Geir H. Haarde - Prime Minister 2006-2009

Political and Parliamentary activities:

Prime Minister of Iceland, 2006 - 2009.
Minister for Foreign Affairs, 2005 - 2006.
Chairman of the Independence Party, 2005 - 2009.
Minister of Finance, 1998 - 2005.
Vice-Chairman of the Independence Party, 1999 - 2005.
Vice-President, OECD Ministerial Meeting 2004.
Chairman, Nordic Council of Finance Ministers, 2004 and 1999.
Member, International Monetary and Financial Committee of the International
Monetary Fund, 2002 - 2004.
Chairman, Parliamentary Group of the Independence Party, 1991 - 1998.
Chairman, Foreign Affairs Committee of the Althingi, 1995 - 1998.
Member of the Icelandic Parliament, Althingi, 1987 - 2009

President of the Nordic Council, 1995.
Member, Presidium of the Nordic Council 1991 - 1998.
Member, Executive Committee of the Inter-Parliamentary Union 1994 - 1998. VP 1995 - 1997.
Chairman, Conservative Party Group in the Nordic Council, 1995 - 1997.
Chairman, Standing Committee of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region 1995 - 1998.

Other activities:

Political Advisor to the Minister of Finance, 1983 - 1987.
Economist, International Department, Central Bank of Iceland, 1977 - 1983 .

Education:

M.A. Economics, University of Minnesota, USA, 1977.
M.A. with distinction, International relations, Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies, USA, 1975.
B.A. magna cum laude, Economics, Brandeis University, USA, 1973.

Honors:

Doctor of Laws h. c., University of Minnesota, 2007.
Alumni of the Year Award 2006, Brandeis University.

Personal:

Born 1951. Married to Inga Jona Thordardottir, former member of the City Council of Reykjavik. Five children.