Pétur Georg Markan
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| Born | (1981-02-16) 16 February 1981 (age 43)
Reykjavík, Iceland
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| Occupation(s) | Theologian, politician | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Spouse | Margrét Lilja Vilmundardóttir | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Children | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pétur Georg Markan (born 16 February 1981) is an Icelandic theologian, politician and former footballer.[1] He played for several seasons in the Icelandic top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla for Fjölnir, Valur and Víkingur.[2] In 2013, he was a member of Alþingi for the Social Democratic Alliance.[3][4]
Pétur was the mayor of Súðavík from 2014 to 2019 when he was hired as the communications manager of the Church of Iceland.[5]
In April 2021, he left the Social Democratic Alliance after having been a member for 22 years and joined the Liberal Reform Party.[6][7]
In April 2024, Pétur was hired as the mayor of Hveragerði, replacing Geir Sveinsson.[8]
Pétur was born in Reykjavík, Iceland, and grew up inn Fossvogur.[1] When he was 17 years old, Pétur's father died of lung cancer. He is married to Margrét Lilja Vilmundardóttir and together they have four children.[9][10][11]
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