Jón Gunnarsson

• Ministry: Ministry of Justice
• Date of Birth: September 21st, 1956
• Party: Independence Party

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Parliamentary career

• Member of Althingi for the Southwest Constituency since 2007 (Independence Party).

Present committees

• Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee since 2023.
• Member of the Icelandic delegation to the West Nordic Council since 2023.

Previous committees

• Member of the Environment and Communications Committee 2017–2021 (1st Deputy Chair 2020–2021, Chair 2019, 1st Deputy Chair 2017–2019).
• Member of the Judicial Affairs and Education Committee 2016–2017.
• Member of the Industrial Affairs Committee 2013–2016 (Chair 2013–2016) and 2011–2013.
• Member of the Fisheries and Agriculture Committee 2009–2011 and 2007–2009.
• Member of the Industry Committee 2010–2011.
• Member of the Social Affairs and Social Security Committee 2009–2010 and 2007–2009.
• Member of the Environment Committee 2009.
• Member of the Trade Committee 2007–2009.
• Member of the Social Affairs Committee 2007.
• Member of the EU-Iceland joint Parliamentary Committee 2018–2021.
• Member of the Icelandic delegation to the EFTA and EEA Parliamentary Committees 2017–2021.
• Member of the Icelandic delegation to the Conference of Parlamentarians of the Arctic Region 2013–2016 (Chair 2013–2016).
• Member of the Icelandic delegation to the West Nordic Council 2007–2009.

Ministerial career

• Minister of Justice 2022–2023.
• Minister of the Interior 2021–2022.
• Minister of Transport and Local Government 2017.