Jón Sigurðsson (minister)

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This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a patronymic, not a family name; this person is properly referred to by the given name Jón.

Jón Sigurðsson
Minister of Industry and Commerce
In office 15 June 2006 – 24 May 2007
Prime Minister	Geir Haarde
Preceded by	Valgerður Sverrisdóttir
Succeeded by	Össur Skarphéðinsson (as Minister of Industry, Energy and Tourism) Björgvin G. Sigurðsson (as Minister of Business Affairs)
Personal details
Born	(1946-08-23) 23 August 1946 Kollafjörður, Iceland
Political party	Progressive Party
Alma mater	University of Iceland Columbia Pacific University

Jón Sigurðsson (born 23 August 1946) is an Icelandic politician. He was brought in as Minister of Industry and Commerce for the Progressive Party when Halldór Ásgrímsson abandoned politics. He was later elected party chairman from 2006 to 2007 but resigned after he failed to win a seat in the Althing (Iceland's parliament). Prior to that, he had been governor of the Central Bank of Iceland.

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Political offices
Preceded by Valgerður Sverrisdóttir	Minister of Industry and Commerce 2006–2007	Succeeded by Össur Skarphéðinsson as Minister of Industry, Energy and Tourism
		Succeeded by Björgvin G. Sigurðsson as Minister of Business Affairs
Party political offices
Preceded by Halldór Ásgrímsson	Chairman of the Progressive Party 2006–2007	Succeeded by Guðni Ágústsson