Ólafur Ragnar GrÃmsson was the President of Iceland in 2007. He became the 5th President of Iceland on 1996 August 1. GrÃmsson was the first Icelander to obtain a PhD in political science in 1970, and later became the first Political Science professor at the University of Iceland. He was the first president to veto a law from the assembly in 2004, provoking various debates on whether this power should be revoked or checked in some way. He is currently serving his 5th - 4 year term. 2 of the previous presidential elections (2000 and 2008) elections were uncontested.
Iceland's president Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson was elected president in 1996.
Equitrekking - 2007 Iceland - 2.3 was released on: USA: 2007
Equitrekking - 2007 Iceland 2-3 was released on: USA: 2007
Since Iceland is an indepented nation, it has a president not a mayor, and the current president is Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson. However, the capitla of Iceland, Reykjavík, has a mayjor.
Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson (Current president of Iceland) was born in Ísafjörður, a town in the north-western part of Iceland called Vestfirðir.
Because the prime minister is the head of government in Iceland.
Iceland has a president not a king. His name is Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson.
Yes of couse, it has been president since 1942, but Prime Minister in iceland he does the presidend job like in USA.
As of July 2014, Olafur Ragnar Grimsson is the current and 5th President of Iceland. He had previously served as the Minister of Finance.
He lives at Bessastaðir.
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