Albert Guðmundsson was a minister for the Independence Party but after being implicated in a large financial lawsuit concerning the defunct shipping company Hafskip was deemed by his fellow party members to be unsuitable to continue holding such office.
In protest he resigned from the party to form the Citizens' Party and with him went a significant number of other members. 1987 was an election year and The Citizen's Party managed a remarkable feat, having 7 members elected to the Alþingi.
In 1989 Albert resigned as chairman and was appointed as Iceland's ambassador to France. Two of the Members of Parliament then formed their own party (and later merged back into the Independence Party).
In the 1991 elections the Citizen's Party had fragmented so much that it did not enter.
Members of Parliamentedit
The following members represented the Citizens' Party on Alþingi between 1987 and 1991. It was a total of 7 seats between 1987 and 1989, and 5 between 1989 and 1991 as two members formed their own party in 1989 and later merged into the Independence Party.
^Christina Bergqvist (1999). Equal Democracies?: Gender and Politics in the Nordic Countries. Nordic Council of Ministers. p. 320. ISBN978-82-00-12799-4.
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citizens, party, iceland, 1987, this, article, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, challenged, removed, find, sources, citizens, party, iceland, 1987, news. This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Citizens Party Iceland 1987 news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2014 Learn how and when to remove this template message The Citizens Party Icelandic Borgaraflokkurinn was a right wing populist political party in Iceland which was formed in a split from the Independence Party in 1987 1 It disintegrated slowly until it ceased to exist in 1994 Citizens Party BorgaraflokkurinnFounded1987Dissolved1994Split fromIndependence PartyIdeologyRight wing populismPolitical positionRight wingElection symbolSPolitics of IcelandPolitical partiesElectionsAlbert Gudmundsson was a minister for the Independence Party but after being implicated in a large financial lawsuit concerning the defunct shipping company Hafskip was deemed by his fellow party members to be unsuitable to continue holding such office In protest he resigned from the party to form the Citizens Party and with him went a significant number of other members 1987 was an election year and The Citizen s Party managed a remarkable feat having 7 members elected to the Althingi In 1989 Albert resigned as chairman and was appointed as Iceland s ambassador to France Two of the Members of Parliament then formed their own party and later merged back into the Independence Party The remaining Members of Parliament joined the government on 10 September 1989 in a coalition with Social Democratic Party People s Alliance and Progressive Party under the leadership of Steingrimur Hermannsson This coalition lasted until 30 April 1991 The Citizen s Party was entrusted with the offices of Minister of Justice and Minister of the Environment during their only stay in power In the 1991 elections the Citizen s Party had fragmented so much that it did not enter Members of Parliament editThe following members represented the Citizens Party on Althingi between 1987 and 1991 It was a total of 7 seats between 1987 and 1989 and 5 between 1989 and 1991 as two members formed their own party in 1989 and later merged into the Independence Party Adalheidur Bjarnfredsdottir Albert Gudmundsson Asgeir Hannes Eiriksson Benedikt Bogason Gudmundur Agustsson Guttormur Einarsson Hreggvidur Jonsson split 1989 Hulda Jensdottir Ingi Bjorn Albertsson split 1989 Julius Solnes Minister of the Environment Kolbrun Jonsdottir olafur Granz oli TH Gudbjartsson Minister of Justice References edit Christina Bergqvist 1999 Equal Democracies Gender and Politics in the Nordic Countries Nordic Council of Ministers p 320 ISBN 978 82 00 12799 4 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Citizens 27 Party Iceland 1987 amp oldid 1123956568, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
