Guðni Ágústsson

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a patronymic, not a family name; this person is properly referred to by the given name Guðni.
Guðni Ágústsson
Minister of Agriculture
In office
1999–2007
Prime Minister Davíð Oddsson; Halldór Ásgrímsson; Geir Haarde
Preceded by Guðmundur Bjarnason
Succeeded by Einar Kristinn Guðfinnsson (as Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture)
Personal details
Born (1949-04-09) 9 April 1949
Brúnastaðir, Iceland
Political party Progressive Party

Guðni Ágústsson (born 9 April 1949) is an Icelandic former politician who was chairman of the Progressive Party from 2007 until 17 November 2008, when he unexpectedly resigned, both as chairman of his party and as MP. He was a member of the Althing 1987–2008, for the Southern Constituency from 1987 to 2003 and for the South Constituency since 2003. From 1999 to 2007, he was Minister of Agriculture.[1]

References

Political offices
Preceded by
Guðmundur Bjarnason
Minister of Agriculture
1999–2007
Succeeded by
Einar Kristinn Guðfinnsson
as Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture
Party political offices
Preceded by
Jón Sigurðsson
Chairman of the Progressive Party
2007–2008
Succeeded by
Valgerður Sverrisdóttir


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