Einar Már Sigurðarson | |
Order: | Member of Parliament |
Term Start: | 1999 |
Term End: | 2009 |
Office2: | Deputy Speaker of the Parliament |
Term Start2: | 2007 |
Term End2: | 2009 |
Birth Date: | 29 October 1951 |
Birth Place: | Reykjavík, Iceland |
Spouse: | Helga Magnea Steinsson |
Party: | Social Democratic Alliance |
Einar Már Sigurðarson (born 29 October 1951) is an Icelandic politician. He served as a member of the Althing (Iceland's parliament) from 1999 to 2009 for the Social Democratic Alliance, first as an MP for the Eastern constituency (1999–2003) and then for the Northeast constituency (2003–2009). He served as a Deputy Speaker of the Parliament during his last term from 2007 to 2009.[1] Einar Már ran unsuccessfully in the SDA party primary elections in 2009 but lost his seat to former newscaster Sigmundur Ernir Rúnarsson and subsequently lost his seat in the 2009 parliamentary election.[2]
After his career in politics, he returned to his profession as an educator, becoming the headmaster of a secondary school in Neskaupstaður.[3] Sigurðarson currently serves as the president of the Coalition of Municipalities in East Iceland.[4]