| Össur Skarphéðinsson | |
| Order: | Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| Primeminister: | Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir |
| Term Start: | 1 February 2009 |
| Term End: | 23 May 2013 |
| Predecessor: | Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir |
| Successor: | Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson |
| Order2: | Minister for Industry, Energy and Tourism |
| Primeminister2: | Geir Haarde Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir |
| Term Start2: | 24 May 2007 |
| Term End2: | 10 May 2009 |
| Predecessor2: | Jón Sigurðsson (as Minister of Industry and Commerce) |
| Successor2: | Katrín Júlíusdóttir |
| Office3: | Nordic Cooperation |
| Primeminister3: | Geir Haarde |
| Term Start3: | 24 May 2007 |
| Term End3: | 10 June 2008 |
| Office4: | Minister for the Environment |
| Primeminister4: | Davíð Oddsson |
| Term Start4: | 1993 |
| Term End4: | 1995 |
| Successor4: | Guðmundur Bjarnason |
| Office5: | Member of the Althing |
| Term Start5: | 1991 |
| Term End5: | 2016 |
| Birth Date: | 19 June 1953 |
| Birth Place: | Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Spouse: | Árný Erla Sveinbjörnsdóttir |
| Children: | Two daughters (b. 1994, 1998) |
| Alma Mater: | University of Iceland University of East Anglia |
| Profession: | biologist, journalist |
| Party: | Social Democratic Alliance |
Össur Skarphéðinsson (pronounced in Icelandic pronounced as /ˈœsːʏr ˈskar̥pçɛðɪnsɔn/; born 19 June 1953) is an Icelandic politician who served as Minister for Foreign Affairs from February 2009 to May 2013.
Össur matriculated from the Reykjavík Grammar School in 1973, and gained a BS in biology from the University of Iceland in 1979, and a doctorate from the University of East Anglia in 1983 entitled "The effect of photoperiod on the growth of the rainbow trout". He was a member of the parliament (Althing) for the Reykjavík Constituency from 1991 to 2003, and for Reykjavík North Constituency from 2003 to 2016. He was Chairman of the Social Democratic Party parliamentary group from 1991 to 1993, Minister for the Environment from 1993 to 1995, and Chairman of the Social Democratic Alliance from 2000 to 2005.
Össur was appointed Minister of Industry, Energy and Tourism for the Social Democratic Alliance in May 2007. He was also Minister for Nordic Cooperation from 24 May 2007 to 10 June 2008.[1] In February 2009, he was appointed Minister for Foreign Affairs.