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Gunnar Birgisson

PEP · Politician

Gunnar Birgisson is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Gunnar Birgisson · Gunnar Ingi Birgisson · 畢爾吉生				[sources]
Alias	Gunnar I. Birgisson				[sources]
Birth date	1947-09-30				[sources]
Place of birth	Reykjavík				[sources]
Death date	2021-06-14				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Citizenship	Iceland				[sources]
Classification	Local government (unknown status)				[sources]
First name	Gunnar · Ingi				[sources]
Last name	Birgisson				[sources]
Political association	Independence Party				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q5618946				[sources]
Wikipedia Article	enwiki.wikipedia.org				[sources]
Position	Mayor of Fjallabyggð (2015-) · Mayor of Kópavogur (2005-2009) · Member of the Althing (1999-2006)				[sources]
Education	Heriot-Watt University (1977-1978) · Reykjavík Junior College (-1972) · University of Iceland (1972-1977) · University of Missouri (-1983)				[sources]
Last change	2026-03-16	Last processed	2026-03-20	First seen	2026-01-15

Descriptions

Icelandic politician (1947–2021)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2026-01-15

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