Bjarni Harðarson is a bookseller and former MP from the Iceland

Iceland

Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...

ic Progressive Party

Progressive Party (Iceland)

The Progressive Party is an agrarian, liberal and centrist party in Iceland. The party is a member of the Liberal International. Current chairman of the party is Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson. He was elected on January 18, 2009. His predecessor was Valgerður Sverrisdóttir, who only served as...

. He was elected to parliament in 2007 as the eighth MP from the Suðurkjördæmi

Suðurkjördæmi

SuðurkjördæmiSouthCountry:Main town: KeflavíkArea:? km²Population:47,810 Electors:32,505 Established:1999Representatives to Alþingi:10Composition:20 municipalities 5 counties 3 regionsWebsite:?...

 electoral district.

Resignation

On November 10, 2008, he was involved in a political scandal

Icelandic political scandals

Icelandic political scandals are political scandals which have occurred in Iceland's history and are connected to Iceland's politicians:* Bankafarganið – Public opinion shifted to mistrust when Björn Jónsson, the Icelandic minister, fired the director of the national bank.* The Magnús Jónsson...

; when a document of his that contained strong criticism of Valgerður Sverrisdóttir

Valgerður Sverrisdóttir

Valgerður Sverrisdóttir is an Icelandic politician. She has been member of the Althing for the Progressive Party for the Northeast constituency since 1987 and was Chairman of the Progressive Party parliamentary group from 1995 to 1999, Minister of Industry and Commerce from 1999 to 2006, and...

, vice chairman of the Progressive Party, was mistakenly leaked. The day after, Bjarni resigned from parliament.

2009 election

In the 2009 election, Bjarni ran as a candidate for the L-List of Sovereignty Supporters

L-List of Sovereignty Supporters

The L-List of Sovereignty Supporters was a political group which intended to run for the Althing in 2009 Icelandic parliamentary election. Candidates included Bjarni Harðarson, a bookseller from Selfoss and previous MP of Progressive Party, and Þórhallur Heimisson, a priest. It did not refer to...

. He did not win a seat in the Althing.

External links

• Bloggsíða Bjarna
• Kosningabaráttusíða Bjarna
• Tölvupóstar frá Bjarna Harðarsyni frétt RÚV 10. nóvember 2008