Sigurjón in 2007

Sigurjón Þórðarson (born 29 June 1964) is an Icelandic politician. He was a member of the Althing for the Liberal Party from 2003 to 2007. In 2010, he was elected leader of the Liberal Party.[1] In the municipal elections in May 2010, Sigurjón was elected to the municipal council of Skagafjörður.[2]

Sigurjón has a BS degree in biology from the University of Iceland and studied water pollution control technology at Cranfield University.[3] Sigurjón is a goði—similar to a pagan priest—within Ásatrúarfélagið.[4]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Sigurjón formaður Frjálslynda flokksins". mbl.is. http://www.mbl.is/mm/frettir/innlent/2010/03/20/sigurjon_formadur_frjalslynda_flokksins/
  2. ↑ "Umræða um málefni varð undir".
  3. ↑ Sigurjón Þórðarson Althing biography
  4. ↑ Paul Fontaine-Nikolov. "The Pagan MP". The Reykjavík Grapevine. "The Reykjavik Grapevine Features / The Pagan MP". Archived from the original on 2011-07-16. Retrieved 2009-02-16.


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