| Guðbjartur Hannesson | |
| Order: | Minister of Health |
| Primeminister: | Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir |
| Term Start: | 2 September 2010 |
| Term End: | 31 December 2010 |
| Predecessor: | Álfheiður Ingadóttir |
| Successor: | Kristján Þór Júlíusson |
| Birth Date: | 3 June 1950 |
| Birth Place: | Akranes, Iceland |
| Death Place: | Akranes, Iceland |
| Party: | Social Democratic Alliance |
Guðbjartur Hannesson (3 June 1950 – 23 October 2015) was an Icelandic politician and was welfare minister. He was affiliated with the Social Democratic Alliance (Samfylkingin).[1]
He won a seat in parliament for the Social Democratic Alliance in 2007. He served as speaker of the Althing in 2009.[2] In September 2010 he was appointed Minister for Social Affairs and Health and was charged with merging his department with the Ministry of Labour and create a new Ministry for Welfare from January 2011.[3]
After the parliamentary election 27 April 2013 there was a change of government and on 23 May Eygló Harðardóttir became the new welfare minister, while Kristjáni Þór Júlíussyni became minister of Health. He died on 23 October 2015 after a very short battle with cancer.[4]