Gunnar Ingi Birgisson (30 September 1947 – 14 June 2021) was an Icelandic politician.[1] Birgir was a member of Alþingi and a mayor of Kópavogur and Fjallabyggð. He coined the saying "Það er gott að búa í Kópavogi" ("It's good to live in Kópavogur"), which is now regarded as the unofficial motto of Kópavogur.[citation needed] He held a doctorate in engineering from the University of Missouri. His doctoral essay about how lava fields performed as foundations. His maternal half brother, Kristinn Halldór Gunnarsson, was also a prominent politician.
Gunnar Birgisson | |
|---|---|
| Mayor of Fjallabyggð | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 30 September 1947 Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Died | 14 June 2021 (aged 73) Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Political party | Independence Party |
References
edit- "Gunnar Birgisson (Gunnar Ingi) - Government profile" (in Icelandic). Retrieved 25 January 2011.
- "Gunnar Birgisson taking over mayorship of Fjallabyggð" (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 31 January 2015. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- ^ Hólmfríður Gísladóttir (15 June 2021). "Gunnar Birgisson er látinn". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 15 June 2021.
External links
edit- Official website (in Icelandic)
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