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    Geir Hilmar Haarde (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈceːir̥ ˈhɪlmar̥ ˈhɔrtɛ]; born 8 April 1951) is an Icelandic politician, who served as prime minister of...
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    of Geir Haarde in Iceland was formed 15 June 2006. Government of Iceland Cabinet of Iceland "Fyrsta ráðuneyti Geirs H. Haarde" [First cabinet of Geir Haarde]...
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    The Second cabinet of Geir Haarde in Iceland was formed 24 May 2007. It resigned due to the 2009 Icelandic financial crisis protests. The Ministry of...
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    Geir Haarde had been investigating the possibility of a Russian loan since the mid-summer. When questioned on the matter in a press conference, Geir Haarde...
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    Social Affairs and Social Security. On 26 January 2009, Prime Minister Geir Haarde tendered the coalition government's resignation to the President of Iceland...
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    regulated Icelandic economy. The group included Þorsteinn Pálsson, Geir H. Haarde, Jón Steinar Gunnlaugsson, Kjartan Gunnarsson, Magnús Gunnarsson, Brynjólfur...
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  • Norwegian cyclist Geir Gripsrud (b. 1948), Norwegian organizational theorist Geir Haarde (b. 1951), Prime Minister of Iceland 2006–2009 Geir Hafredahl (b....
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  • formed by the Independence Party and the Social Democratic Alliance, with Geir Haarde continuing as Prime Minister. Six parties participated in the elections:...
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    Independence Party Incumbent Assumed office 29 March 2009 Preceded by Geir Haarde Personal details Born (1970-01-26) 26 January 1970 (age 54) Reykjavík...
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    From 2006, Þorgerður served as acting Prime Minister in the absence of Geir Haarde, including during his 2009 cancer treatment. She left the Independence...
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  • tally in the Althing by 3. It formed a new coalition government under Geir Haarde with the Social Democratic Alliance, after the Progressive Party lost...
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    Minister Geir H. Haarde to the Althingi, October 30th 2008". Prime Minister's Office. 3 November 2008. "Address by Prime Minister Geir H. Haarde to the...
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    1879. Geir Haarde, a former prime minister of Iceland, attended the Annual 2 August Celebration in 2007. During his visit, city officials told Haarde about...
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    intended to step down as leader of the Progressive Party in August 2006. Geir H. Haarde, the Foreign Minister of Iceland, succeeded him on 15 June 2006. Halldór...
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    bless Iceland') is the sentence with which the Icelandic Prime Minister Geir Haarde ended his television broadcast to the Icelandic nation on 6 October 2008...
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    judicial prosecution before the Landsdómur of former Prime Minister Geir Haarde. Several referendums were held to ask the citizens about whether to pay...
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    Icelanders who have an inherited family name include former prime minister Geir Haarde, football star Eiður Smári Guðjohnsen, entrepreneur Magnús Scheving,...
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    Geir Hallgrímsson (16 December 1925 – 1 September 1990) was the prime minister of Iceland for the Independence Party from 28 August 1974 to 1 September...
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    led to the collapse of all three major Icelandic banks. In April 2012, Geir Haarde of Iceland became the only politician to be convicted as a result of...
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  • Bernhard Haarde formed a WUNS group in Iceland, claiming around 300 supporters. Bernhard was the brother of future Prime Minister Geir Haarde. A minor...
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    with the aim of forcing early elections. The next day, Prime Minister Geir Haarde announced elections for 9 May 2009, in which for health reasons he would...
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    Þorsteinn Pálsson Steingrímur Hermannsson Davíð Oddsson Halldór Ásgrímsson Geir Haarde Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson...
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    Sigurðardóttir in Iceland was formed 1 February 2009 after the Second cabinet of Geir Haarde resigned due to the 2009 Icelandic financial crisis protests. Government...
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    North • 15 September 2004 15 June 2006 638 Progressive Party PP–IP 23 Geir Hilmar Haarde (born 1951) MP for Reykjavík South 1 15 June 2006 24 May 2007 962...
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  • default according to loan agreements. The prime minister of Iceland, Geir Haarde, has stated that the British government brought down Kaupthing unnecessarily...
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    from people within his own government. Another former Prime Minister, Geir H. Haarde, has on a number of occasions stated his opposition to EU membership...
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    the IP's leader Geir Haarde chose a stronger but somewhat unstable coalition with the Social Democrats (the Þingvellir government). Geir's administration...
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    1950), writer Sturla Gunnarsson (born 1951), Canadian film director Geir Haarde (born 1951), politician Jónína Bjartmarz (born 1952), politician Edda...
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  • [1986–1991], NATO [1986–1990], United States et al. [1993–1997], etc. Geir Haarde, Central Bank economist [1977–1983], member and chairman of the Parliament's...
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    Landsbanki and took control of the failed institution. Prime Minister Geir Haarde also rushed measures through parliament to give the country's largest...
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