Gylfi Magnússon
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Gylfi Magnússon is an Iceland
ic economist, an associate professor at University of Iceland
and former chair of the Icelandic Competition Authority (Samkeppniseftirlitið). He was Minister for Economic Affairs in the coalition government of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
. He served as Minister of Business Affairs from 1 February 2009 until 1 October the same year and then served as Minister of Economic Affairs until 2 September 2010.
Gylfi graduated from the University of Iceland
in 1990, and received his doctorate from Yale in 1997. When he received his doctorate, he was already a researcher at the Institute of Economic Studies of the University of Iceland: he joined the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration as an adjunct professor in 1997, and was promoted to associate professor in 1998. He served as Head of the Department of Business Administration from 2000 to 2004, and as Dean of Faculty from 2004 to 2007.
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 economist, an associate professor at University of Iceland
University of Iceland
The University of Iceland is a public research university in Reykjavík, Iceland, and the country's oldest and largest institution of higher education. Founded in 1911, it has grown steadily from a small civil servants' school to a modern comprehensive university, providing instruction for about...
and former chair of the Icelandic Competition Authority (Samkeppniseftirlitið). He was Minister for Economic Affairs in the coalition government of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir , , is the Prime Minister of Iceland. Many years a politician, she was previously Iceland's Minister of Social Affairs and Social Security from 1987–1994 and 2007–2009. She has been a member of the Althing for Reykjavík constituencies since 1978, winning re-election on eight...
. He served as Minister of Business Affairs from 1 February 2009 until 1 October the same year and then served as Minister of Economic Affairs until 2 September 2010.
Gylfi graduated from the University of Iceland
University of Iceland
The University of Iceland is a public research university in Reykjavík, Iceland, and the country's oldest and largest institution of higher education. Founded in 1911, it has grown steadily from a small civil servants' school to a modern comprehensive university, providing instruction for about...
in 1990, and received his doctorate from Yale in 1997. When he received his doctorate, he was already a researcher at the Institute of Economic Studies of the University of Iceland: he joined the Faculty of Economics and Business Administration as an adjunct professor in 1997, and was promoted to associate professor in 1998. He served as Head of the Department of Business Administration from 2000 to 2004, and as Dean of Faculty from 2004 to 2007.