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This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Þorsteinn.

Þorsteinn Pálsson


24th Prime Minister of Iceland
In office 8 July 1987 – 28 September 1988
President	Vigdís Finnbogadóttir
Preceded by	Steingrímur Hermannsson
Succeeded by	Steingrímur Hermannsson
Minister of Fisheries
In office 30 April 1991 – 11 May 1999
Prime Minister	Davíð Oddsson
Preceded by	Halldór Ásgrímsson
Succeeded by	Árni Mathiesen
Minister of Justice
In office 30 April 1991 – 11 May 1999
Prime Minister	Davíð Oddsson
Preceded by	Óli Guðbjartsson
Succeeded by	Sólveig Pétursdóttir
Minister of Finance
In office 16 October 1985 – 8 July 1987
Prime Minister	Steingrímur Hermannsson
Preceded by	Albert Guðmundsson
Succeeded by	Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson

Personal details
Born	(1947-10-29) 29 October 1947 (age 77) Selfoss, Iceland
Political party	Independence Party (Before 2016) Liberal Reform Party (2016-present)
Alma mater	University of Iceland

Þorsteinn Pálsson (pronounced [ˈθɔr̥steitn ˈpʰaulsɔn]; born 29 October 1947) served as prime minister of Iceland for the Independence Party from 8 July 1987 to 28 September 1988. Þorsteinn led the Independence Party from 1983 to 1991, when he lost an inner partial election to then vice-chairman of the party and mayor of Reykjavík, Davíð Oddsson. His coalition was dissolved in September 1988 by Progressive Party leader, Steingrímur Hermannsson and Social Democratic Party leader, Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson because of different views on price stagnation.

Prior to his period as Prime Minister, Þorsteinn was Minister of Finance from 1985 to 1987. He represented Southern Iceland in the Althing (Iceland's Parliament) from 1983 to 1999. When Davíð Oddsson formed his first government in 1991 he appointed Þorsteinn as minister of Fisheries and Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs. He remained in this position until 1999. Later he became ambassador, first in London and later in Copenhagen. He was editor of the newspaper Fréttablaðið between 2006 and 2009.

In 2016, Þorsteinn left the Independence Party and joined the newly formed Reform party, a more moderate right wing party.

References

Reuters. "PM resigns over Iceland's economy crisis." Toronto Star. 18 September 1988. p. E2.
"Fyrri ráðherrar | Fjármálaráðuneytið". 25 March 2010. Archived from the original on 25 March 2010.
"Þorsteinn Pálsson", Misplaced Pages, frjálsa alfræðiritið (in Icelandic), 16 January 2023, retrieved 16 August 2024
Bjarnar, Jakob (9 July 2016). "Þorgerður og Þorsteinn Pálsson í Viðreisn - Vísir". visir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 August 2024.

Party political offices
Preceded byGeir Hallgrímsson	Leader of the Independence Party 1983–1991	Succeeded byDavíð Oddsson
Political offices
Preceded byAlbert Guðmundsson	Minister of Finance 1985–1987	Succeeded byJón Baldvin Hannibalsson
Preceded bySteingrímur Hermannsson	Prime Minister of Iceland 1987–1988	Succeeded bySteingrímur Hermannsson
Preceded byHalldór Ásgrímsson	Minister of Fisheries 1991–1999	Succeeded byÁrni Mathiesen
Preceded byÓli Guðbjartsson	Minister of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs 1991–1999	Succeeded bySólveig Pétursdóttir

v t e First cabinet of Steingrímur Hermannsson
Ministers	Albert Sigurður Guðmundsson Alexander Stefánsson Geir Hallgrímsson Halldór Ásgrímsson Jón Helgason Matthías Árni Mathiesen Matthías Bjarnason Ragnhildur Helgadóttir Steingrímur Hermannsson Sverrir Hermannsson Þorsteinn Pálsson

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

v t e Prime ministers of Iceland
Minister for Iceland (1904–1918)	Hannes Hafstein Björn Jónsson Kristján Jónsson Hannes Hafstein Sigurður Eggerz Einar Arnórsson
Kingdom of Iceland (1918–1944)	Jón Magnússon Sigurður Eggerz Jón Magnússon Magnús Guðmundsson Jón Þorláksson Tryggvi Þórhallsson Ásgeir Ásgeirsson Hermann Jónasson Ólafur Thors Björn Þórðarson
Republic of Iceland (1944–present)	Ólafur Thors Stefán J. Stefánsson Ólafur Thors Steingrímur Steinþórsson Ólafur Thors Hermann Jónasson Emil Jónsson Ólafur Thors Bjarni Benediktsson Jóhann Hafstein Ólafur Jóhannesson Geir Hallgrímsson Ólafur Jóhannesson Benedikt S. Gröndal Gunnar Thoroddsen Steingrímur Hermannsson Þorsteinn Pálsson Steingrímur Hermannsson Davíð Oddsson Halldór Ásgrímsson Geir Haarde Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson Bjarni Benediktsson Katrín Jakobsdóttir Bjarni Benediktsson Kristrún Frostadóttir

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