Óttarr Proppé

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a family name, but this person is referred to by the given name Óttarr.
Óttarr Proppé
Minister of Health
In office
11 January 2017 – 30 November 2017
Prime MinisterBjarni Benediktsson
Preceded byKristján Þór Júlíusson
Succeeded bySvandís Svavarsdóttir
Leader of the Bright Future
In office
31 January 2015 – 31 October 2017
Preceded byGuðmundur Steingrímsson
Succeeded byBjört Ólafsdóttir
Reykjavík City Councilor
In office
15 June 2010 – 16 June 2014
Personal details
Born (1968-11-07) 7 November 1968 (age 56)
Reykjavík, Iceland
Political partyBright Future

Óttarr Olaf Proppé (born 7 November 1968) is a former Icelandic politician.[1] He is a musician, actor, former Reykjavík City Councilor (Best Party 2010-2014) and former Member of Parliament (Bright Future 2013-2017). Óttarr was elected chairman of the party in 2015. He was a member of the rock band HAM in the years 1988–1994, as well as the lead singer of the rock-cabaret band Dr. Spock. He also starred in several movies, including Sódóma Reykjavík[2] from 1992, and Nói Albinói[3] and Angels of the Universe[4] from 2000. He made a guest appearance with the band Pollapönk during the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 in Denmark, singing "No Prejudice" ending up 8th in the semi-final with 61 points, resulting in them progressing to the final, finishing in 15th with 58 points, which was Iceland's best result since 2009.

References

  1. ^ "Minister of Health". Ministry of Welfare.
  2. ^ Sódóma Reykjavík (imdb.com)
  3. ^ Nói albinói (imdb.com)
  4. ^ "Óttarr Proppé". Alþingi.
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