Helgi Hjörvar (born 9 June 1967 in

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, Iceland) is an

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. He served as President of the

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in 2010.

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External links

Non auto-biography of Helgi Hjörvar on the parliament website (English)

Non auto-biography of Helgi Hjörvar on the parliament website (Icelandic)
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