| Gunnar Örn Örlygsson | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth Date: | 4 August 1971 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Birth Place: | Keflavík, Iceland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Party: | Independence Party Liberal Party | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Office: | Member of Alþingi | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Term Start: | 2003 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Term End: | 2007 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gunnar Örn Örlygsson (born 4 August 1971) is a former Icelandic politician and former basketball player. He was a member of Alþingi from 2003 to 2007.
Gunnar was a member of Alþingi for the Liberal Party from 2003 until he split from the party in 2005 and joined the Independence Party for whom he served as a parliamentarian until 2007.[1] [2]
Gunnar played 11 seasons in the Icelandic top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla, averaging 6.1 points per game. He was the chairman of Ungmennafélag Njarðvíkur basketball department from 2014[3] to December 2016.[4] In 1991, he won the three-point shooting contest at the Icelandic All-Star game.[5]
Gunnar is the brother of former Icelandic national team players Sturla Örlygsson and Teitur Örlygsson.[6] [7] [8] He is also uncle of Örlygur Aron Sturluson and Margrét Kara Sturludóttir who both played for the Icelandic national teams.[9] [10]