Sverrir Hermannsson

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 (1930-02-26)26 February 1930
Ögurvík, Iceland
Died 12 March 2018(2018-03-12) (aged 88)
Reykjavík, Iceland
Political party Independence Party
Liberal Party
Spouse(s) 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]

Career

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. 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[4] where he served until 1998.[2][5]

Soon after leaving Landsbanki, in 1998, he returned to politics to found the Liberal Party.[1][6] At the 1999 election, he was returned to the Althing, representing Reykjavíkurkjördæmi[7], before leaving politics again in 2003.[2]

Death

Sverrir passed away, at the age of 88, on 12 March 2018.[1][2]

Footnotes

  1. 1 2 3 Jón Hákon Halldórsson (13 March 2018). "Sverrir Hermannsson látinn". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Andlát: Sverrir Hermannsson". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 13 March 2018. Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  3. ↑ Ásrún Brynja Ingvarsdóttir (13 March 2018). "Sverrir Hermannsson látinn". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  4. ↑ Páll H. Hannesson (14 March 1998). "Að kunna að fara með peninga". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  5. ↑ Jóhann Bjarni Kolbeinsson (13 March 2018). "Sverrir Hermannsson: Áhrifamaður fallinn frá". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 13 March 2018.
  6. ↑ News review: A Changed Political Scene?
  7. ↑ "Skildu spaugstofuna eftir". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 9 June 1999. Retrieved 13 March 2018.


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