Gunnar Smári
Leader of the Icelandic Socialist Party
Assumed office
1 May 2017
Preceded byParty established
Personal details
Born (1961-01-11) 11 January 1961
Hafnarfjörður, Iceland[1]
CitizenshipIcelandic
Political partySocialist Party

Gunnar Smári Egilsson (born 11 January 1961) is an Icelandic journalist, publisher, and editor.[2] He was one of the founders of Fréttablaðið and the weekly Eintak and Morgunpóstur as well as editing the weekly Pressan.[3] In addition, he was one of the founders and publishers of Nyhedsavisen, which was published in Denmark on the model of Fréttablaðið, and one of the owners and editors of Fréttatíminn.[4]

Smári has held various other positions and was, among other things, the managing director of SÁÁ for a time.[5] Gunnar founded Icelandic Socialist Party political party in 2017.[6]

References

  1. ↑ "Gunnar Smári: „Mamma fór með okkur inn í herbergi, lokaði og beið eftir að hann færi af heimilinu"". DV. 2018-04-20. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
  2. ↑ Brynjólfur Þór Guðmundsson (13 April 2017). "„Sótsvartur hægrimaður" verður sósíalisti". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 February 2022.
  3. ↑ "Gunnar Smári hvetur fólk til þess að afþakka Fréttablaðið". Vísir.is. 2019-02-18. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
  4. ↑ "Gunnar Smári segir aumt að bjóða far og halda því þá fram að hann heimti undir sig einkaþotu". Vísir.is. 2021-01-21. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
  5. ↑ "Gunnar Smári kjörinn formaður SÁÁ". RÚV. 2011-05-26. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
  6. ↑ "Gunnar Smári stofnar Sósíalistaflokk Íslands". RÚV. 2017-04-11. Retrieved 2021-09-03.
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