Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson (Icelandic: [ˈouːlavʏr ˈraknar ˈkrimsɔn] ; born 14 May 1943) is an Icelandic politician who was the fifth president of Iceland from...
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2003 to 2016. She became engaged to President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson in 2000 and they were married on Ólafur's 60th birthday in 2003. Born in Israel, she...
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The name refers to: Lárus Halldór Grímsson (b. 1954), Icelandic musician, composer, and conductor Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson (b. 1943), Icelandic politician;...
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obtain a new mandate are uncontested. The incumbent president, Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, was first elected in 1996 with 41.4% of the vote, in an election...
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defender Ólafur Páll Snorrason (born 1982), international footballer Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson (born 1943), the fifth President of Iceland Ólafur Stefánsson...
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2012 election was a notable exception to this, where incumbent Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson won with only 52.78% of the vote. Iceland was the first country...
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on live television the options available to incumbent president Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson and other Icelandic political actors. After his television appearances...
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Iceland on 30 June 2012. The result was a victory for the incumbent Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, who defeated his nearest rival Thóra Arnórsdóttir by nearly 20%...
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coalition government's resignation to the President of Iceland, Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson. After talks with the leaders of the five parties represented in...
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Presidential elections were held in Iceland on 25 June 2016. President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, elected in 1996, stepped down after serving five consecutive terms...
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from 1996 to 1998. She was the first wife of Icelandic president Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson. Guðrún Katrín studied archaeology and sociology. She was the General...
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Circle is an organization founded by former President of Iceland Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, former Alaska Dispatch Publisher Alice Rogoff, former Premier of...
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were held in Iceland on 29 June 1996. The result was a victory for Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, who received 41.4% of the vote. The President of Iceland is elected...
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and Independence Party each won 19 seats. On 30 April President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson asked Sigmundur Davíð to form a new government. On 23 May 2013,...
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referendum. This right was not exercised until 2004, by President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, who also refused to sign two other bills related to the Icesave...
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Icelandic culture, such as its portrayal of Minister of Finance Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson as the Batman parody "Skattmann" ("Taxman"). In 2009, the show featured...
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Kristján Eldjárn (1968–1980) Vigdís Finnbogadóttir (1980–1996) Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson (1996–2016) Guðni Th. Jóhannesson (2016–2024) Halla Tómasdóttir...
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first chairman of the People's Alliance was Ragnar Arnalds. The later president of Iceland, Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, was chairman of the party from 1987 to...
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to Germany in June 2013, the President of Iceland, Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, visited Studio Olafur Eliasson in Berlin. Brazilian filmmaker Karim Aïnouz's...
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former Prime Minister Davíð Oddsson, former President of Iceland, Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson and current president, Guðni Th. Jóhannesson all attended MR. Almost...
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Pálsson Davíð Oddsson Preceded by Kristján Eldjárn Succeeded by Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson Personal details Born (1930-04-15) 15 April 1930 (age 94) Reykjavík...
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for his work as founder and creator of the LazyTown franchise. Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, President of Iceland, presented the award to him. After LazyTown...
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to be held in Iceland on 28 June 2008. The incumbent president Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, first elected in 1996, stated in his New Year's speech that he...
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scheduled to be held in Iceland in 2000. However, incumbent president Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson was the only candidate and the election was uncontested. Dieter...
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first time in the history of the Icelandic Republic, the president, Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, refused to sign the bill into law. Davíð criticized this, pointing...
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Prince of Wales, Prince Albert II of Monaco, President of Iceland Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson and former President of Finland Mauno Koivisto. Queen Ingrid and...
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Sveinbjörg Birna Sveinbjörnsdóttir. In 2015, the Icelandic president, Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, claimed that Saudi Arabia intended to donate money to the mosque...
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Canada. Two former Presidents of Iceland, Guðni Th. Jóhannesson and Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, have presented the awards. The winners of the Leif Erikson awards...
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Friedman, Milton; Grímsson, Ólafur Ragnar. Milton Friedman on Icelandic State Television in 1984. Gratulatoria, Tabula; Árnason, Ragnar. "The Libertarian...
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(1909), Anna Catherine Aagot (1911), Henrik (1914), Sveinn Christen (1916), Ólafur (1919), Elísabet (1922). His eldest son Björn Sveinsson Björnsson served...
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