Einar Kristinn Guðfinnsson
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 Einar.
| Einar Kristinn Guðfinnsson | |
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| Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture | |
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In office 27 September 2005 (as Minister of Fisheries) – 1 February 2009 | |
| Prime Minister | Halldór Ásgrímsson; Geir Haarde |
| Preceded by |
Árni Mathiesen (as Minister of Fisheries) Guðni Ágústsson (as Minister of Agriculture) |
| Succeeded by | Steingrímur J. Sigfússon |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
2 December 1955 Bolungarvík, Iceland |
| Political party | Independence Party |
| Spouse(s) | Sigrún J. Þórisdóttir |
| Children | three children |
| Alma mater | University of Essex |
Einar Kristinn Guðfinnsson (born 2 December 1955) is an Icelandic politician. He was speaker of the Althing from 2007 til 2013, and was a member from 1991 til 2013. He was Iceland's Minister of Fisheries from September 2005, and became Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture when the two ministries merged on 1 January 2008 until 1 February 2009.
Note on pronunciation
ð is the letter edh, which in Icelandic represents a voiced dental fricative, as in th in the English word "them."
References
- "Minister of Fisheries – CV". Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture. Retrieved 6 December 2008.
External links
- Members of Parliament > The Speaker and Deputy Speakers of Althingi > Einar K. Guðfinnsson, Speaker of Althingi (Icelandic)
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| Preceded by Árni Mathiesen |
Minister of Fisheries 2005–2007 |
Post merged with Ministry of Agriculture |
| New title | Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture 2007 – 2009 |
Succeeded by Steingrímur J. Sigfússon |
| Preceded by Guðni Ágústsson as Minister of Agriculture | ||
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