Former Icelandic Prime Minister Ásgrímsson dies By Atli Ísleifsson 19. maí 2015 10:43 Halldór Ásgrímsson was a key player in Icelandic politics from the early 1980s until he quit politics in 2006. Vísir/Teitur Iceland‘s former prime and foreign minister Halldór Ásgrímsson has died at the age of 67. Ásgrímsson was a key player in Icelandic politics from the early 1980s until he quit politics in 2006. From 2007 until 2013 he served the role of Secretary General for the Nordic Council of Ministers.Foreign MinisterÁsgrímsson passed away in a Reykjavík hospital Monday after suffering a heart attack last Friday. In 1995 he assumed office as minister for foreign affairs, which he served until 2004, when he succeeded Davíð Oddsson as prime minister, while Oddsson replaced Ásgrímsson as minister for foreign affairs. He served as prime minister for just under two years from September 2004 to June 2006. He led the Progressive Party from 1994 until 2006. He first became a member of the Icelandic parliament in 1974. He was minister for fisheries in 1983-91 and minister of justice and ecclesiastical affairs 1988-89. News in English Mest lesið Funduðu aftur fram að miðnætti: „Vont að þingmenn stjórnarandstöðunnar séu móðgaðir“ Innlent Ákærður fyrir að áreita barn í búningsklefa Innlent Kvikugangur talinn ná langleiðina að flugvallarstæði Hvassahrauns Innlent Stöðug og jöfn jarðskjálftavirkni Innlent Hinir handteknu alveg ótengdir Innlent Erlendir ferðamenn gripnir glóðvolgir Innlent Þurfa ekki að skila Stálskipaauðnum Innlent Þingkonur þjarma að heilbrigðisráðherra Innlent Stöðvuðu smygl á tuttugu þúsund Oxycontin-töflum Innlent „Kokkurinn“ í Bandidos látinn Erlent
Iceland‘s former prime and foreign minister Halldór Ásgrímsson has died at the age of 67. Ásgrímsson was a key player in Icelandic politics from the early 1980s until he quit politics in 2006. From 2007 until 2013 he served the role of Secretary General for the Nordic Council of Ministers.Foreign MinisterÁsgrímsson passed away in a Reykjavík hospital Monday after suffering a heart attack last Friday. In 1995 he assumed office as minister for foreign affairs, which he served until 2004, when he succeeded Davíð Oddsson as prime minister, while Oddsson replaced Ásgrímsson as minister for foreign affairs. He served as prime minister for just under two years from September 2004 to June 2006. He led the Progressive Party from 1994 until 2006. He first became a member of the Icelandic parliament in 1974. He was minister for fisheries in 1983-91 and minister of justice and ecclesiastical affairs 1988-89.
News in English Mest lesið Funduðu aftur fram að miðnætti: „Vont að þingmenn stjórnarandstöðunnar séu móðgaðir“ Innlent Ákærður fyrir að áreita barn í búningsklefa Innlent Kvikugangur talinn ná langleiðina að flugvallarstæði Hvassahrauns Innlent Stöðug og jöfn jarðskjálftavirkni Innlent Hinir handteknu alveg ótengdir Innlent Erlendir ferðamenn gripnir glóðvolgir Innlent Þurfa ekki að skila Stálskipaauðnum Innlent Þingkonur þjarma að heilbrigðisráðherra Innlent Stöðvuðu smygl á tuttugu þúsund Oxycontin-töflum Innlent „Kokkurinn“ í Bandidos látinn Erlent