Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson

Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson (born 28 March 1977) is a member of parliament Alþingi in Iceland and the Minister of Social Affairs and the Labour Market since 28 November 2021. He represents the Left-Green Party. He was Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources from 30 November 2017 to 28 November 2021. He has also served as the CEO of Landvernd, the largest nature conservation and environmental NGO in Iceland, from 2011 to 2017. In 2017 he became the first openly gay man to become an Icelandic Minister.

Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson
Guðbrandsson in 2018
Minister for the Social Affairs and the Labour Market
Assumed office
28 November 2021
Prime MinisterKatrín Jakobsdóttir
Preceded byÁsmundur Einar Daðason
(Social Affairs and Children)
Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources
In office
30 November 2017  28 November 2021
Prime MinisterKatrín Jakobsdóttir
Preceded byBjört Ólafsdóttir
Succeeded byGuðlaugur Þór Þórðarson
(Environment, Energy, and Climate)
Personal details
Born (1977-03-28) 28 March 1977
Brúarland, Iceland
Political partyLeft-Green Movement
EducationUniversity of Iceland (B.Sc)
Yale University (M.E.M.)
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