Birgir Ísleifur Gunnarsson (19 July 1936 – 28 October 2019) was an Icelandic

politician A politician is a person who participates in Public policy, policy-making processes, usually holding an elective position in government. Politicians represent the people, make decisions, and influence the formulation of public policy. The roles ...

and lawyer. He was the governor of the

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from 1991 to 2005. Birgir was the

mayor of Reykjavík The post of Mayor of Reykjavík () was created in 1907 and advertised in 1908. Páll Einarsson and Knud Zimsen applied for the job and Páll got the position for a period of six years, at the end of which he did not wish to renew his tenure. Rather ...

from 1972 to 1978, member of parliament from 1979 to 1991 for the Independence Party, and served as the

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from 1987 to 1988. From 1965 to 1991 he was a board member of the National Power Company of Iceland.

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