Gunnar Birgisson
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Gunnar Birgisson | |
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Mayor of Fjallabyggð | |
Personal details | |
Born | Reykjavík, Iceland | 30 September 1947
Died | 14 June 2021 Reykjavík, Iceland | (aged 73)
Political party | Independence Party |
Gunnar Ingi Birgisson (30 September 1947 – 14 June 2021) was an Icelandic politician.[1] Birgir was a member of Alþingi and a mayor of Kópavogur and Fjallabyggð. He coined the saying "Það er gott að búa í Kópavogi" ("It's good to live in Kópavogur"), which is now regarded as the unofficial motto of Kópavogur.[citation needed] He held a doctorate in engineering from the University of Missouri. His doctoral essay about how lava fields performed as foundations. His maternal half brother, Kristinn Halldór Gunnarsson, was also a prominent politician.
References
- "Gunnar Birgisson (Gunnar Ingi) - Government profile" (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 January 2011.
- "Gunnar Birgisson taking over mayorship of Fjallabyggð" (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- ^ Hólmfríður Gísladóttir (15 June 2021). "Gunnar Birgisson er látinn". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 15 June 2021.
External links
- Official website (in Icelandic)
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