Svandís Svavarsdóttir (born 24 August 1964 in

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) is an Icelandic politician who has been member of the Althing since 2009. In October 2024, she was elected party leader of the

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. She served as Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources in the government of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir. In the

First cabinet of Katrín Jakobsdóttir The First cabinet of Katrín Jakobsdóttir, nicknamed “''The covid government''” (), was formed on 30 November 2017, following the 2017 parliamentary election. The cabinet was led by Katrín Jakobsdóttir of the Left-Green Movement, who s ...

she served as

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. She was also the leader of the

's parliamentary group. She served as the Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture in the

Second cabinet of Katrín Jakobsdóttir The Second cabinet of Katrín Jakobsdóttir, nicknamed “''The advent government''” (), was formed on 28 November 2021, following the 2021 parliamentary election. The cabinet was led by Katrín Jakobsdóttir of the Left-Green Movement, who se ...

before Bjarni Benediktsson became Prime Minister, and she became Minister of Infrastructure.

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Althing biography
(detailed Icelandic version)
Althing biography
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