Eiður Svanberg Guðnason

Icelandic politician and diplomat

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Eiður Svanberg Guðnason (7 November 1939 – 30 January 2017) was an Icelandic politician and diplomat.

Biography

Eiður was born on 7 November 1939 in Reykjavík. He served as Ambassador of Iceland to Australia from 28 November 2003 when he replaced Ólafur Egilsson. He served until 22 February 2007, when he was replaced with Gunnar Snorri Gunnarsson.

Eiður died on 30 January 2017 in Garðabær at the age of 77.^[1]

References

^ Ritstjórn Kjarnans (1 February 2017). "Eiður Svanberg Guðnason látinn". Kjarninn (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 February 2017.

External links

Biography of Eiður Svanberg Guðnason on the website of the Icelandic parliament

Political offices
Preceded by Edvard Júlíus Sólnes	Minister for the Environment 1991–1993	Succeeded by Össur Skarphéðinsson
Preceded by Edvard Júlíus Sólnes	Minister for Nordic Cooperation 1991–1993	Succeeded by Sighvatur Kristinn Björgvinsson