Björt Ólafsdóttir
| Björt Ólafsdóttir | |
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| Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources | |
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Assumed office 11 January 2017 |
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| Prime Minister | Bjarni Benediktsson |
| Preceded by | Sigrún Magnúsdóttir |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 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 11th 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.
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.
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