Geir Haarde

Geir Haarde
Geir in 2008
Icelandic Ambassador to the United States
In office
23 February 2015 – 1 July 2019
PresidentÓlafur Ragnar Grímsson
Guðni Th. Jóhannesson
Prime MinisterSigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson
Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson
Bjarni Benediktsson
Katrín Jakobsdóttir
Preceded byGuðmundur Árni Stefánsson
Succeeded byBergdís Ellertsdóttir
27th Prime Minister of Iceland
In office
15 June 2006 – 1 February 2009
PresidentÓlafur Ragnar Grímsson
Preceded byHalldór Ásgrímsson
Succeeded byJóhanna Sigurðardóttir
President of the Nordic Council
In office
1 January 1995 – 31 December 1995
Preceded byPer Olof Håkansson
Succeeded byKnud Enggaard
Leader of the Independence Party
In office
16 October 2005 – 29 March 2009
Preceded byDavíð Oddsson
Succeeded byBjarni Benediktsson
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office
27 September 2005 – 15 June 2006
Prime MinisterHalldor Asgrimsson
Preceded byDavíð Oddsson
Succeeded byValgerður Sverrisdóttir
Minister of Finance
In office
16 September 1998 – 27 September 2005
Prime MinisterDavíð Oddsson
Halldor Asgrimsson
Preceded byFriðrik Sophusson
Succeeded byÁrni M. Mathiesen
Personal details
Born
Geir Hilmar Haarde

(1951-04-08) 8 April 1951 (age 73)
Reykjavík, Iceland
Political partyIndependence Party
Spouse(s)Patricia Angelina (Divorced)
Inga Jóna Þórðardóttir
Alma materBrandeis University
Johns Hopkins University
University of Minnesota, Twin Cities

Geir Hilmar Haarde (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈceːir̥ ˈhɪlmar̥ ˈhɔrtɛ]; born 8 April 1951[1]) is an Icelandic politician who served as prime minister of Iceland from 15 June 2006[2] to 1 February 2009, and as president of the Nordic Council in 1995. Geir was chairman of the Icelandic Independence Party from 2005 to 2009. From 2015 to 2019 he has served as the ambassador of Iceland to the United States and several Latin American countries.[3] Since 2019 he has been a chief representative at the World Bank Group.[4]

Geir initially led a coalition between his party and the Progressive Party. After the 2007 parliamentary election, in which the Independence Party increased its share of the vote, Geir renewed his term as prime minister, leading a coalition between his party and the Social Democratic Alliance. That coalition resigned in January 2009 after widespread protests following an economic collapse in October 2008. In September 2010, Geir became the first Icelandic minister to be indicted for misconduct in office, and stood trial before the Landsdómur, a special court for such cases. He was convicted on one count, but acquitted of the most serious violations.

  1. ^ Geir H. Haarde, Secretariat of Althingi, retrieved 29 January 2009
  2. ^ Prime Minister of Iceland Mr. Geir H. Haarde, Prime Minister's Office, retrieved 29 January 2009
  3. ^ "Skrá yfir fulltrúa Íslands hjá erlendum ríkjum frá upphafi (Icelandic Representatives to other States)" (in Icelandic). Utanríkisráðuneytið (Icelandic Ministry for Foreign Affairs). Archived from the original on 26 March 2016. Retrieved 1 March 2015.
  4. ^ "Geir Haarde hóf störf hjá Alþjóðabankanum í dag". DV (in Icelandic). 1 July 2019. Retrieved 16 August 2024.