Background
Sigurdsson, Jon was born on April 17, 1941 in Isafjordur, Iceland. Son of Sigurdur Gudmundsson and Kristin Gudjona (Gudmundsdottir) G.
Sigurdsson, Jon was born on April 17, 1941 in Isafjordur, Iceland. Son of Sigurdur Gudmundsson and Kristin Gudjona (Gudmundsdottir) G.
Akureyri College, 1960. University of Stockholm, degree (phil. cand.), Economics, Statistics, 1964. London School of Economics and Political Science, Master of Science.Econ., Economics.
Member of Parliament, since 1987. Minister of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs and Minister of Commerce, 1987-1988. Minister of Commerce, Minister of Industry and Energy and Minister for Nordic Co-operation.
1988-1989; Chairman, Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development Council of Ministers. 1989; Chairman, Nordic Council of Ministers. 1989-1990; Minister of Commerce and Minister of Industry and Energy, 1989.
Economist, Economic Institute of Iceland. 1964-1971, Director of Economic Research, 1970-1971. Member of Salaries Arbitration Court, 1970-1980.
Represented Iceland on Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development’s Economic and Development Review Committee, 1970-1980. 1983-1986; Chief of the Economic Research Division, Economic Development Institute, 1972-1974. Managing Director, National Economic Institute, 1974-1980, 1983-1986.
Alternate Governor of the International Monetary Fund for Iceland, 1974-1987. Association, in joint IBRD/IMF Development Committee, since 1974. Representative for Iceland on the Board of the Nordic Investment Bank, 1976-1987, Chairman of the Board, 1984-1986.
Economic Adviser to the Icelandic Government. Executive Director for the Nordic Countries on the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund, 1980-1983. International Bank for Reconstruction and Development Governor for Iceland, since 1987.
Contributor articles to economic journals.
Candidate Social Democratic Party, Reykjavik, Iceland, 1987-1993.
Married Laufey Thorbjarnardottir, August 26, 1962. Children: Thorbjorn, Sigurdur Thor, Anna Kristin, Rebekka.