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Svavar Gestsson

Svavar Gestsson
Industries and Innovation Minister of Iceland
In office
1978 – 1979
Preceded by Ólafur Jóhannesson
Succeeded by Kjartan Jóhannsson
Minister of Social Affairs (Iceland)
In office
1980 – 1983
Preceded by Magnús Helgi Magnússon
Succeeded by Alexander Stefánsson
Ambassador of Iceland to Sweden
of  Iceland
to  Sweden
In office
August 30, 2001 – November 30, 2005
Preceded by Hörður H. Bjarnason
Succeeded by Guðmundur Árni Stefánsson
Ambassador of Iceland to Denmark
of  Iceland
to  Denmark
In office
November 22, 2005 – February 15, 2012
Preceded by Þorsteinn Pálsson
Succeeded by Sturla Sigurjónsson
Personal details
Born June 26, 1944
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Spouse(s)
  • first marriage: 20 June 1964: Jónína Benediktsdóttir (born October 5, 1943 and died on May 29, 2005) secretary.
  • second marriage 29 May 1993: Gudrun Ágústsdóttir (born January 1, 1947) City Council.
Mother Gudrun Valdimarsdóttir (* March 28, 1924)
Father Gestur Zóphónías Sveinsson (* October 3, 1920, died December 29, 1980) Farmer
Alma mater
  • 1964: Graduated MR.
  • in 1964 enrolled in law at the University.
  • from 1967 to 1968 studied in Berlin.

Svavar Gestsson (born 26 June 1944) is an Icelandic politician and former minister for social affairs (from February 1980 to May 1983), Minister for Culture and Education in the cabinet of Steingrímur Hermannsson (1988-1991), Member of Parliament (1978-1999), and Ambassador (1999 - 2009).


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