Einar Már Sigurðarson (born 29 October 1951) is an

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 ...

ic politician. He served as a member of the

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(Iceland's parliament) from 1999 to 2009 for the Social Democratic Alliance, first as an MP for the

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constituency (1999–2003) and then for the

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constituency (2003–2009). He served as a Deputy Speaker of the Parliament during his last term from 2007 to 2009. Einar Már ran unsuccessfully in the SDA party primary elections in 2009 but lost his seat to former newscaster

Sigmundur Ernir Rúnarsson Sigmundur Ernir Rúnarsson (born 6 March 1961) is a member of parliament of the Althing, the Icelandic parliament. He is a member of the Social Democratic Alliance The Social Democratic Alliance ( is, Samfylkingin - jafnaðarflokkur Íslands) ...

and subsequently lost his seat in the 2009 parliamentary election. After his career in politics, he returned to his profession as an educator, becoming the headmaster of a secondary school in

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. Sigurðarson currently serves as the president of the Coalition of Municipalities in East Iceland.

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Einar Már Sigurdarson 1951 births Living people Einar Már Sigurdarson Einar Már Sigurdarson Einur Mar Sigurðarson {{Iceland-politician-stub