Þorsteinn Pálsson | |
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| 24thPrime Minister of Iceland | |
| In office 8 July 1987 – 28 September 1988 | |
| President | Vigdís Finnbogadóttir |
| Preceded by | Steingrímur Hermannsson |
| Succeeded by | Steingrímur Hermannsson |
| Minister of Fisheries | |
| In office 30 April 1991 – 11 May 1999 | |
| Prime Minister | Davíð Oddsson |
| Preceded by | Halldór Ásgrímsson |
| Succeeded by | Árni Mathiesen |
| Minister of Justice | |
| In office 30 April 1991 – 11 May 1999 | |
| Prime Minister | Davíð Oddsson |
| Preceded by | Óli Guðbjartsson |
| Succeeded by | Sólveig Pétursdóttir |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 16 October 1985 – 8 July 1987 | |
| Prime Minister | Steingrímur Hermannsson |
| Preceded by | Albert Guðmundsson |
| Succeeded by | Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1947-10-29)29 October 1947 (age 78) |
| Political party | Independence Party (Before 2016) Liberal Reform Party (2016-present) |
| Alma mater | University of Iceland |
Þorsteinn Pálsson (pronounced[ˈθɔr̥steitnˈpʰaulsɔn]; born 29 October 1947) is an Icelandic politician who served asprime minister of Iceland for theIndependence Party from 8 July 1987 to 28 September 1988.[1] Þorsteinn led theIndependence Party from 1983 to 1991, when he lost an inner partial election to then vice-chairman of the party andmayor of Reykjavík,Davíð Oddsson. His coalition was dissolved in September 1988 by Progressive Party leader,Steingrímur Hermannsson andSocial Democratic Party leader,Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson because of different views on price stagnation.
Prior to his period as Prime Minister, Þorsteinn wasMinister of Finance from 1985 to 1987.[2] He representedSouthern Iceland in theAlthing (Iceland's Parliament) from 1983 to 1999. When Davíð Oddsson formed his first government in 1991 he appointed Þorsteinn asminister of Fisheries andJustice and Ecclesiastical Affairs. He remained in this position until 1999. Later he became ambassador, first in London and later inCopenhagen. He was editor of the newspaperFréttablaðið between 2006 and 2009.
In 2016, Þorsteinn left theIndependence Party and joined the newly formedReform party, a more moderate right wing party.[3]
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| Preceded by | Leader of theIndependence 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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