Óttarr Proppé | |
Office1: | Minister of Health |
Term Start1: | 11 January 2017 |
Term End1: | 30 November 2017 |
Primeminister1: | Bjarni Benediktsson |
Predecessor1: | Kristján Þór Júlíusson |
Successor1: | Svandís Svavarsdóttir |
Office2: | Leader of the Bright Future |
Term Start2: | 31 January 2015 |
Term End2: | 31 October 2017 |
Predecessor2: | Guðmundur Steingrímsson |
Successor2: | Björt Ólafsdóttir |
Office3: | Reykjavík City Councilor |
Term Start3: | 15 June 2010 |
Term End3: | 16 June 2014 |
Birth Date: | 7 November 1968 |
Birth Place: | Reykjavík, Iceland |
Party: | Bright Future |
Óttarr Olaf Proppé (born 7 November 1968) is a former Icelandic politician.[1] He is a musician, actor, former Reykjavík City Councilor (Best Party 2010-2014) and former Member of Parliament (Bright Future 2013-2017). Óttarr was elected chairman of the party in 2015. He was a member of the rock band HAM in the years 1988–1994, as well as the lead singer of the rock-cabaret band Dr. Spock. He also starred in several movies, including Sódóma Reykjavík[2] from 1992, and Nói Albinói[3] and Angels of the Universe[4] from 2000. He made a guest appearance with the band Pollapönk during the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Denmark, singing "No Prejudice" ending up 8th in the semi-final with 61 points, resulting in them progressing to the final, finishing in 15th with 58 points, which was Iceland's best result since 2009.