PLENARY - Geir H. Haarde

Current Positions:

- Prime Minister of Iceland , since June 15, 2006.
- Member of the Icelandic Parliament, Althingi, since 1987
- Chairman of the Independence Party since 2005

Other recent positions:

- Minister for Foreign Affairs, 2005 - 2006.
- Minister of Finance, 1998 - 2005.
- Vice-Chairman of the Independence Party, 1999 - 2005.
- Vice-President, OECD Ministerial Meeting 2004.
- Chairman, Nordic Council of Finance Ministers, 2004 and 1999.
- Member, International Monetary and Financial Committee of the International Monetary Fund, 2002 - 2004.
- Chairman, Parliamentary Group of the Independence Party, 1991 - 1998.
- Chairman, Foreign Affairs Committee of the Althingi, 1995 - 1998.

- President of the Nordic Council, 1995. Member, Presidium of the Nordic Council 1991 - 1998.
- Member, Executive Committee of the Inter-Parliamentary Union 1994 - 1998. VP 1995 - 1997.
- Chairman, Conservative Party Group in the Nordic Council, 1995 - 1997.
- Chairman, Standing Committee of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region 1995 - 1998.

Other work experience:

Political Advisor to the Minister of Finance, 1983 - 1987.
Economist, International Department, Central Bank of Iceland, 1977 - 1983 .

Education:

M.A. Economics, University of Minnesota, USA, 1977.
M.A. with distinction, International relations, Johns Hopkins University, School of Advanced International Studies, USA, 1975.
B.A. magna cum laude, Economics, Brandeis University, USA, 1973.

Honors:

Doctor of Laws h. c., University of Minnesota, 2007.

Alumni of the Year Award 2006, Brandeis University.

Personal:

Born 1951. Married to Inga Jona Thordardottir, former member of the City Council of Reykjavik. Five children.