Þorsteinn Pálsson

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Þorsteinn Pálsson born 29th of October 1947 was Prime Minister of Iceland for the Independence Party from 8 July 1987 to 28 September 1988. Þorsteinn led the independence party from 1983 to 1991 when he lost an inner partial election to then vice chairman of the independence party and mayor of Reykjavík, Davíð Oddson. Prior to his period as Prime minister Þorsteinn was Minister of Finance 1985-1987. He represented South Iceland in the Althing 1983-1999. When Davíð Oddson formed his first government he appointed Þorsteinn as Minister of Fisheries, Justice and Religion 1991 which he served until 1999. Then Ambassador of Iceland in London, Brittain, and later Copenhagen, Denmark until 2005.

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