Geir Hallgrímsson

Geir Hallgrímsson (born December 16, 1925 , † September 1, 1990 ) was an Icelandic politician ( Independence Party ) and Prime Minister of Iceland between 1974 and 1978.

Geir was Mayor of the capital Reykjavík from November 19, 1959 to December 1, 1972 . From 1970 to 1983 he was a member of the Althing Parliament . Between 1983 and 1986 he was Icelandic Foreign Minister, then Chairman of the Icelandic Central Bank ( Seðlabanki Íslands ) until his death . From 1973 to 1983 he was chairman of the Independence Party.

Geir took part in the Bilderberg Conference 1972–1974, 1977, 1978, 1980–1982, 1984–1988 and 1990 . He was also a member of the Steering Committee.

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• Althingi.is

predecessor	Office	successor
Auður Auðuns	Mayor of Reykjavík 1960–1972	Birgir Ísleifur Gunnarsson

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