Gísli Sveinbjörn Einarsson (born 12 December 1945) is an Icelandic politician and former member of the Althing.[1] A member of the Social Democratic Alliance, he represented the Western constituency from September 1993 to May 2003.[2]
Gísli S. Einarsson (GE) | |
|---|---|
| Member of the Althing | |
| In office 1 September 1993 – 10 May 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Eiður Guðnason |
| Constituency | Western |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Gísli Sveinbjörn Einarsson 12 December 1945 Súðavík, Iceland |
| Political party | Social Democratic Alliance |
Gísli was born on 12 December 1945 in Súðavík in Norður-Ísafjarðarsýsla county.[1][3] He is the son of captain Einar Kristinn Gíslason and Elísabet Sveinbjörnsdóttir.[1][4] In 1968 he received a diploma in mechanics from the vocational school in Akranes.[1][4] He received a degree in engineering from the Western Polytechnic in Akranes in 1982.[1][4]
Gísli joined the State Cement Factory in Akranes in 1963 as an apprentice mechanic and was a mechanic at the factory from 1964 to 1976.[1][4] He did an apprenticeship in cement machine maintenance at Aalborg Portland in Denmark from 1976 to 1977 and was a mechanic at the factory from 1977 to 1979.[1][4] Returning to Iceland, he was foreman at the State Cement Factory from 1979 to 1992 before working on computer-controlled machine maintenance at the factory from 1992 to 1993.[1][4]
Gísli was a member of the municipal council in Akranes from 1986 to 1993 and served as its chairman (1990) and president (1991–1992).[1][4] He was Mayor of Akranes from 2006 to 2010.[5][6] He was a substitute member of the Althing in December 1991 (for Eiður Guðnason) and in November 2004 (for Jóhann Ársælsson).[2][4] He was appointed to the Althing in September 1993 following the resignation of Eiður Guðnason.[1][4][7]
Gísli married Ólöf Edda Guðmundsdóttir in 1964 and has two sons and a daughter.[1][3]
| Election | Constituency | Party | Votes | Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1991 parliamentary[8] | Western | Social Democratic Party | 1,226 | Not elected | |
| 1995 parliamentary[9] | Western | Social Democratic Party | 1,006 | Elected | |
| 1999 parliamentary[10] | Western | Social Democratic Alliance | 2,191 | Elected | |
| 2003 parliamentary[11] | Northwest | Social Democratic Alliance | 2,152.7 | Not elected | |
References
edit- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k "Þingmenn: Alþingismannatal - Æviágrip þingmanna frá 1845 - Gísli S. Einarsson" (in Icelandic). Reykjavík, Iceland: Althing. Archived from the original on 14 October 2023. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Þingmenn: Alþingismannatal - Æviágrip þingmanna frá 1845 - Þingseta - Gísli S. Einarsson - þingsetutímabil og embætti" (in Icelandic). Reykjavík, Iceland: Althing. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
- ^ a b "Í brennidepli". Skagablaðið (in Icelandic). Vol. 7, no. 13. Akranes, Iceland. 29 March 1990. p. 9. ISSN 2672-6785. Retrieved 6 November 2024 – via Timarit.is.
- ^ a b c d e f g h i "Afmæli: Gísli S. Einarsson". DV (in Icelandic). Vol. 21, no. 286. Reykjavík, Iceland. 13 December 1995. p. 58. ISSN 1021-8254. Retrieved 6 November 2024 – via Timarit.is.
- ^ "Haraldur verður 17. bæjarstjóri Akraness – ein kona hefur gegnt embættinu". Skaga Frettir (in Icelandic). 17 March 2023. Archived from the original on 22 April 2024. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
- ^ "Bæjarstjórar Akraness" (in Icelandic). Akranes, Iceland: Akranes Regional Archives. Archived from the original on 18 April 2024. Retrieved 6 November 2024.
- ^ "Hlakka til að takast á við erfið verkefni". Alþýðublaðið (in Icelandic). Vol. 74, no. 84. Reykjavík, Iceland. 9 June 1993. p. 2. ISSN 1021-8203. Retrieved 6 November 2024 – via Timarit.is.
- ^ Alþingiskosningar 1991 (in Icelandic). Reykjavík, Iceland: Statistics Iceland. 1994. p. 65. ISBN 9979-817-12-7. Retrieved 6 November 2024 – via Timarit.is.
- ^ Alþingiskosningar 1995 (in Icelandic). Reykjavík, Iceland: Statistics Iceland. 1995. p. 75. ISBN 9979-817-31-3. Retrieved 6 November 2024 – via Timarit.is.
- ^ Alþingiskosningar 1999 (in Icelandic). Reykjavík, Iceland: Statistics Iceland. 2002. p. 71. ISBN 9979-770-04-X. Retrieved 6 November 2024 – via Timarit.is.
- ^ "Alþingiskosningar 10. maí 2003" (PDF). Hagtíðindi (in Icelandic). Vol. 89, no. 62. Reykjavík, Iceland: Statistics Iceland. 27 December 2004. p. 24. ISSN 0019-1078. Retrieved 6 November 2024.