Karl Gauti Hjaltason is an Icelandic politician who was a member of Althing from 2017 to 2021.[1] Formerly, he was a part of People's Party of Iceland until he was expelled as part of the Klaustur Affair.[2]
Hjaltason was born in 1959 in Reykjavík, Iceland.[1] He earned a degree in management from Endurmenntun Háskóla Íslands.[1]
Between 1985 and 1998, Hjaltason was the chairman of the Icelandic Karate Association.[1]
In 2012, he founded Vestmannaeyjar Astronomical Society where he served as a chairman until 2014.[1]