Geir Hallgrímsson
Geir Hallgrímsson | |
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Geir visiting president Gerald Ford in the White House in May 1975. | |
| 20th Prime Minister of Iceland | |
| In office 28 August 1974 – 1 September 1978 | |
| President | Kristján Eldjárn |
| Preceded by | Ólafur Jóhannesson |
| Succeeded by | Ólafur Jóhannesson |
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 26 May 1983 – 24 January 1986 | |
| Prime Minister | Steingrímur Hermannsson |
| Preceded by | Ólafur Jóhannesson |
| Succeeded by | Matthías Árni Mathiesen |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 16 December 1925 Reykjavík, Kingdom of Iceland |
| Died | 1 September 1990 (aged 64) Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Political party | Independence Party |
| Alma mater | University of Iceland Harvard University |
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 from 1959 to 1972. Geir was a member of the Icelandic parliament, the Althing from 1973 to 1983. He served as Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1983 to 1986 and as the Governor of the Central Bank from 1986 to his death in 1990.