Björt Ólafsdóttir

Björt Ólafsdóttir

Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources
Incumbent
Assumed office 11 January 2017^[1]
Prime Minister	Bjarni Benediktsson
Preceded by	Sigrún Magnúsdóttir

Personal details
Born	(1983-03-02) 2 March 1983
Political party	Bright Future

Björt Ólafsdóttir is an MP in Iceland who represents the Bright Future (Björt framtíð) party. She has been serving as the Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources of Iceland since January 11 2017.

Bright Future was formed to contest the Icelandic parliamentary election, 2013, which is when Björt entered the Althing as one of the new party´s six MPs.

In March 2015 she joined the protest #FreeTheNipple on Twitter, which was directed against censorship on women's bodies and sexism. She joined the protest by posting a picture of her naked breast.^[2]

Ministerial career

Following parliamentary elections in 2016, a new coalition government was formed on 10 January 2017 comprising the Independence Party, the Reform Party and Bright Future on 11 January 2017. Björt was appointed to the new cabinet.

References

↑ "Meet Iceland´s new government". Reykjavik Grapevine.
↑ Björt Ólafsdóttir (31 March 2015). "I might be an MP, but that doesn't stop me fighting sexism with my breasts". The Independent. Retrieved 26 May 2015.

Members of the Althing
As of 29 October 2016
Northeast Constituency	Kristján Þór Júlíusson Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson Steingrímur J. Sigfússon Njáll Trausti Friðbertsson Þórunn Egilsdóttir Bjarkey Gunnarsdóttir Einar Brynjolfsson Valgerður Gunnarsdóttir Logi Már Einarsson Benedikt Jóhannesson
Northwest Constituency	Haraldur Benediktsson Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson Lilja Rafney Magnúsdóttir Þórdís Kolbrún Gylfadóttir Eva Pandora Baldursdóttir Elsa Lara Arnardóttir Teitur Björn Einarsson Guðjón S. Brjánsson
Reykjavik Constituency North	Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson Katrín Jakobsdóttir Birgitta Jónsdóttir Arna Sigurbjörnsdóttir Thorsteinn Víglundsson Steinunn Thora Árnadóttir Björn Leví Gunnarsson Birgir Ármannsson Björt Ólafsdóttir Andrés Ingi Jónsson Halldóra Mogensen
Reykjavik Constituency South	Ólöf Nordal Svandís Svavarsdóttir Ásta Guðrún Helgadóttir Brynjar Níelsson Hanna Katrín Friðriksson Kolbeinn Óttarsson Proppé Gunnar Hrafn Jónsson Sigríður Andersen Lilja Dögg Alfreðsdóttir Nichole Leigh Mosty Pawel Bartoszek
South Constituency	Páll Magnússon Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson Ásmundur Friðriksson Smári McCarthy Vilhjálmur Árnason Ari Trausti Guðmundsson Silja Dögg Gunnarsdóttir Unnur Brá Konráðsdóttir Jóna Sólveig Elínardóttir Oddný G. Harðardóttir
Southwest Constituency	Bjarni Benediktsson Bryndís Haraldsdóttir Jón Þór Ólafsson Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir Rósa Björk Brynjólfsdóttir Jón Gunnarsson Óttarr Proppé Óli Björn Kárason Eygló Harðardóttir Þórhildur Sunna Ævarsdóttir Vilhjálmur Bjarnason Theodóra S. Þorsteinsdóttir Jón Steindór Valdimarsson

Cabinet of Bjarni Benediktsson
Ministers	Benedikt Jóhannesson Bjarni Benediktsson Björt Ólafsdóttir Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson Jón Gunnarsson Kristján Þór Júlíusson Óttarr Proppé Sigríður Ásthildur Andersen Þórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörð Gylfadóttir Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir Þorsteinn Víglundsson

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