Ragnar Arnalds

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Ragnar Arnalds (born July 8, 1938), former Icelandic MP and twice cabinet minister. He studied literature and philosophy in Sweden from 1959 to 1961 and graduated with a law degree from the University of Iceland in 1968. He was editor of Frjáls Þjóð in 1960.

Arnalds served as a Minister of Education and Transportation from 1978 to 1979 and Minister of Finance from 1980 to 1983. He was chairman of the People's Alliance (Alþýðubandalagið) from 1968 to 1977. At present Arnalds serves as chairman of Heimssýn, the cross-political organisation of Icelandic Eurosceptics, and is a member of the Left-Green Movement (Vinstrihreyfingin - grænt framboð).

Arnalds is also the author of several plays.

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• Alþingi
• Heimssýn (in English)
• Fullveldi.is (in Icelandic/English)