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Geir Haarde
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Icelandic politician and former head of government
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Geir Hilmar Haarde is an Icelandic politician, economist, and diplomat. Born in Reykjavík on April 8, 1951, he is a member of the Independence Party. He has served as the Prime Minister of Iceland and as an ambassador. Haarde is a citizen of Iceland and follows the Church of Iceland. He speaks Icelandic and Norwegian.
Haarde received his education at Brandeis University, Johns Hopkins University, the University of Minnesota, and the Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies. He has authored five works.
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Key facts
- President
- Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson , Guðni Th. Jóhannesson
- Prime minister
- Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson , Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson , Bjarni Benediktsson , Katrín Jakobsdóttir
- Preceded by
- Guðmundur Árni Stefánsson
- Succeeded by
- Bergdís Ellertsdóttir
- Born
- Geir Hilmar Haarde , ( 1951-04-08 ) 8 April 1951 (age 75) , Reykjavík , Iceland
- Party
- Independence Party
- Spouse s
- Patricia Angelina (Divorced) , Inga Jóna Þórðardóttir
- Alma mater
- Brandeis University , Johns Hopkins University , University of Minnesota, Twin Cities
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Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Hilmar
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Iceland
- Place of birth
- Reykjavík
- Occupation
- diplomat
- Political party
- Independence Party
- Languages spoken
- Norwegian
- Religion
- Church of Iceland
- Image
- Islands stasminister Geir H. Haarde under presskonferens vid globaliseringsmotet i Riksgransen 2008-04-09.jpg
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- Geir Haarde
- date of birth
- 1951-04-08
- name in native language
- Geir Hilmar Haarde
- social media followers
- 1445
- P10632
- Geir Haarde
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Encyclopedic overview
Geir Hilmar Haarde ( Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈceːir̥ ˈhɪlmar̥ ˈhɔrtɛ]; born 8 April 1951) is an Icelandic politician who served as prime minister of Iceland from 15 June 2006 to 1 February 2009, and as president of the Nordic Council in 1995. Geir was chairman of the Icelandic Independence Party from 2005 to 2009. From 2015 to 2019 he served as the ambassador of Iceland to the United States and several Latin American countries. Since 2019 he has been a chief representative at the World Bank Group.
Geir initially led a coalition between his party and the Progressive Party. After the 2007 parliamentary election, in which the Independence Party increased its share of the vote, Geir renewed his term as prime minister, leading a coalition between his party and the Social Democratic Alliance. That coalition resigned in January 2009 after widespread protests following an economic collapse in October 2008. In September 2010, Geir became the first Icelandic minister to be indicted for misconduct in office, and stood trial before the Landsdómur, a special court for such cases. He was convicted on one count, but acquitted of the most serious violations.
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