Sverrir Hermannsson
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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 | 26 February 1930 |
| Died | 12 March 2018 (aged 88) Reykjavík, Iceland |
| 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]
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.[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]
