Þorsteinn Pálsson

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Þorsteinn Pálsson in 1988

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Þorsteinn Pálsson (IPA: [ˈθɔr̥steinn ˈpʰaulsɔn]) (born 29 October 1947) was Prime Minister of Iceland for the Independence Party from 8 July 1987 to 28 September 1988. Þorsteinn led the independence party from 1983 to 1991 when he lost an inner partial election to then vice chairman of the independence party and mayor of Reykjavík, Davíð Oddsson. Prior to his period as Prime minister, Þorsteinn was Minister of Finance 1985-1987. He represented South Iceland in the Althing 1983-1999. When Davíð Oddsson formed his first government in 1991 he appointed Þorsteinn as Minister of Fisheries and Justice and Religion. He remained in this position until 1999. Later he became ambassador, first in London and later Copenhagen. Currently he is the editor of Fréttablaðið.

Preceded by Geir Hallgrímsson	Chairman of the Independence Party 1983–1991	Succeeded by Davíð Oddsson
Preceded by Steingrímur Hermannsson	Prime Minister of Iceland 1987–1988	Succeeded by Steingrímur Hermannsson