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Þorsteinn Pálsson

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Þorsteinn.

Þorsteinn Pálsson
24th Prime Minister of Iceland
In office
8 July 1987 – 28 September 1988
PresidentVigdís Finnbogadóttir
Preceded bySteingrímur Hermannsson
Succeeded bySteingrímur Hermannsson
Minister of Fisheries
In office
30 April 1991 – 11 May 1999
Prime MinisterDavíð Oddsson
Preceded byHalldór Ásgrímsson
Succeeded byÁrni Mathiesen
Minister of Justice
In office
30 April 1991 – 11 May 1999
Prime MinisterDavíð Oddsson
Preceded byÓli Guðbjartsson
Succeeded bySólveig Pétursdóttir
Minister of Finance
In office
16 October 1985 – 8 July 1987
Prime MinisterSteingrímur Hermannsson
Preceded byAlbert Guðmundsson
Succeeded byJón Baldvin Hannibalsson
Personal details
Born (1947-10-29) 29 October 1947 (age 77)
Selfoss, Iceland
Political partyIndependence Party (Before 2016)
Liberal Reform Party (2016-present)
Alma materUniversity of Iceland

Þorsteinn Pálsson (pronounced [ˈθɔr̥steitn ˈpʰaulsɔn]; born 29 October 1947) served as prime minister of Iceland for the Independence Party from 8 July 1987 to 28 September 1988.[1] Þorsteinn 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 Reykjavík, Davíð Oddsson. His coalition was dissolved in September 1988 by Progressive Party leader, Steingrímur Hermannsson and Social Democratic Party leader, Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson because of different views on price stagnation.

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.[3]

In 2016, Þorsteinn left the Independence Party and joined the newly formed Reform party, a more moderate right wing party.[4]

References

  1. ^ Reuters. "PM resigns over Iceland's economy crisis." Toronto Star. 18 September 1988. p. E2.
  2. ^ "Fyrri ráðherrar | Fjármálaráðuneytið". 25 March 2010. Archived from the original on 25 March 2010.
  3. ^ "Þorsteinn Pálsson", Wikipedia, frjálsa alfræðiritið (in Icelandic), 16 January 2023, retrieved 16 August 2024
  4. ^ Bjarnar, Jakob (9 July 2016). "Þorgerður og Þorsteinn Pálsson í Viðreisn - Vísir". visir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 August 2024.
Party political offices
Preceded by Leader of the Independence Party
1983–1991 		Succeeded by
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of Finance
1985–1987 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Prime Minister of Iceland
1987–1988 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Fisheries
1991–1999 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs
1991–1999 		Succeeded by


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