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Geir Hallgrímsson

Prime Minister of Iceland (1925-1990) · Iceland · On the map · Politicians · Died at 64

Geir Hallgrímsson 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.

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Grand Cross of the Order of Isabella the Catholic1985
Grand Officier de l'ordre de Mérite du Grand-Duché de Luxembourg1969
Order of the Falcon
Order of Isabella the Catholic
Order of Merit of the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg

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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.

Country
Iceland
Category
Politicians
Type
Politician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1925 to 1990 · aged 64