Kjartan Gunnarsson
Encyclopedia
Kjartan Gunnarsson is an Iceland
ic lawyer, best known for serving for 26 years as the executive director of the Icelandic right-wing Independence Party
, from 1980 until 2006. He has also worked for Landsbanki
bank. He is a longtime supporter and friend of former Icelandic Prime Minister Davíð Oddsson
.
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 lawyer, best known for serving for 26 years as the executive director of the Icelandic right-wing Independence Party
Independence Party (Iceland)
The Independence Party is a centre-right political party in Iceland. Liberal conservative and Eurosceptic, it is the second-largest party in the Althing, with sixteen seats. The chairman of the party is Bjarni Benediktsson and vice chairman is Ólöf Nordal....
, from 1980 until 2006. He has also worked for Landsbanki
Landsbanki
Landsbanki, also commonly known as Landsbankinn in Iceland, is a private Icelandic bank with international operations...
bank. He is a longtime supporter and friend of former Icelandic Prime Minister Davíð Oddsson
Davíð Oddsson
Davíð Oddsson is an Icelandic politician and the longest-serving Prime Minister of Iceland, holding office from 1991 to 2004. He also served as Foreign Minister from 2004 to 2005. Previously, he was Mayor of Reykjavík from 1982 to 1991, and he chaired the board of governors of the Central Bank of...
.