Guðjón Arnar Kristjánsson (5 July 1944 – 17 March 2018) was an

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ic politician and chairman of the

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(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

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and attended meetings of

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8 times in 1991–1995. In 1999 he joined Sverrir Hermannsson and formed the

. 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 {{Iceland-politician-stub