Jón Gunnarsson (born 21 September 1956 in
Reykjavík
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) is an
Iceland
Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ...
ic
politician
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who has been the
minister of justice of Iceland since 1 February 2022. He served as
minister of the interior
An interior minister (sometimes called a minister of internal affairs or minister of home affairs) is a cabinet official position that is responsible for internal affairs, such as public security, civil registration and identification, emergency ...
from 2021 to 2022 and as minister of transport and local government in 2017.
References
External links
Non auto-biography of Jón Gunnarsson on the parliament website
1956 births
Living people
Interior ministers of Iceland
Justice ministers of Iceland
Members of the Althing
Politicians from Reykjavík
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