Halldór Ásgrímsson
Halldór Ásgrímsson | |
|---|---|
Steingrimur Hermannsson Þorsteinn Pálsson | |
| Preceded by | Steingrimur Hermannsson |
| Succeeded by | Þorsteinn Pálsson |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 28 September 1988 – 10 September 1989 | |
| Prime Minister | Steingrimur Hermannsson |
| Preceded by | Jón Sigurðsson |
| Succeeded by | Óli Guðbjartssson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 September 1947 Vopnafjörður, Iceland |
| Died | 18 May 2015 (aged 67) Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Political party | Progressive Party |
| Spouse | Sigurjóna Sigurðardóttir |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Bifröst University |
Halldór Ásgrímsson (pronounced
Education and early life
Halldór studied at the Co-operative College in Bifröst, and became a certified public accountant in 1970. He later completed graduate commerce studies at the Universities of Bergen and Copenhagen, and worked as a lecturer at the University of Iceland from 1973 to 1975.
Political career
He represented the
Halldór took over as Prime Minister on 15 September 2004, succeeding Independence Party leader Davíð Oddsson, while Davíð replaced Halldór as Foreign Minister.
On 5 June 2006, following poor results in municipal elections, Halldór announced his resignation as Prime Minister and stated that he intended to step down as leader of the Progressive Party in August 2006.
Halldór Ásgrímsson's successor as Progressive Party leader was
On 31 October 2006, Halldór was chosen as the Secretary-General of the Nordic Council of Ministers.
Halldór Ásgrímsson was an Honorary Member of The International Raoul Wallenberg Foundation. He died of a heart attack at a Reykjavík hospital in May 2015.[3]
References
- ISBN 9780810862746.
- ^ "Fjölskylda og vinir Halldórs kostuðu ritun ævisögu hans". Stundin. Retrieved 10 January 2020.
- ^ Arnarsdóttir, Eygló Svala (19 May 2015). "Former Prime Minister of Iceland Passes Away". Retrieved 3 September 2016.
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