Svavar Gestsson
Svavar Gestsson | |
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Ambassador of Iceland to Sweden
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| In office 22 November 2005 – 15 February 2012 | |
| Preceded by | Þorsteinn Pálsson |
| Succeeded by | Sturla Sigurjónsson |
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| Born | 26 June 1944 Guðnabakki, Stafholtstungur, Iceland |
| Died | 18 January 2021 (aged 76) |
| Spouse | Jónína Benediktsdóttir
(m. 1964, divorced)Guðrún Ágústsdóttir (m. 1993) |
| Children | 3 |
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Svavar Gestsson (26 June 1944 – 18 January 2021) was an Icelandic politician and Minister for Social Affairs (from February 1980 to May 1983), Minister for Culture and Education in the cabinet of Steingrímur Hermannsson (1988–1991), Member of Parliament (1978–1999), and Ambassador (1999–2009).[1]
Diplomatic career
- From 30 August 2001 to 30 November 2005 he was
- From 22 November 2005 to 15 February 2010 he was ambassador in Copenhagenand from 21 June 2006 to 16 December 2010 Ambassador of Iceland concurrently to Turkey, Israel, Rumenia, Tunis.
References
- ^ Kolbeinn Tumi Daðason (18 January 2021). "Svavar Gestsson er látinn". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 18 January 2021.
- ^ The International Who's Who 2004, Europa Publications, p. 601
External links
- Biography of Svavar Gestsson on the parliament website
- Hannes H. Gissurarson: Communism in Iceland, 1918–1998 Social Science Research Institute at the University of Iceland, Reykjavik 2021.
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