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Icelandic electrician (born 1945) For the Icelandic composer and musician, see Guðmundur Steinn Gunnarsson. This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Guðmundur.
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Guðmundur Gunnarsson
Guðmundur in 2011
Born (1945-10-29) 29 October 1945 (age 79)
Reykjavík, Iceland
OccupationElectrician
SpouseHildur Rúna Hauksdóttir
ChildrenBjörk

Guðmundur Gunnarsson (born 29 October 1945) is an Icelandic electrician who served as the leader of the Icelandic Electricians' Union, Rafiðnaðarsamband Íslands (RSÍ) from 1993 until 2011.

Biography

He is the father of the singer Björk. At the awards ceremony where Björk won the Polar Music Prize in 2010, Guðmundur noted, "her musical talent came even before she started talking"

Guðmundur's parents were Gunnar Guðmundsson and Hallfríður Guðmundsdóttir. He qualified as a journeyman electrician in 1966. He graduated from the Technical College of Iceland in 1969.

He was a municipal representative of the Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn (Independence Party) in Reykjavík from 1994 to 1998 and Chairman of the Nordic Federation of Electricians' Unions from 1994 to 1996 and from 2004 to 2006. Guðmundur has written numerous textbooks for electricians.

References

  1. Rogers, Jude (2008-03-27). "Independence day". New Statesman. Retrieved 2010-01-26.
  2. "Selective justice at Kárahnúkar says Björk's father". Iceland Review. 2005-03-08. Retrieved 2010-01-26.
  3. "Guðmundur Gunnarsson: Sex barna faðir" (in Icelandic). 2011-05-17. Retrieved 2020-09-09.
  4. "Björk receiving the Polar Music Prize 2010" (video). youtube.com. Polar Music Prize. March 26, 2013.
  5. "Guðmundur Gunnarsson: Sex barna faðir" (in Icelandic). 2011-05-17. Retrieved 2023-04-28.
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