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Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson
Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture
In office
7 April 2016 – 11 January 2017
Prime Minister Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson
Preceded by Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson
Succeeded by Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
23 May 2013 – 7 April 2016
Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson
Preceded by Össur Skarphéðinsson
Succeeded by Lilja Dögg Alfreðsdóttir
Personal details
Born (1968-06-09) 9 June 1968 (age 55)
Sauðárkrókur, Iceland
Political party Progressive Party (until 2017)
Centre Party

Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson (born 9 June 1968) is an Icelandic politician for the Centre Party.

He is a member of the Althingi (Iceland's parliament) for the Centre Party for the Northwest of Iceland constituency since 2017. He was the Chairman of the Progressive Party 2009–2013. [1] On 23 May 2013, Gunnar Bragi was appointed the Minister for Foreign Affairs. In 2017, he joined the Centre Party formed by his close friend Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson and ran for party in the 2017 elections. [2] He is currently Chairman of the Center Party parliamentary group.

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Preceded by Minister for Foreign Affairs
2013–2016
Succeeded by