Up for auction “Prime Minister of Iceland” Steingrímur Hermannsson Hand Signed 3X6 B&W Photo. This auction also includes the Prime Ministers official business card. This item is

certified authentic by Todd Mueller Autographs and comes with their Certificate

of Authenticity.

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Steingrímur

Hermannsson (pronounced [ˈsteinkrimur ˈhɛrmanˌsɔn];

22 June 1928 – 1 February 2010) was an Icelandic politician who served as Prime Minister of Iceland from

1983 to 1987, and again from 1988 to 1991. Steingrímur's father was Hermann Jónasson, another

former Prime Minister. Being the son a prominent official, Steingrímur enjoyed

a relatively care-free upbringing in a country stricken by the Great Depression. As a young boy he had an exceptional

proximity to Iceland's World War II politics,

overhearing state affairs being discussed in his father's living room. Not

wanting to follow his father's footsteps into politics, Steingrímur went to the

U.S. in 1948. He received a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering

from Illinois Institute of

Technology in 1951 and a master's degree from Caltech in 1952. After returning to his native country and

experiencing troubles both in his private life and business career, he

eventually entered politics in the 1960s. He was elected to the Althing (Icelandic Parliament) for the Progressive Party

in 1971. He became party chairman in 1979. Steingrímur served as Prime Minister

from 1983 to 1987 and again from 1988 to 1991. He also served for a time

as Minister of Justice, Ecclesiastical Affairs and Agriculture (1978–79), Minister of Fisheries and

Communications (1980–83) and Minister of

Foreign Affairs (1987–88). He was chairman of the Progressive Party from

1979 to 1994. After that he was governor of the Central Bank of Iceland until

his retirement in 1998.

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