Background
SOPHUSSON, Fridrik was born on October 18, 1943 in Reykjavik, Iceland. Parents: Aslaug Fridriksdottir and Sophus Gudmundsson.
Electric power industry executive
SOPHUSSON, Fridrik was born on October 18, 1943 in Reykjavik, Iceland. Parents: Aslaug Fridriksdottir and Sophus Gudmundsson.
Reykjavik Grammar School, 1963. University of Iceland, degree (cand. juris), Law, 1972. Spoken languages: Danish, English.
Chairman, Vaka (Democratic Students’ Society), 1965-1967. Member, Central Committee, Independence Party, since 1969. Chairman, Independence Party Youth Organization, 1973-1977.
Member of Parliament for Reykjavik, since 1979. Chairman, Icelandic delegation of Parliamentarians to the International Union of Parliamentarians, 1979-1987. Vice Chairman, Independence Party, 198189, since 1991.
Chairman, Steering Committee, University Hospital of Iceland, 87. Minister of Industry and Energy, 1987-1988. Minister of Finance, 199I-.
Elementary school teacher, 196367. Member, Board of Directors, State Radio and Television, 1975-1978. Member of the Board of Directors, National Bank of Iceland, 1990-1992.
Member of the Board of Directors, Icelandic Church Aid, 1990-1992.
Protestant.
Chairman executive committee State Hospital, Reykjavik, 1984-1987. President Indiana Party Youth Federation, Reykjavik, 1973-1977. Vice chairman Indiana Party, 1981-1989, 91-99, member central committee, 1969-1977, 81-99.
Board directors Icelandic Chamber of Commerce, since 2002. Member Association Icelandic Lawyers.
Son of Sophus A. Gudmundsson and Áslaug Maria Fridriksdóttir, 1990. Married Sigridur Duna Kristmundsdottir. Children: Stefán, Áslaug, Gabriela, Helga, Sigrídur.