Prior to his period as Prime Minister, Þorsteinn was Minister of Finance from 1985 to 1987.[2] He represented Southern Iceland in the Althing (Iceland's Parliament) from 1983 to 1999. When Davíð Oddsson formed his first government in 1991 he appointed Þorsteinn as minister of Fisheries and Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs. He remained in this position until 1999. Later he became ambassador, first in London and later in Copenhagen. He was editor of the newspaper Fréttablaðið between 2006 and 2009.
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^Reuters. "PM resigns over Iceland's economy crisis." Toronto Star. 18 September 1988. p. E2.
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Þorsteinn, pálsson, this, icelandic, name, last, name, patronymic, family, name, this, person, referred, given, name, Þorsteinn, this, biography, living, person, needs, additional, citations, verification, please, help, adding, reliable, sources, contentious, . This is an Icelandic name The last name is patronymic not a family name this person is referred to by the given name THorsteinn This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources THorsteinn Palsson news newspapers books scholar JSTOR May 2017 Learn how and when to remove this template message THorsteinn Palsson pronounced ˈ8ɔr steitn ˈpʰaulsɔn born 29 October 1947 served as prime minister of Iceland for the Independence Party from 1987 to 1988 1 THorsteinn led the Independence Party from 1983 to 1991 when he lost an inner partial election to then vice chairman of the party and mayor of Reykjavik David Oddsson THorsteinn Palsson20th Prime Minister of IcelandIn office 8 July 1987 28 September 1988PresidentVigdis FinnbogadottirPreceded bySteingrimur HermannssonSucceeded bySteingrimur HermannssonMinister of FisheriesIn office 30 April 1991 11 May 1999Prime MinisterDavid OddssonPreceded byHalldor AsgrimssonSucceeded byArni MathiesenMinister of JusticeIn office 30 April 1991 11 May 1999Prime MinisterDavid OddssonPreceded byoli GudbjartssonSucceeded bySolveig PetursdottirMinister of FinanceIn office 16 October 1985 8 July 1987Prime MinisterSteingrimur HermannssonPreceded byAlbert GudmundssonSucceeded byJon Baldvin HannibalssonPersonal detailsBorn 1947 10 29 29 October 1947 age 76 Selfoss IcelandPolitical partyIndependence Party Before 2016 Liberal Reform Party 2016 present Alma materUniversity of IcelandPrior to his period as Prime Minister THorsteinn was Minister of Finance from 1985 to 1987 2 He represented Southern Iceland in the Althing Iceland s Parliament from 1983 to 1999 When David Oddsson formed his first government in 1991 he appointed THorsteinn as minister of Fisheries and Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs He remained in this position until 1999 Later he became ambassador first in London and later in Copenhagen He was editor of the newspaper Frettabladid between 2006 and 2009 References edit Reuters PM resigns over Iceland s economy crisis Toronto Star 18 September 1988 p E2 Fyrri radherrar Fjarmalaraduneytid 25 March 2010 Archived from the original on 25 March 2010 Party political officesPreceded byGeir Hallgrimsson Leader of the Independence Party1983 1991 Succeeded byDavid OddssonPolitical officesPreceded byAlbert Gudmundsson Minister of Finance1985 1987 Succeeded byJon Baldvin HannibalssonPreceded bySteingrimur Hermannsson Prime Minister of Iceland1987 1988 Succeeded bySteingrimur HermannssonPreceded byHalldor Asgrimsson Minister of Fisheries1991 1999 Succeeded byArni MathiesenPreceded byoli Gudbjartsson Minister of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs1991 1999 Succeeded bySolveig Petursdottir nbsp This biographical article about an Icelandic politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title THorsteinn Palsson amp oldid 1210682650, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
