Curriculum Vitae

Halldór Ásgrímsson

Born 8 September 1947

Married to Sigurjona Sigurdardottir, three daughters

E-mail: ha@norden.org

Political and parliamentary career

2006 - Secretary General of the Nordic Council of Ministers

1974-1978/1979-2006 Member of the Althingi (Icelandic Parliament) for the Progressive Party

1994-2006 Chairman of the Progressive Party

1980-1994 Vice-Chairman of the Progressive Party

1982-1983/1993-1995 Chairman of the Icelandic Delegation to the Nordic Council

1977-78/80-83/91-95 Member of the Icelandic Delegation to the Nordic Council

1975-1976 Deputy of the Icelandic Delegation to the Nordic Council

1981-1983/1991-1995 Member of the Presidium of the Nordic Council

1992-1995 Chairman of the Liberal Group of the Nordic Council

1979-1983 member of the Nordic Investment Bank's Control Committee

Ministerial Career

2004-2006 Prime Minister

1995-2004 Minister for Foreign Affairs and External Trade, Defence and Foreign Aid

1985-1987/1995-1999 Minister for Nordic Co-operation

1983-1991 Minister for Fisheries

1988-1989 Minister of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs

International Ministerial Career

2002-2004 Chairman of the Arctic Council

1996/1998/2000/2002 Chairman of the EFTA Council

1996/1998/2000/2002 Chairman of the EEA Council

1998 Chairman of the European Council's Ministerial Committee

1997-1998 Member of the World Bank's Finance Committee

Occupation

1973-1975 Lecturer at the University of Iceland – Faculty of Economics and Business Administration

1978-1983 Chairman of the exam committee for Chartered Accountants

1974-1983 Chairman of the exam committee for Chartered Accountants

1965-1971 Work during studies in the accounting firm G.R.M. in Reykjavik

1972 Summer work in Coopers & Lybrand Denmark

1980-1983 Chairman of the Board of the Central Bank of Iceland

1976-1983 Member of the Board of the Central Bank of Iceland

1981-1983 Chairman of the Board of the newspaper “Tíminn”

1973-1983 Various assignments as a specialist in taxation, auditing and accountancy

Education

1971-1973 Graduate studies at the Bergen and Copenhagen Universities of Commerce

1970 Chartered Accountant

1965 Graduated from the Co-operative College of Iceland