Sigmar Guðmundsson
Icelandic politician and media personality
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Sigmar Guðmundsson (born 7 April 1969) is an Icelandic politician from Viðreisn. He is a member of the Parliament of Iceland for the Southwest constituency.[1] He worked for years in the media but was elected to parliament in the 2021 Icelandic parliamentary election.
Sigmar Guðmundsson | |
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Sigmar Guðmundsson in 2021 | |
| Member of the Althing | |
| Assumed office 2021 | |
| Constituency | Southwest |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 7 April 1969 |
| Party | Viðreisn |
| Spouse | Juliana Einarsdottir |
| Children | 5 |
| Alma mater | German Sport University Cologne |
During his high school years, Sigmar participated in the Icelandic High School Speech and Debate Competition (Morfís) on behalf of Fjölbrautaskólinn í Garðabæ and was chosen as the national speaker in 1988 and 1990. He began his media career in radio on X-ið and Aðalstöðinn, but since the mid-1990s has mostly worked at RÚV, apart from a two-year stint at Stöð 2 at the turn of the century.[2] Within the walls of RÚV, Sigmar worked in various programming, for example as a journalist in Kastljós and an interviewer in Gettu Betur in 2006-2008 and in Útsvari in 2007-2017 (along with Thóra Arnórsdóttir). He was in charge of the programs Inter Nos on RÚV and Morgunútvarp Rásar 2.[3]
After 30 years in the media, including 23 years at RÚV, Sigmar decided to step aside and run for parliament on behalf of Viðreisn in 2021.