Sverrir Hermannsson | |
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Minister of Industry | |
In office 26 May 1983 – 16 October 1985 | |
Prime Minister | Steingrímur Hermannsson |
Preceded by | Hjörleifur Guttormsson |
Succeeded by | Albert Guðmundsson |
14th 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]
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]
Beginning in politics as a member of the Independence Party, he was Speaker of the lower chamber of Althing from 1979 to 1983. [2]
Sverrir was Minister of Industry from 1983 to 1985, followed by Minister of Education from 1985 until 1987. [3] From 1975 to 1983, and again from 1987 to 1988, he sat on the Nordic Council. In 1988, he resigned from the Althing to manage Landsbanki [5] where he served until 1998. [2] [6]
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]
Sverrir died, at the age of 88, on 12 March 2018. [1] [2]
Sverrir Hermannsson | |
---|---|
Minister of Industry | |
In office 26 May 1983 – 16 October 1985 | |
Prime Minister | Steingrímur Hermannsson |
Preceded by | Hjörleifur Guttormsson |
Succeeded by | Albert Guðmundsson |
14th 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]
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]
Beginning in politics as a member of the Independence Party, he was Speaker of the lower chamber of Althing from 1979 to 1983. [2]
Sverrir was Minister of Industry from 1983 to 1985, followed by Minister of Education from 1985 until 1987. [3] From 1975 to 1983, and again from 1987 to 1988, he sat on the Nordic Council. In 1988, he resigned from the Althing to manage Landsbanki [5] where he served until 1998. [2] [6]
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]
Sverrir died, at the age of 88, on 12 March 2018. [1] [2]