Former Icelandic Prime Minister Ásgrímsson dies By Atli Ísleifsson 19. maí 2015 10:43 Halldór Ásgrímsson was a key player in Icelandic politics from the early 1980s until he quit politics in 2006. Vísir/Teitur Iceland‘s former prime and foreign minister Halldór Ásgrímsson has died at the age of 67. Ásgrímsson was a key player in Icelandic politics from the early 1980s until he quit politics in 2006. From 2007 until 2013 he served the role of Secretary General for the Nordic Council of Ministers.Foreign MinisterÁsgrímsson passed away in a Reykjavík hospital Monday after suffering a heart attack last Friday. In 1995 he assumed office as minister for foreign affairs, which he served until 2004, when he succeeded Davíð Oddsson as prime minister, while Oddsson replaced Ásgrímsson as minister for foreign affairs. He served as prime minister for just under two years from September 2004 to June 2006. He led the Progressive Party from 1994 until 2006. He first became a member of the Icelandic parliament in 1974. He was minister for fisheries in 1983-91 and minister of justice and ecclesiastical affairs 1988-89. News in English Mest lesið Árásir stóðu yfir í rúma tólf tíma Erlent Með bílinn fullan af fíkniefnum Innlent Rak frá Bretlandi til Íslands á einum mánuði Innlent Rándýr og stórbrotin afmæli hitta ekki í mark hjá krökkunum Innlent Segist hafa hafnað boði til einkaeyju Epsteins Erlent Lögreglan með málið til rannsóknar Innlent Ellilífeyrisþegar sá hópur sem hafi það einna best Innlent Loka aftur fyrir umferð á slóðum Vítisengla Innlent „Það verður boðið fram í nafni VG“ Innlent Vill fá Trump til að gefa Taívan upp á bátinn Erlent
Iceland‘s former prime and foreign minister Halldór Ásgrímsson has died at the age of 67. Ásgrímsson was a key player in Icelandic politics from the early 1980s until he quit politics in 2006. From 2007 until 2013 he served the role of Secretary General for the Nordic Council of Ministers.Foreign MinisterÁsgrímsson passed away in a Reykjavík hospital Monday after suffering a heart attack last Friday. In 1995 he assumed office as minister for foreign affairs, which he served until 2004, when he succeeded Davíð Oddsson as prime minister, while Oddsson replaced Ásgrímsson as minister for foreign affairs. He served as prime minister for just under two years from September 2004 to June 2006. He led the Progressive Party from 1994 until 2006. He first became a member of the Icelandic parliament in 1974. He was minister for fisheries in 1983-91 and minister of justice and ecclesiastical affairs 1988-89.
News in English Mest lesið Árásir stóðu yfir í rúma tólf tíma Erlent Með bílinn fullan af fíkniefnum Innlent Rak frá Bretlandi til Íslands á einum mánuði Innlent Rándýr og stórbrotin afmæli hitta ekki í mark hjá krökkunum Innlent Segist hafa hafnað boði til einkaeyju Epsteins Erlent Lögreglan með málið til rannsóknar Innlent Ellilífeyrisþegar sá hópur sem hafi það einna best Innlent Loka aftur fyrir umferð á slóðum Vítisengla Innlent „Það verður boðið fram í nafni VG“ Innlent Vill fá Trump til að gefa Taívan upp á bátinn Erlent