Óli Bjorn Kárason

Óli Björn Kárason (born August 26, 1960 in Sauðárkrókur ) is an Icelandic journalist and politician of the Independence Party .

Life

Óli Björn Kárason studied economics ( BS from Suffolk University in Boston 1989). He worked as a journalist , including for Morgunblaðið . In 1994 Óli Björn Kárason was the founder of the business newspaper Viðskiptablaðið and its editor-in-chief until 1999. From 1999 to 2003 he was editor-in-chief of the tabloid DV , then until 2007 editor of Viðskiptablaðið . He is the author of several non-fiction books.

In the parliamentary elections on October 29, 2016 , Óli Björn Kárason was elected to the Icelandic parliament Althing as the candidate of the Independence Party for the Southwestern constituency . He was re-elected in the early parliamentary elections on October 28, 2017 . As of November 2019, he is chairman of the parliamentary committee on economic affairs and trade and a member of the constitutional and supervisory committee.

Works

• Valdablokkir riðlast. Átök and ferskir straumar í íslensku viðskiptalífi. Nýja bókafélagið, Reykjavík 1999. ISBN 9979-9418-3-9
• Stoðir FL bresta. Ugla, Reykjavík 2008. ISBN 978-9979-651-34-5
• Síðasta vörnin. Hæstiréttur á villigötum í eitruðu andrúmslofti. Ugla, Reykjavík 2011. ISBN 978-9979-651-86-4
• Manifesto hægri manns. Greinasafn. Ugla, Reykjavík 2012. ISBN 978-9935-21-023-4
• Editor: Þeirra eigin orð. Fleyg orð auðmanna, stjórnmálamanna, álitsgjafa og embættismanna í útrásinni. Ugla, Reykjavík 2009. ISBN 978-9979-651-54-3

Web links

• Profile on the website of the Icelandic Parliament (isl.)
• Brief profile on the website of the Icelandic Parliament (Engl.)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c} Æviágrip: Óli Björn Kárason ( Icelandic ) Alþingi. May 14, 2018. Retrieved November 17, 2019.
2. ↑ Tilkynning um úrslit kosninga til Alþingis October 28, 2017 og úthlutun þingsæta ( Icelandic ) Landskjörstjórn. November 8, 2017. Retrieved November 17, 2019.

Note: Icelanders are referred to by their first name or first and last name, but not just their surname. Further information can be found under Icelandic personal name .