Friðrik Sophusson

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Friðrik Sophusson or Fridrik Sophusson, (born in Reykjavík on October 18, 1943), is an Icelandic politician and the current director of Icelandic state-run energy firm Landsvirkjun. He graduated from the University of Iceland in 1972, as a lawyer.

Friðrik was minister of industry from July 8 until December 28, 1987 and minister of finance from April 30, 1991 until April 16, 1998. Since 1998 he has been the director of Landsvirkjun.

Friðrik is the former chairman of Vaka, Association of Democratically Oriented Students. In his political career he has been a member of various committees and boards, e.g. the central committee of the conservative Independence Party.

As director of Iceland's state-run energy firm Landsvirkjun, Friðrik has been among the most active proponents of the controversial hydro-electric dam at Kárahnjúkar in eastern Iceland.

Preceded by Ellert B. Schram	Icelandic Union of Young Conservatives 1973-1977	Succeeded by Jón Magnússon
Preceded by Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson	Minister of Finance 1991-1998	Succeeded by Geir H. Haarde
Preceded by Gunnar Thoroddsen	Vice-chairman of the Independence Party 1981-1989	Succeeded by Davíð Oddsson
Preceded by Davíð Oddsson	Vice-chairman of the Independence Party 1991-1999	Succeeded by Geir H. Haarde

[edit] See also

• Politics of Iceland
• Icelandic Independence Party
• Kárahnjúkar Hydropower Project

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