Óli Björn Kárason

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Óli Björn.
Óli Björn Kárason
Personal details
Born (1960-08-26) 26 August 1960 (age 64)
Sauðárkrókur, Iceland
Political partyIndependence Party
SpouseMargrét Sveinsdóttir
Children3
Alma materSuffolk University

Óli Björn Kárason (born 26 August 1960) is an Icelandic politician and former newspaper editor and reporter. He was the founder and first editor of Viðskiptablaðið. From 1999 to 2003 he served as the editor of Dagblaðið Vísir.[1] After serving as a deputy member of parliament of parliament for the Independence Party from 2010 to 2016, he was voted as a full time member in the 2016 Icelandic parliamentary election.

References

  1. ^ "Óli Björn hættur sem ritstjóri DV". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 31 October 2003. Retrieved 12 July 2020.


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