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Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson

Politician

Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson 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	Grimsson Olavur Ragnar · Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson · Όλαφουρ Ράγκναρ Γκρίμσον · Олафур Рагнар Гримсон · Олафур Рагнар Грымсан · 14 more...				[sources]
Alias	Olafur Grimsson · Olafur Ragnar · Olafur Ragnar Grimsson · Olafur Ragnar Grímsson · Ólafur Grímsson · 16 more...				[sources]
Weak alias	Кримсон · 格里姆松				[sources]
Birth date	1943-05-14				[sources]
Place of birth	Ísafjörður				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Iceland				[sources]
Citizenship	Iceland				[sources]
Classification	National government (past)				[sources]
First name	Ragnar · Ólafur				[sources]
Patronymic	Grímsson				[sources]
Political association	People's Alliance · Progressive Party · Union of Liberals and Leftists				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q57284				[sources]
Position	Member of the Althing (1978-1983) · Member of the Althing (1991-1996) · Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs (Iceland) (1988-1991) · President of Iceland (1996-2016) · Representative of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (1980-1984) · 1 more...				[sources]
Education	University of Iceland · University of Manchester				[sources]
Religion	Lutheranism				[sources]
Last change	2025-12-20	Last processed	2025-12-20	First seen	2023-07-18

Descriptions

Icelandic politician, 5th President of Iceland

— Wikidata non-official source, 2023-07-18

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Dorrit Moussaieff Politician	spouse	2003-05-14	-
Svanhildur Ólafsdóttir Close Associate	child	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
President of Iceland	1996-08-01	2016-07-31

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