Bjarni Benediktsson
Preceded bySvandís Svavarsdóttir
Succeeded byAlma Möller
Personal details
Born (1963-03-17) 17 March 1963
Reykjavík, Iceland
Political partyProgressive
SpouseÁsa Brynjólfsdóttir
Children5, including Willum Þór and Brynjólfur
Alma materUniversity of Copenhagen
Association football career
Position(s) Midfielder, defender
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1980–1989 KR 73+ (12+)
1990–1995 Breiðablik 56+ (15+)
1996-1999 Þróttur 23 (3)
International career
1979 Iceland U17 3 (0)
Managerial career
1997–1998 Þróttur
2000–2001 Haukar
2002–2004 KR
2005–2009 Valur
2009–2011 Keflavík
2010–2011 Iceland national futsal team
2011–2012 Leiknir R.
2014 Breiðablik (assistant)
2016–2017 KR
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

Willum Þór Þórsson (born 17 March 1963) is an Icelandic former football player and manager and politician. From 2021 to 2024, he served as the Icelandic Minister of Health.

From 2013 to 2016, he served on the Althing, the Icelandic parliament, for the Progressive Party, and is currently a member of parliament since 2017. He holds a Master's degree in Microeconomics from the University of Copenhagen and used to teach economics at Menntaskólinn í Kópavogi.