Friðrik Klemenz Sophusson

Friðrik Klemenz Sophusson

Minister of Finance
In office 30 April 1991 – 16 April 1998
Prime Minister	Davíð Oddsson
Preceded by	Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson
Succeeded by	Geir Haarde
Minister of Industry and Commerce
In office 8 July 1987 – 28 December 1987
Prime Minister	Þorsteinn Pálsson

Personal details
Born	(1943-10-18) 18 October 1943 (age 81) Reykjavík, Iceland
Political party	Independence Party
Alma mater	University of Iceland
Profession	lawyer

Friðrik Sophusson (born 18 October 1943 in Reykjavík) is an Icelandic politician and company director. He was the former director of Icelandic state-run energy firm Landsvirkjun.^[1]

Career

Friðrik graduated from the University of Iceland in 1972, as a lawyer and was managing director of Management Association of Iceland between 1972 and 1978 when he took a seat in Parliament.^[2] was Minister of Industry and Commerce from 8 July until 28 December 1987 and Minister of Finance from 30 April 1991 until 16 April 1998.^[3] From 1998 until 2009 he was the director of Landsvirkjun. In 2010 he was announced as the chairman of the board of directors of Íslandsbanki, one of the three major Icelandic banks.^[4]

Other activities

In his political career he has been a member of various committees and boards, e.g. the central committee of the conservative Independence Party. As director of Iceland's state-run energy firm Landsvirkjun, Friðrik has been among the most active proponents of the controversial hydro-electric dam at Kárahnjúkar in eastern Iceland.^[5]

References

^ "Fridrik Sophusson stepped down as director of Landsvirkjun". Icenews. 5 July 2009. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
^ "Friðrik Sophusson formaður stjórnar Íslandsbanka Friðrik" (in Icelandic). AMX. 25 January 2010. Archived from the original on 22 July 2011. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
^ "Fyrri ráðherrar | Fjármálaráðuneytið". 25 March 2010. Archived from the original on 25 March 2010.
^ "Friðrik Sophusson formaður stjórnar Íslandsbanka" (in Icelandic). RTÉ/RUS. 25 January 2010. Archived from the original on 28 January 2010. Retrieved 7 February 2010.
^ Susan De Muth (23 November 2003). "Power Driven". The Guardian. UK. Retrieved 7 February 2010.

Political offices
Preceded by	Minister of Industry and Commerce 1987	Succeeded by
Preceded by Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson	Minister of Finance 1991–1998	Succeeded by Geir H. Haarde

v t e Cabinet of Þorsteinn Pálsson
Ministers	Birgir Ísleifur Gunnarsson Friðrik Klemenz Sophusson Guðmundur Kristján Bjarnason Halldór Ásgrímsson Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson Jón Helgason Jón Sigurðsson Matthías Árni Mathiesen Steingrímur Hermannsson Þorsteinn Pálsson

v t e First cabinet of Davíð Oddsson
Ministers	Davíð Oddsson Eiður Svanberg Guðnason Friðrik Klemenz Sophusson Guðmundur Árni Stefánsson Halldór Blöndal Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson Jón Sigurðsson Ólafur Garðar Einarsson Össur Skarphéðinsson Rannveig Guðmundsdóttir Sighvatur Kristinn Björgvinsson Þorsteinn Pálsson

v t e Second cabinet of Davíð Oddsson
Ministers	Björn Bjarnason Davíð Oddsson Finnur Ingólfsson Friðrik Klemenz Sophusson Geir Haarde Guðmundur Kristján Bjarnason Halldór Ásgrímsson Halldór Blöndal Ingibjörg Pálmadóttir Páll Bragi Pétursson Þorsteinn Pálsson

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