Guðmundur Steingrímsson | |
Office: | Member of the Althing |
Term Start: | 2009 |
Term End: | 2016 |
Office2: | Leader of the Bright Future |
Term Start2: | 4 February 2012 |
Term End2: | 31 January 2015 |
Predecessor2: | new position |
Successor2: | Óttarr Proppé |
Birth Date: | 28 October 1972 |
Birth Place: | Reykjavík, Iceland |
Spouse: | Alexia Bjorg Jóhannesdóttir Marta María Jónsdóttir (divorced) |
Alma Mater: | Katholieke Universiteit Leuven Uppsala University Oxford University |
Guðmundur Steingrímsson (born 28 October 1972) is an Icelandic politician. He is the son and grandson of former Icelandic Prime Ministers Steingrímur Hermannsson and Hermann Jónasson, respectively.[1]
Guðmundur was a member of the Althing for Southwest Constituency from 2013 to 2016, as a member of Bright Future. He was previously elected for the Northwest Constituency in 2009,[2] as a member of the Progressive Party, the party of his father and grandfather, but later announced his resignation from the party.[3] He had previously run for office from a different constituency as a member of the Social Democratic Alliance.
Guðmundur is a musician and published author. He has also worked in television and journalism.[4]