Bjorgvin G. Sigurdsson intends to return to his seat in the Icelandic Althingi parliament on Friday following Althingi’s decision not to charge him with negligence in the run up to the banking collapse. Read the full story
Posted on 30 September 2010.
Bjorgvin G. Sigurdsson intends to return to his seat in the Icelandic Althingi parliament on Friday following Althingi’s decision not to charge him with negligence in the run up to the banking collapse. Read the full story
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Posted on 25 January 2009.
On the resignation of Bjorgvin Sigurdsson, Prime Minister Haarde said that he felt it was an undeserved act. Sigurdsson had done a tremendous job and been a trusted and good [political] partner. Haarde said that he respected Sigurdsson’s decision, which had been taken to relieve certain tensions that had formed around his Ministry and institutions. Read the full story
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Posted on 25 January 2009.
Bjorgvin G. Sigurdsson, Iceland’s Minister of Commerce has resigned from his post. At the same time he announced that the director of the Icelandic Financial Supervisory Authority, Jonas Fr. Jonsson and the board of the institution are stepping down also. Sigurdsson stated that with this he is shouldering his share of the responsibility for the financial crisis. He also acknowledged that others bear responsibility as well.
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