Björgvin G. Sigurðsson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth
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Icelandic politician
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Place of Birth: Reykjavík, Capital Region, Iceland
About Björgvin G. Sigurðsson
- Björgvin G.
- Sigurðsson (born 30 October 1970) is an Icelandic politician, representing the Social Democratic Alliance.
- He became Iceland's first Minister of Business Affairs when the new ministry was split off from the Ministry of Industry and Commerce on 24 May 2007.
- On 25 January 2009 Björgvin announced he would be stepping down as Minister effective immediately, firing the head of the Icelandic Financial Supervisory Authority as his last official act.
- He thus assumed part of the political responsibility for the current financial crisis and the associated protests.
- [1] He was a been a member of the Althing (Iceland's parliament) for the South Iceland constituency from 2003 to 2013.
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