Bjarkey Olsen Gunnarsdóttir
ParaguaypoliticianFemale5.0Global Dominance: 0.00%Bjarkey Olsen Gunnarsdóttir is a former Minister of Food, Agriculture, and Fisheries in Iceland and a member of the Left-Green Movement. She served as a parliamentarian from 2013 to 2023, representing the Northeast constituency, and was the leader of her party's parliamentary group from 2017 to 2021. Educated as a primary school teacher, she has worked in both primary and secondary education. In April 2024, she briefly held the ministerial position before the government fell in October of the same year. Recently, she was appointed as the head of the social services department in Fjallabyggð, following an application process that included five candidates.
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Bjarkey Olsen Gunnarsdóttir did not give permission for whaling until after the season was supposed to start, leading to its suspension.
Caza de ballenas: Islandia retoma la actividad después de dos años sin capturas
Panama· 2026-06-22
Bjarkey Olsen Gunnarsdóttir did not give permission for whaling until after the season was supposed to start, leading to its suspension.
Islandia reanuda la caza de ballenas luego de dos años - MundoParaguay· 2026-06-21Bjarkey Olsen Gunnarsdóttir, a former Minister of Fisheries, attended the same exhibition that Hanna Katrín did not.
Hanna Katrín lætur sig víða vanta
Iceland· 2025-10-04
Bjarkey Olsen Gunnarsdóttir, a former Minister of Food, was present when about 60 pilot whales stranded in Ólafsfjörður today.
„Ótrúlegar“ björgunaraðgerðir í ÓlafsfirðiIceland· 2025-06-21Bjarkey Olsen Gunnarsdóttir has been appointed as the director of the welfare department of Fjallabyggð.
Bjarkey Olsen til liðs við FjallabyggðIceland· 2025-04-17