Jón Sigurðsson (minister)
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Jón Sigurðsson is an Iceland
ic politician. He was brought in as Minister of Industry and Commerce for the Progressive Party
when Halldór Ásgrímsson
abandoned politics. He was later elected party chairman from 2006 to 2007 but resigned after he failed to win a seat in the Althing
(Iceland's parliament). Prior to that, he had been governor of the Central Bank of 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 politician. He was brought in as Minister of Industry and Commerce for the 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...
when Halldór Ásgrímsson
Halldór Ásgrímsson
Halldór Ásgrímsson is an Icelandic politician, formerly Prime Minister of Iceland from 2004 to 2006 and leader of the Progressive Party from 1994 to 2006.-Education and early life:...
abandoned politics. He was later elected party chairman from 2006 to 2007 but resigned after he failed to win a seat in the Althing
Althing
The Alþingi, anglicised variously as Althing or Althingi, is the national parliament of Iceland. The Althingi is the oldest parliamentary institution in the world still extant...
(Iceland's parliament). Prior to that, he had been governor of the Central Bank of Iceland
Central Bank of Iceland
The Central Bank of Iceland is the central bank or reserve bank of Iceland. It has served in this capacity since 1961, when it was created by an act of the Alþingi out of the central banking department of Landsbanki Íslands, which had had the sole right of note issuance since 1927 and had...
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