Ögmundur Jónasson

Politician

1948 –

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Who is Ögmundur Jónasson?

Ögmundur Jónasson is an Icelandic politician and historian. He became Iceland's Minister of Health on 1 February 2009, but resigned on 30 September in connection with the Icesave dispute. He returned to Cabinet of Iceland on 1 January 2011 to head the newly created Ministry of the Interior. He has been a member of the Althing since 1995. The leftist politician has gained international attention by leading his countries effort to introduce a ban on online pornography, a step criticized by many free speech activists.

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Born
Jul 17, 1948
Reykjavik
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  • University of Edinburgh

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on July 23, 2013

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