Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson
Place of Birth: Reykjavík, Iceland
Date of Birth: 12 March, 1975
Ethnicity: Icelandic
Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson is an Icelandic politician. He was Prime Minister of Iceland, from 23 May, 2013 to 7 April, 2016. He has also been Leader of the Centre Party, since 24 September, 2017, as well as Leader of the Progressive Party, from 18 January, 2009 to 2 October, 2016, and Minister of Justice, from 26 August, 2014 to 4 December, 2014. He is 6′7″.
He is the son of Sigríður Guðbjörg Sigurbjörnsdóttir and Gunnlaugur Magnús Sigmundsson, who was a member of the Icelandic parliament. He is married to heiress Anna Sigurlaug Pálsdóttir, and has one child.
Sigmundur’s paternal grandmother was Sigmundur Jónsson (the son of Jón Hjaltalín Brandsson and Sesselja Stefánsdóttir). Sigmundur was born in Kambi, Reykhólasveit. Jón was the son of Brandur Sigmundsson and Anna Daníelsdóttir. Sesselja was the daughter of Stefán Jónsson and Guðrún Andrésdóttir.
Sigmundur’s paternal grandmother was Nanna Gunnlaugsdóttir (the daughter of Gunnlaugur Magnússon and Marta Guðrún Magnúsdóttir). Nanna was born in Ytra-Ós, Hrófbergshreppi, by Steingrímsfjörður. Gunnlaugur was the son of Magnús Magnússon and Guðrún Guðmundsdóttir. Marta was the daughter of Magnús Einarsson and Sesselja Filippusdóttir.
Sigmundur’s maternal grandfather was Sigurbjörn Þórðarson (the son of Þórður Þórðarson and Sigríður Grímsdóttir). Þórður was the son of Þórðar Jónsson and Herdís Guðmundsdóttir. Sigmundur’s great-grandmother Sigríður was the daughter of Grímur Guðmundsson and Helga Guðmundsdóttir.
Sigmundur’s maternal grandmother was Heiðveig Árný Hálfdánardóttir (the daughter of Hálfdán Ágúst Bjarnason and Guðbjörg Þóroddsdóttir). Hálfdán was the son of Bjarni Bjarnason and Guðbjörg Kristín Guðmundsdóttir. Sigmundur’s great-grandmother Guðbjörg was the daughter of Þóroddur Davíðsson and María Ólöf Bjarnadóttir. She was later put into the foster care of Jón Hólmsteinn Guðmundsson and Ólína Sigríður Bjarnadóttir.
Sources: Biography of Sigmundur’s father – http://www.althingi.is
Obituary of Sigmundur’s paternal grandfather, Sigmundur Jónsson – http://www.mbl.is
Baptismal record of Sigmundur’s paternal great-grandmother, Sesselja Stefánsdóttir – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Sigmundur’s paternal grandmother, Nanna Gunnlaugsdóttir – http://www.mbl.is
Baptismal record of Sigmundur’s paternal great-grandfather, Gunnlaugur Magnússon – https://familysearch.org
Baptismal record of Sigmundur’s paternal great-grandmother, Marta Guðrún Magnúsdóttir – https://familysearch.org
Obituary of Sigmundur’s maternal grandfather, Sigurbjörn Þórðarson – http://www.mbl.is
Baptismal record of Sigmundur’s maternal great-grandfather, Þórður Þórðarson – https://familysearch.org
Sigmundur’s maternal great-grandmother, Sigríður Grímsdóttir, on the 1880 Icelandic census – http://manntal.is
Sigmundur’s maternal great-grandfather, Hálfdán Ágúst Bjarnason, on the 1890 Icelandic census – http://manntal.is
Sigmundur’s maternal great-grandmother, Guðbjörg Þóroddsdóttir, on the 1910 Icelandic census – http://manntal.is
Obituary of Sigmundur’s maternal great-great-aunt, Sigríður Þóroddsdóttir – http://www.mbl.is
Sigmundur resigned on 5 April 2016.
Sigmundur’s great-grandmother Sigríður was the daughter of Grímur Guðmundsson and Helga Guðmundsdóttir.
Heiðveig was the daughter of Hálfdán Ágúst Bjarnason and Guðbjörg Þóroddsdóttir. Hálfdán was the son of Bjarni Bjarnason and Guðbjörg Kristín Guðmundsdóttir. Sigmundur’s great-grandmother Guðbjörg was the daughter of Þóroddur Davíðsson and María Ólöf Bjarnadóttir. She was later put into the foster care of Jón Hólmsteinn Guðmundsson and Ólína Sigríður Bjarnadóttir.
Additional sources: Sigmundur’s maternal great-grandmother, Sigríður Grímsdóttir, on the 1880 Icelandic census – http://manntal.is/leit/itarleit=(leitarord=Sigr%C3%AD%C3%B0ur%20Gr%C3%ADmsd%C3%B3ttir;heimili=null;sysla=%C3%81rness%C3%BDsla;sokn=null;stada=null;aldur=null;kyn=null)/1880/1/1890/22068/2031
Sigmundur’s maternal great-grandfather, Hálfdán Ágúst Bjarnason, on the 1890 Icelandic census – http://manntal.is/leit/itarleit=(leitarord=H%C3%A1lfd%C3%A1n%20%C3%81g%C3%BAst%20Bjarnason;heimili=null;sysla=null;sokn=null;stada=null;aldur=null;kyn=null)/1890/1/1890/32711/3605
Sigmundur’s maternal great-grandmother, Guðbjörg Þóroddsdóttir, on the 1910 Icelandic census – http://manntal.is/leit/itarleit=(leitarord=Gu%C3%B0bj%C3%B6rg%20%C3%9E%C3%B3roddsd%C3%B3ttir;heimili=null;sysla=null;sokn=null;stada=null;aldur=2;kyn=null)/1920/1/1910/15949/1766
Obituary of Sigmundur’s maternal great-grandaunt, Sigríður Þóroddsdóttir – http://www.mbl.is/greinasafn/grein/508557/