Þorsteinn Pálsson

Infobox_Prime Minister | name= Þorsteinn Pálsson


nationality=Icelandic
order=Prime Minister of Iceland
term_start= 8 July 1987,
term_end= 28 September 1988
president =Vigdís Finnbogadóttir
birth_date = Birth date and age|1947|10|29|df=y
flagicon|Iceland Selfoss, Iceland
predecessor=Steingrímur Hermannsson
successor=Steingrímur Hermannsson
profession=Lawyer, Journalist
alma_mater = University of Iceland
party=Independence Party

Þorsteinn Pálsson (IPA2|ˈθɔr̥steitn ˈpʰaulsɔn) (born 29 October 1947) was Prime Minister of Iceland for the Independence Party from 8 July 1987 to 28 September 1988 [ Reuters. "PM resigns over Iceland's economy crisis." Toronto Star. September 18, 1988. p. E2.] . Þorsteinn led the independence party from 1983 to 1991, when he lost an inner partial election to then vice chairman of the independence party and mayor of Reykjavík, Davíð Oddsson.

Prior to his period as Prime Minister, Þorsteinn was Minister of Finance from 1985 to 1987. He represented South Iceland in the Althing from 1983 to 1999. When Davíð Oddsson formed his first government in 1991 he appointed Þorsteinn as Minister of Fisheries and Justice and Religion. He remained in this position until 1999. Later he became ambassador, first in London and later Copenhagen. Currently he is the editor of "Fréttablaðið".

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