Tómas Andrés Tómasson (born 4 April 1949), commonly known as Tommi, is an Icelandic politician,

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and one of the owners and founders of ''Tommi's Burger Joint'' restaurant chain. He previously ran a chain of hamburger places under the name Tommaborgarar, one of the first fast food chains in Iceland. In September 2021, Tómas was elected as a member

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, representing the People's Party. He is the oldest first-time elected member in Alþingi's history.

Early life

Tómas was born in Reykjavík, Iceland. In June 1979 he graduated from

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with a degree in Restaurant Management.

Catering

Tommi ran the restaurant ''Festi'' in

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from 1974 to 1977. After completing his studies in the hotel and restaurant business in the

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, he founded ''Tommaborgar'' in 1981. After three years, Tómas sold Tommaborgar and focused on running ''Hard Rock Café'' and ''Hótel Borg''. In 1996 he founded ''Kaffibrennslan'' which he ran until 2002. On 14 March 2004, 23 years after the opening of Tommaborgarar, Tommi opened a new burger place called ''Tommi's Burger Joint''.

References

External links

Althing biography
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