Guðjón Arnar Kristjánsson
{{Short description|Icelandic politician (1944–2018)}}
{{Icelandic name|Guðjón Arnar}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Guðjón Arnar Kristjánsson
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| nickname = Addi Kitta Gau
| image = Guðjón Arnar Kristjánsson.jpg
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| nationality = Icelandic
| birth_date = {{birth date|1944|7|5|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Ísafjörður, Iceland
| death_date = {{death date and age|2018|3|17|1944|7|5|df=yes}}
| death_place = Reykjavík, Iceland
| death_cause = Cancer
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| party = Independence Party
Liberal Party
}}
Guðjón Arnar Kristjánsson (5 July 1944 – 17 March 2018) was an Icelandic politician and chairman of the Liberal Party (Frjálslyndi flokkurinn) from 2003 to 2009.{{cite news|author1=Samúel Karl Ólason|title=Guðjón A. Kristjánsson er látinn|url=http://www.visir.is/g/2018180318999/gudjon-a.-kristjansson-er-latinn|accessdate=18 March 2018|work=Vísir.is|date=17 March 2018|language=Icelandic}} He served as the captain of fishing vessels in the years from 1967 to 1997. He was an active member of the Independence Party and attended meetings of Althingi 8 times in 1991–1995. In 1999 he joined Sverrir Hermannsson and formed the Liberal Party. He was a member of Althingi from 1999 to 2009.{{cite news|title=Andlát: Guðjón A. Kristjánsson|url=https://www.mbl.is/frettir/innlent/2018/03/17/andlat_gudjon_a_kristjansson/|accessdate=18 March 2018|work=Morgunblaðið|date=17 March 2018|language=Icelandic}}
Personal life
Guðjón Arnar was the son of Jóhanna Jakobsdóttir and Kristján Sigmundur Guðjónsson, commonly known as Kitti Gau (short for Kristján Guðjónsson). As such, Guðjón Arnar was commonly referred to as Addi Kitta Gau which means Addi (short for Arnar) son of Kitti Gau.{{cite news |title=Villi-Matta-Villa-Matta-Vill |url=http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=5858285 |accessdate=12 July 2018 |work=Fréttatíminn |date=22 March 2013 |page=28 |language=Icelandic}}{{cite news |author1=Hlynur Þór Magnússon |title=Það fiskast aldrei neitt í veiðarfærin meðan þau eru inni á dekki |url=http://www.bb.is/wp-content/uploads/2017/03/29-8.pdf |accessdate=12 July 2018 |work=Bæjarins Besta |date=17 July 2008 |pages=8–10 |language=Icelandic}}{{cite news |title=Hjartahlýr húmoristi |url=https://timarit.is/page/3922663 |access-date=31 August 2021 |work=Fréttablaðið |date=11 November 2006 |page=24 |language=Icelandic}}
Death
Guðjón Arnar died on 17 March 2018 in the National University Hospital of Iceland after a battle with cancer.{{cite news |title=Minningarorð um Guðjón Arnar Kristjánsson, fyrrverandi alþingismann |url=https://www.althingi.is/thingmenn/tilkynningar-um-thingmenn/minningarord-um-gudjon-arnar-kristjansson-fyrrverandi-althingismann |accessdate=12 July 2018 |work=Alþingi |date=19 March 2018 |language=Icelandic}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.althingi.is/cv_en.php4?ksfaerslunr=32 Curriculum vitae at Althingi.is]
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Category:Independence Party (Iceland) politicians
Category:Liberal Party (Iceland) politicians
Category:Members of the Althing
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