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Gunnar Birgisson

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]
Other name	Gunnar I. Birgisson · Gunnar Ingi Birgisson · 畢爾吉生				[sources]
Birth date	1947-09-30				[sources]
Place of birth	Reykjavík				[sources]
Death date	2021-06-14				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	Iceland				[sources]
Country	Iceland				[sources]
Citizenship	Iceland				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Gunnar · Ingi				[sources]
Last name	Birgisson				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q5618946				[sources]
Position	Alþingi (member, 2003-2006) · 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	2025-07-01	Last processed	2025-11-11	First seen	2019-05-21

Descriptions

Icelandic politician (1947–2021)

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-11-07

Relationships

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Member of the Alþingi	2003-05-26	2006
Member of the Althing	1999-01-01

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons276,144

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Every Politician57,893

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Global · MySociety · non-official source

External databases

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Wikidata335,609

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions551,777

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External dataset · OpenSanctions · non-official source

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