Guðrún Hafsteinsdóttir
Guðrún Hafsteinsdóttir | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 19 June 2023 – 21 December 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Katrín Jakobsdóttir Bjarni Benediktsson |
| Preceded by | Jón Gunnarsson |
| Succeeded by | Þorbjörg Sigríður Gunnlaugsdóttir |
| Leader of the Independence Party | |
| Assumed office 2 March 2025 | |
| Deputy | Jens Garðar Helgason |
| Preceded by | Bjarni Benediktsson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 9 February 1970 Selfoss, Iceland |
| Political party | Independence Party |
| Parent(s) | Hafsteinn Kristinsson (1933–1993) Laufey S. Valdimarsdóttir (1940) |
| Alma mater | University of Iceland |
Guðrún Hafsteinsdóttir (born 9 February 1970) is an Icelandic politician and business leader. With a BA in anthropology and a diploma in Applied Gender Studies, she has held significant roles in her family's company, Kjörís ehf. Since 2021, she has been serving as a Member of Althing, the national parliament, for the South Constituency representing the Independence Party. From June 2023 to December 2024, she was also the Minister of Justice. In March 2025, she was elected chair of the Independence Party as successor of Bjarni Benediktsson.