Guðjón Arnar Kristjánsson (5 July 1944 – 17 March 2018) was an
Iceland
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ic politician and chairman of the
Liberal Party (Frjálslyndi flokkurinn) from 2003 to 2009.
He served as the captain of fishing vessels in the years from 1967 to 1997. He was an active member of the
Independence Party and attended meetings of
Althingi 8 times in 1991–1995. In 1999 he joined
Sverrir Hermannsson and formed the
Liberal Party. He was a member of Althingi from 1999 to 2009.
Personal life
Guðjón Arnar was the son of Jóhanna Jakobsdóttir and Kristján Sigmundur Guðjónsson, commonly known as ''Kitti Gau'' (short for Kristján Guðjónsson). As such, Guðjón Arnar was commonly referred to as ''Addi Kitta Gau'' which means Addi (short for Arnar) son of Kitti Gau.
Death
Guðjón Arnar died on 17 March 2018 in the
National University Hospital of Iceland after a battle with cancer.
References
External links
Curriculum vitae at Althingi.is
Kristjansson, Gudjon Arnar
Kristjansson, Gudjon Arnar
Independence Party (Iceland) politicians
Liberal Party (Iceland) politicians
Members of the Althing
Gudjon Arnar Kristjansson
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