Ögmundur Jónasson

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

Ögmundur Jónasson

Minister of the Interior
In office 1 January 2011 – 2013
Prime Minister	Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
Preceded by	Office created
Minister of Health
In office 1 February 2009 – 30 September 2009
Prime Minister	Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
Preceded by	Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson
Succeeded by	Álfheiður Ingadóttir
Personal details
Born	(1948-07-17) 17 July 1948 Reykjavík, Iceland
Political party	Left-Green Movement
Spouse(s)	Valgerður Andrésdóttir
Children	Three children (b. 1974, 1979, 1981)
Alma mater	University of Edinburgh

Ögmundur Jónasson (born 17 July 1948) is an Icelandic politician and historian. He became Iceland's Minister of Health on 1 February 2009, but resigned on 30 September in connection with the Icesave dispute. He returned to Cabinet of Iceland on 1 January 2011 to head the newly created Ministry of the Interior. He has been a member of the Althing (Iceland's parliament) since 1995. The leftist politician has gained international attention by leading his countries effort to introduce a ban on online pornography , a step criticized by many free speech activists .

References

Ögmundur Jónasson, Secretariat of Althingi, retrieved 2 February 2009 (Icelandic)

Political offices
Preceded by Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson	Minister of Health February – September 2009	Succeeded by Álfheiður Ingadóttir

v t e Members of the Althing

Norðausturkjördæmi	Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson Kristján Þór Júlíusson Höskuldur Þór Þórhallsson Steingrímur J. Sigfússon Líneik Anna Sævarsdóttir Valgerður Gunnarsdóttir Kristján L. Möller Þórunn Egilsdóttir Bjarkey Gunnarsdóttir Brynhildur Pétursdóttir

Norðvesturkjördæmi	Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson Einar K. Guðfinnsson Ásmundur Einar Daðason Haraldur Benediktsson Guðbjartur Hannesson Elsa Lára Arnardóttir Jóhanna María Sigmundsdóttir Lilja Rafney Magnúsdóttir

Reykjavíkurkjördæmi norður	Illugi Gunnarsson Frosti Sigurjónsson Katrín Jakobsdóttir Össur Skarphéðinsson Brynjar Þór Níelsson Björt Ólafsdóttir Sigrún Magnúsdóttir Árni Þór Sigurðsson Birgir Ármannsson Helgi Hrafn Gunnarsson Valgerður Bjarnadóttir

Reykjavíkurkjördæmi suður	Hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir Vigdís Hauksdóttir Sigríður Ingibjörg Ingadóttir Pétur H. Blöndal Svandís Svavarsdóttir Róbert Marshall Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson Karl Garðarsson Helgi Hjörvar Jón Þór Ólafsson Óttarr Proppé

Suðurkjördæmi	Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson Ragnheiður Elín Árnadóttir Silja Dögg Gunnarsdóttir Unnur Brá Konráðsdóttir Páll Jóhann Pálsson Oddný G. Harðardóttir Ásmundur Friðriksson Haraldur Einarsson Vilhjálmur Árnason

Suðvesturkjördæmi	Bjarni Benediktsson Ragnheiður Ríkharðsdóttir Árni Páll Árnason Willum Þór Þórsson Jón Gunnarsson Guðmundur Steingrímsson Ögmundur Jónasson Vilhjálmur Bjarnason Þorsteinn B. Sæmundsson Katrín Júlíusdóttir Birgitta Jónsdóttir Elín Hirst

v t e First cabinet of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir

Ministers	Ásta Ragnheiður Jóhannesdóttir Gylfi Magnússon Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir Katrín Jakobsdóttir Kolbrún Halldórsdóttir Kristján L. Möller Ögmundur Jónasson Össur Skarphéðinsson Ragna Árnadóttir Steingrímur J. Sigfússon

v t e Second cabinet of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir

Ministers	Álfheiður Ingadóttir Árni Páll Árnason Guðbjartur Hannesson Gylfi Magnússon Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir Jón Bjarnason Katrín Jakobsdóttir Katrín Júlíusdóttir Kristján L. Möller Oddný Guðbjörg Harðardóttir Ögmundur Jónasson Össur Skarphéðinsson Ragna Árnadóttir Steingrímur J. Sigfússon Svandís Svavarsdóttir

Persondata
Name	Ogmundur Jonasson
Alternative names
Short description	Icelandic politician
Date of birth	17 July 1948
Place of birth	Reykjavík, Iceland
Date of death
Place of death

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