Ólafur Friðrik Magnússon (born 3 August 1952) is a former mayor of

Reykjavík Reykjavík ( ; ) is the capital and largest city of Iceland. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói bay. Its latitude is 64°08' N, making it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. With a po ...

Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ...

. His term was from 24 January 2008 to 21 August 2008. He was originally expected to step down in March 2009, when a representative from the Independence Party was to assume the office of the mayor, as agreed upon in the coalition agreement between Ólafur and the Independence Party. According to that same agreement Ólafur would at the same time become the chairman of the executive committee of the City Council of Reykjavík. However, in August 2008, the coalition between Ólafur and the Independence Party broke down. On 21 August

Hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir Hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir (born 12 October 1966) is a former Icelandic minister, mayor and parliamentarian. She is currently the chair of the Executive Board of Women Political Leaders, Global Forum.womenpoliticalleaders.org Before that, ...

succeeded Ólafur as mayor. Ólafur made it into the news on 19 January 2010 when he was reprimanded at a meeting of the City Council for circulating a rude poem about Hanna. He has been a prominent opponent of Reykjavík's first purpose-built mosque.Ingibjörg Rósa Björnsdóttir, 'A Mosque in Reykjavík Threatens Icelandic Culture', ''The Reykjavík Grapevine'' (July 10, 2013), http://grapevine.is/news/2013/07/10/a-mosque-in-reykjavik-threatens-icelandic-culture/.

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Ólafur Fridrik Magnússon 1952 births Living people {{Iceland-mayor-stub