Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson held public office at a time when the terms of that office were themselves being contested.
The record lists Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson as prime minister of Iceland 2013 - 2016.
Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson was born at Reykjavík in 1975. His recorded nationality is Iceland. He was educated at University of Oxford and University of Iceland.
Modern political life is continuous and public: careers are made and unmade at a speed that leaves little room between decision and verdict.
The record of office reads: Prime Minister of Iceland (2013–2016), Minister of Justice (Iceland) (2014–2014) and Member of the 2016-2017 Parliament of Iceland (from 2016).
His political affiliation is recorded as Progressive Party and Centre Party.
Power is judged twice: once by contemporaries who felt it, and again by historians who did not.
Formal honours included the Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Falcon.
That the career was made in Iceland is not incidental: the institutions available, the franchise, and the constraints of the moment all shaped what could be attempted.
Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson's career is not finished, and the historical verdict on it has not been reached.
Achievements
- Prime Minister of Iceland (2013–2016)
- Minister of Justice (Iceland) (2014–2014)
- Member of the 2016-2017 Parliament of Iceland (from 2016)
- Member of the 2013-2016 Parliament of Iceland (2013–2016)
- Knight Grand Cross of the Order of the Falcon
- Educated at University of Oxford and University of Iceland
