Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson
| Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson | |
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| Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
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Assumed office 11 January 2017 |
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| Prime Minister | Bjarni Benediktsson |
| Preceded by | Lilja Dögg Alfreðsdóttir |
| Minister for Health | |
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In office 24 May 2007 – 1 February 2009 |
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| Prime Minister | Geir Haarde |
| Preceded by | Siv Friðleifsdóttir (Health and Social Security) |
| Succeeded by | Ögmundur Jónasson |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
19 December 1967 Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Political party | Independence Party |
| Spouse(s) | Ágústa Johnson |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Iceland |
Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson (Godhlaugur Thor Thordharson, born 19 December 1967) is an Icelandic politician who has served as Minister for Foreign Affairs since 11 January 2017.
He has been a member of the Althing (Iceland's parliament) for the Independence Party since 2003 and served as the Minister of Health from 24 May 2007 to 1 February 2009. He is the first MP of the Reykjavík North constituency, after beating the Minister of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs Björn Bjarnason in the primary election.
Guðlaugur graduated with a BA degree in Political Sciences from the University of Iceland in 1996. He is married to Ágústa Johnson, and is the father of two children.
Guðlaugur started his involvement in the Independence party in 1987 when he was elected on the board of the National Youth Organisation of the Independence Party in which he served until 1997 of which he was vice chairman 1989–1993 and chairman 1993–1997. He was then elected on the Reykjavík City Council in 1998 and sat two four year terms there. He sat on the parliamentary committee on welfare issues 2003–2006, the committee on fisheries 2003–2007, and the committee on the environment 2003–2007 (chairman 2004–2007)
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