Sverrir Hermannsson

Who is Sverrir Hermannsson?

Sverrir Hermannsson is an Icelandic politician, businessman, and banker. Beginning in politics as a member of the Independence Party, he was Speaker of the Althing from 1979 to 1983.

Hermannsson was Minister for Industry from 1983 to 1985, followed by Minister for Education from 1985 until 1987. From 1975 to 1983, and again from 1987 to 1988, he sat on the Nordic Council. In 1988, he resigned from the Althing to manage Landsbanki, before it was sold out of public ownership.

Soon after leaving Landsbanki, in 1998, he returned to politics to found the Liberal Party. At the 1999 election, he was returned to the Althing, representing Reykjavíkurkjördæmi, before leaving politics again in 2003.