Birgir Ísleifur Gunnarsson

Birgir Ísleifur Gunnarsson (19 July 1936 – 28 October 2019)[1] was an Icelandic politician and lawyer. He was the governor of the Central Bank of Iceland from 1991 to 2005.[2][3][4]

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Birgir.
Birgir Ísleifur Gunnarsson
8th Mayor of Reykjavík
In office
1 December 1972 – 28 May 1978
Preceded byGeir Hallgrímsson
Succeeded byEgill Skúli Ingibergsson
Personal details
Born(1936-07-19)19 July 1936
Reykjavík, Kingdom of Iceland
Died28 October 2019(2019-10-28) (aged 83)
Kópavogur, Iceland
Spouse
Sonja Backman
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(m. 1956; died 2019)​
Children4
EducationLawyer
Alma materUniversity of Iceland

Birgir was the mayor of Reykjavík from 1972 to 1978, member of parliament from 1979 to 1991 for the Independence Party, and served as the minister of education from 1987 to 1988. From 1965 to 1991 he was a board member of the National Power Company of Iceland.[2][5]

References
  1. Róbert Jóhannsson; Brynjólfur Þór Guðmundsson; Ásrún Brynja Ingvarsdóttir (29 October 2019). "Birgir Ísleifur Gunnarsson látinn". RÚV (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 29 October 2019. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  2. "Biographies of members of parliament: Birgir Ísleifur Gunnarsson" (in Icelandic). Alþingi. Retrieved 30 January 2019.
  3. Bankastjórn frá upphafi sedlabanki.is
  4. "Birgir Ísleifur lætur af störfum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). 7 September 2005. Retrieved 2 February 2022.
  5. Kristín Ólafsdóttir (29 October 2019). "Birgir Ísleifur Gunnarsson er látinn". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 February 2022.


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