Thorsteinn Palsson

Education

Graduate, Commercial College Doctor of Laws, U. Iceland, 1974.

Career

Journalist, Morgunbladid editor, Visir newspaper, 1975-1979; director, confederation Icelandic Employers, 1979; Member of Parliament, Iceland, since 1983; chairman, Independence Party, 1983-1991; minister finance, Iceland, Reykjavik, 1985-1987; prime minister, Iceland, Reykjavik, 1987-1988; minister of fisheries, Iceland, Reykjavik, since 1991; minister justice, Iceland, Reykjavik, since 1991; minister ecclesiastical affairs, Iceland, Reykjavik, since 1991.

Achievements

• Thorsteinn Palsson has been listed as a noteworthy Icelandic government official by Marquis Who's Who.

Connections

M. Ingibjorg Rafnar; 3 children.