Eiður Svanberg Guðnason (7 November 1939 – 30 January 2017) was an Icelandic politician and diplomat.
Biography
Eiður was born on 7 November 1939 in
ReykjavÃk. He served as
Ambassador of Iceland to Australia from 28 November 2003 when he replaced
Ólafur Egilsson
Ólafur Egilsson (1564 – 1 March 1639) was an Icelandic Lutheran minister. In 1627, he was abducted, along with his wife and two sons, by Barbary Pirates under the Ottoman Empire during their raid on Vestmannaeyjar. The raid is known in Ic ...
. He served until 22 February 2007, when he was replaced with
Gunnar Snorri Gunnarsson.
Eiður died on 30 January 2017 in
Garðabær at the age of 77.
References
External links
Biography of Eiður Svanberg Guðnason on the website of the Icelandic parliament
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1939 births
2017 deaths
Environment ministers of Iceland
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