Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson
| Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson | |
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| 25th Prime Minister of Iceland | |
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In office 23 May 2013 – 7 April 2016 |
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| President | Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson |
| Preceded by | Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir |
| Succeeded by | Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson |
| Minister of Justice | |
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In office 26 August 2014 – 4 December 2014 |
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| President | Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson |
| Preceded by | Hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir (Interior) |
| Succeeded by | Ólöf Nordal (Interior) |
| Chairman of the Progressive Party | |
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In office 18 January 2009 – 2 October 2016 |
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| Preceded by | Valgerður Sverrisdóttir |
| Succeeded by | Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
12 March 1975 Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Political party | Progressive Party |
| Spouse(s) | Anna Sigurlaug Pálsdóttir |
| Children | 1 |
| Alma mater |
University of Iceland University of Cambridge |
| Net worth | US$13.9 million (August 2010) (November 2016 inflation adjusted) |
Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈsɪɣmʏntʏr ˈtaːvið ˈkʏnløyxsɔn]; born 12 March 1975) is an Icelandic politician who was the youngest serving Prime Minister of Iceland from May 2013 until April 2016. He was also chairman of the Progressive Party from 2009 to October 2016. He was elected to the Althing (Iceland's parliament) as the 8th member for the Reykjavík Constituency North on 25 April 2009. He has represented the Northeast Constituency as its 1st member since 27 April 2013.
Following the release of the Panama Papers, he announced on 5 April 2016 that he would step aside from the office of Prime Minister. On 7 April 2016 he was replaced as Prime Minister by Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson, who also replaced him as chairman of the Progressive Party on 2 October 2016.
Sigmundur Davíð is the son of former member of the Icelandic parliament Gunnlaugur M. Sigmundsson.
Sigmundur Davíð holds a bachelor's degree in business administration from the University of Iceland. He participated in a student exchange with the University of Copenhagen to Plekhanov University in Moscow, and also studied at the University of Oxford, though he did not earn a degree there. He was a Chevening scholar at the University of Cambridge in 2004.
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