Sverrir Hermannsson
Sverrir Hermannsson | |
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Minister of Education | |
In office 16 October 1985 – 8 July 1987 | |
Prime Minister | Steingrímur Hermannsson |
Preceded by | Ragnhildur Helgadóttir |
Succeeded by | Birgir Ísleifur Gunnarsson |
Personal details | |
Born | Ögurvík, Iceland | 26 February 1930
Died | 12 March 2018 Reykjavík, Iceland | (aged 88)
Political party | Independence Party Liberal Party |
Spouse | Greta Lind Kristjánsdóttir |
Children | 6 |
Alma mater | University of Iceland |
Sverrir Hermannsson (26 February 1930 – 12 March 2018) was an Icelandic politician, businessman, and banker.[1][2]
Early life
Sverrir was born in the Svalbarði farm in Ögurvík, Ísafjarðardjúp, on 26 February 1930, to Hermann Hermannsson and Salóme Rannveig Gunnarsdóttir.[3][4] He graduated from a high school in Akureyri in 1951 and earned a business degree from the University of Iceland in 1955.[2]
Career
Beginning in politics as a member of the
Sverrir was
Soon after leaving Landsbanki, in 1998, he returned to politics to found the Liberal Party and served its chairman from 1998 to 2003.[1][3][7] At the 1999 election, he was returned to the Althing, representing Reykjavík,[8] before leaving politics again in 2003.[2]
Death
Sverrir died, at the age of 88, on 12 March 2018.[1][2]
Footnotes
- ^ a b c Jón Hákon Halldórsson (March 13, 2018). "Sverrir Hermannsson látinn" [Sverrir Hermannsson died]. Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved March 13, 2018.
- ^ a b c d e f "Andlát: Sverrir Hermannsson" [Death:Sverrir Hermannsson]. Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). March 13, 2018. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
- ^ a b c "Sverrir Hermannsson". Althing. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
- ^ Ásrún Brynja Ingvarsdóttir (March 13, 2018). "Sverrir Hermannsson látinn" [Sverrir Hermannsson died]. RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved March 13, 2018.
- Dagblaðið Vísir(in Icelandic). Retrieved March 13, 2018.
- ^ Jóhann Bjarni Kolbeinsson (March 13, 2018). "Sverrir Hermannsson: Áhrifamaður fallinn frá". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved March 13, 2018.
- ^ "News review: A Changed Political Scene?". Iceland Review. May 7, 2007. Retrieved June 2, 2019.
- Dagblaðið Vísir(in Icelandic). June 9, 1999. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
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