Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson
Also known as Olafur Ragnar Grimsson
Icelandic politician, 5th President of Iceland
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Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson is an Icelandic politician who served as the 5th President of Iceland. He is a significant figure in Iceland's modern political history because of his long tenure leading the country during a period that included major economic and social changes.
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Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson ( Icelandic: [ˈouːlavʏr ˈraknar ˈkrimsɔn] ; born 14 May 1943) is an Icelandic politician who was the fifth president of Iceland, serving from 1996 to 2016. He was previously a member of the Icelandic Parliament for the People's Alliance and served as Minister of Finance from 1988 to 1991.
Since the end of his presidency, Ólafur has been serving as Chairman of the Arctic Circle, a non-profit organization, and as Chairman of the International Renewable Energy Agency's Global Commission on the Geopolitics of Energy Transformation.
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