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Dagur B. Eggertsson Mayor of Reykjavik, Iceland In office
16 October 2007 – 24 January 2008Preceded by Vilhjálmur Vilhjálmsson Succeeded by Ólafur Magnússon Personal details Born 19 June 1972 Political party Social Democratic Alliance This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a patronymic or matronymic, not a family name; this person is properly referred to by the given name Dagur.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] - Profile on Reykjavik.is, in Icelandic.
- ^ [2] - RÚV.is, in Icelandic.
- ^ [3] - Official website of the Social Democratic Alliance, in Icelandic.
Preceded by
Vilhjálmur Þ. VilhjálmssonMayor of Reykjavík
2007-2008Succeeded by
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