Geir Hallgrímsson

Geir Hallgrímsson (16 December 1925 – 1 September 1990) was the prime minister of Iceland for the Independence Party from 28 August 1974 to 1 September 1978. Before that he had been mayor of Reykjavík and a member of the Icelandic parliament, the Althing.

Geir Hallgrímsson
16th Prime Minister of Iceland
In office
28 August 1974  1 September 1978
PresidentKristján Eldjárn
Preceded byÓlafur Jóhannesson
Succeeded byÓlafur Jóhannesson
Personal details
Born(1925-12-16)16 December 1925
Reykjavík, Kingdom of Iceland
Died1 September 1990(1990-09-01) (aged 64)
Reykjavík, Iceland
Political partyIndependence Party
Alma materUniversity of Iceland
Harvard University
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