Prime Minister Geir Haarde Name Bjarni Harðarson | Profession book seller | |
Born 25 December 1961 (age 62)
Hveragerði, Iceland ( 1961-12-25 ) Political party Progressive Party
L-List of Sovereignty Supporters | ||
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Bjarni Harðarson (born December 25, 1961 in Arnýjarhús, Hveragerði) is a bookseller, novellist, and former MP from the Icelandic Progressive Party.
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Election and resignation
Bjarni was elected to parliament in 2007 as the eighth MP from the South Constituency. On November 10, 2008, he was involved in a political scandal; when he mistakenly leaked a document of his that contained strong criticism of Valgerður Sverrisdóttir, vice chairman of the Progressive Party, by emailing it to the press. The day after, Bjarni resigned from parliament.
2009 election
In the 2009 election, Bjarni ran as a candidate for the L-List of Sovereignty Supporters. He did not win a seat in the Althing; his previous constituency was taken by Margrét Tryggvadóttir.
Literary activities
Bjarni runs the Sunnlenska bókakaffi, a bookshop in Selfoss which opened on October 6, 2006, and the associated publisher Sunnlenska bókaútgáfan. He has published four novels:
He has also published on folklore, and published an article collection:
Bjarni likes to write while abroad, drafting Sigurðar saga fóts in Ethiopia, writing Mensalder largely in a five-week period in Pakistan, and writing Mörður in Senegal.
