Background
KlHANNSON, Kjartan was born on December 19, 1939 in Reykjavik. Son of Johann and Astrid Dahl Thorsteinsson.
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Kjartan KlHANNSON
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Reykjavik College, Technology University of Stockholm, Sweden, University of Stockholm, Illinois Institute of Technology, Chicago.
Career
Teacher in Faculty of Engineering and Science, later in Faculty for I".cons. and Business Administration, University of Iceland 1966-1978, 1980-1989. Chairman Urg. for Support of the Elderly, Hafnarfjbrdur. Director Icelandic Aluminium Company Limited.
1970-1975.
Chairman Fisheries Board of Municipal Trawler Company, Hafnarfjbrdur 1970-1974. Executive Council, Social Democratic Party 89, Vice-Chair, of Social Democratic Party 1974-1980, Chairman 1980-1984. Minister of Fisheries 1978-1980, also Minister of Commerce 1979-1980.
American
Permanent Representative to United Nations and other international organisations Geneva since 1989.
Membership
Board of; Municipal Council, Hafnarfjbrdur 197478. Party Council and; Althing (Parliament.) 1978-1989, Speaker of the Lower House 1988-1989.
Connections
Married Inna Karlsdottir in 1964.
