Guðni Ágústsson

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a patronymic or matronymic, not a family name; this person is properly referred to by the given name Guðni.

Guðni Ágústsson
Minister of Agriculture
In office 1999–2007
Prime Minister	Davíð Oddsson; Halldór Ásgrímsson; Geir Haarde
Preceded by	Guðmundur Bjarnason
Succeeded by	Einar Kristinn Guðfinnsson (as Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture)
Personal details
Born	9 April 1949 (1949-04-09) (age 62) Brúnastaðir, Iceland
Political party	Progressive Party

Guðni Ágústsson (born 9 April 1949) is a former Icelandic politician who was Chairman of the Progressive Party from 2007 until 17 November 2008, when he unexpectedly resigned, both as chairman of his party and as MP. He was a member of the Althing 1987 – 2008, for the Southern Constituency from 1987 to 2003 and for the South Constituency since 2003. From 1999 to 2007, he was Minister of Agriculture.^[1]

References

^ CV on Althing website.

Political offices
Preceded by Guðmundur Bjarnason	Minister of Agriculture 1999–2007	Succeeded by Einar Kristinn Guðfinnsson as Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture
Party political offices
Preceded by Jón Sigurðsson	Chairman of the Progressive Party 2007–2008	Succeeded by Valgerður Sverrisdóttir

Persondata
Name	Gudni Agustsson
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	9 April 1949
Place of birth	Brúnastaðir, Iceland
Date of death
Place of death