Fish Farmer

Iceland names its new fisheries minister

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ICELAND’s new fisheries minister has been named as Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdót­tir, who served as an MP for the Independen­ce Party for 14 years, from 1999 to 2013. During that time, she was minister of education for six years and vice chair of the Independen­ce Party for five years. She was criticised for loans which her husband Kristján Arason’s company obtained before the banking collapse, due to his position at one of the country’s banks. She joined the Reform Party last year. The Prime Minister in the new government is Bjarni Benediktss­on, who has been the leader of the Independen­ce Party since 2009.

 ??  ?? Above: Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdót­tir
Above: Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdót­tir

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