Dagur B. Eggertsson

Dagur B. Eggertsson
Dagur B. Eggertsson
Mayor of Reykjavik, Iceland
In office
16 October 2007 – 24 January 2008
Preceded by Vilhjálmur Vilhjálmsson
Succeeded by Ólafur Magnússon
Personal details
Born 19 June 1972 ( 1972 -06-19) (age 39)
Political party Social Democratic Alliance

Dagur Bergþóruson Eggertsson (born June 19, 1972) M.D. is an Icelandic politician who became the mayor of Reykjavík in 2007. He is the current vice-chairman of the Social Democratic Party. He was first elected to the city council of Reykjavík in a 2002 election and became the mayor on October 16, 2007. Dagur is formally educated as a physician.[1]

On January 21, 2008, he was suddenly ousted as mayor when one of his supporters in the Reykjavík City Council, Ólafur F. Magnússon, changed sides and formed a new majority with the opposition party, becoming mayor himself.

On March 28, 2009, he was elected vice chairman of the Social Democratic Alliance.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ [1] - Profile on Reykjavik.is, in Icelandic.
  2. ^ [2] - RÚV.is, in Icelandic.
  3. ^ [3] - Official website of the Social Democratic Alliance, in Icelandic.
Preceded by
Vilhjálmur Þ. Vilhjálmsson
Mayor of Reykjavík
2007-2008
Succeeded by
Ólafur F. Magnússon