Pétur Haraldsson Blöndal (24 June 1944 – 26 June 2015) was an

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ic parliamentarian in the Icelandic Independence Party and was president in the committees of the

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, Social Affairs Committee and Health and Ensurance Committee.http://www.althingi.is/cv.php4?nfaerslunr=477 Non auto-biography of Pétur Blöndal on the homepage of

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. He held a doctorate in mathematics from the University of Cologne. He ran unsuccessfully for the chairmanship of the Independence Party at their national meeting in late June 2010 and received 30% of the vote. He died in his home on 26 June 2015 after years of battling cancer.

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Non auto-biography of Pétur Blöndal on the homepage of AlþingiThe homepage of Pétur Blöndal
1944 births 2015 deaths Members of the Althing Independence Party (Iceland) politicians {{Iceland-politician-stub