Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson
Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson | |
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Ólafur in 2011 | |
| 5th President of Iceland | |
| In office 1 August 1996 – 1 August 2016 | |
| Prime Minister | Davíð Oddsson Halldór Ásgrímsson Geir Haarde Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson |
| Preceded by | Vigdís Finnbogadóttir |
| Succeeded by | Guðni Th. Jóhannesson |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 28 September 1988 – 30 April 1991 | |
| Prime Minister | Steingrímur Hermannsson |
| Preceded by | Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson |
| Succeeded by | Friðrik Klemenz Sophusson |
| Member of the Parliament for Reykjavík | |
| In office 20 April 1991 – 1 August 1996 | |
| In office 25 June 1978 – 23 April 1983 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 May 1943 Ísafjörður, Kingdom of Iceland |
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| Spouses | |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | University of Manchester |
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Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson (Icelandic: [ˈouːlavʏr ˈraknar ˈkrimsɔn] ⓘ; born 14 May 1943) is an Icelandic politician who was the fifth president of Iceland, serving from 1996 to 2016. He was previously a member of the Icelandic Parliament for the People's Alliance and served as Minister of Finance from 1988 to 1991.
Since the end of his presidency, Ólafur has been serving as Chairman of the Arctic Circle, a non-profit organization, and as Chairman of the International Renewable Energy Agency's Global Commission on the Geopolitics of Energy Transformation.