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(Björk Guðmundsdóttir). Guðmundur's parents were Gunnar Guðmundsson and Hallfríður Guðmundsdóttir. He qualified as a journeyman electrician in 1966. He graduated from the Technical College of Iceland in 1969. He was a municipal representative of the Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn (Independence Party) in

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from 1994 to 1998 and Chairman of the Nordic Federation of Electricians' Unions from 1994 to 1996 and from 2004 to 2006. Guðmundur has written numerous textbooks for electricians.

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Living people Gudmundur Gunnarsson 1945 births Gudmundur Gunnarsson Place of birth missing (living people) Electricians Gudmundur Gunnarsson {{iceland-bio-stub