Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson
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Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson | |
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Prime Meenister o Iceland | |
In office 23 Mey 2013 – 5 Aprile 2016 | |
Preses | Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson |
Precedit bi | Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir |
Succeedit bi | Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson (actin) |
Member o the Althing | |
Assumed office 25 Aprile 2009 | |
Personal details | |
Born | Reykjavík, Iceland | 12 Mairch 1975
Poleetical pairty | Progressive Pairty |
Spoose(s) | Anna Sigurlaug Pálsdóttir |
Bairns | 1 |
Alma mater | Varsity o Iceland Varsity o Cambridge |
Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈsɪɣmʏntʏr ˈtaːvið ˈkʏnløyxsɔn]; born 12 Mairch 1973) is an Icelandic politeecian wha wis Prime Meenister o Iceland frae Mey 2013 tae Aprile 2016.
Following the release o the Panama Papers, he annoonced on 5 Aprile 2016 that he would tak temporary leave frae the office o Prime Meenister.[1]
References
[eedit | eedit soorce]- ↑ Nae resigned, as statit in previous reports.
- "Confusion in Iceland as PM says he did not resign". RT International (in Inglis). Retrieved 6 Apryle 2016.
- "Iceland's prime minister claims he did not resign". POLITICO (in Inglis).
- "Prime Minister has not resigned – sends press release to international media". icelandmonitor.mbl.is.
- Henley, Jon (5 Apryle 2016). "Iceland PM steps aside after protests over Panama Papers revelations". The Guardian (in Inglis).
- "Iceland PM not resigning, just resting". The Independent (in Inglis).