Bjarni Harðarson

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 Bjarni.
Bjarni Harðarson
Member of Parliament
In office
2007–2008
Prime Minister Geir Haarde
Personal details
Born (1961-12-25) 25 December 1961
Hveragerði, Iceland
Political party Progressive Party
L-List of Sovereignty Supporters
Profession book seller

Bjarni Harðarson (born December 25, 1961 in Arnýjarhús, Hveragerði)[1] is a bookseller, novellist, and former MP from the Icelandic Progressive Party.

Election and resignation

Bjarni was elected to parliament in 2007 as the eighth MP from the South Constituency. On November 10, 2008, he was involved in a political scandal; when he mistakenly leaked a document of his that contained strong criticism of Valgerður Sverrisdóttir, vice chairman of the Progressive Party, by emailing it to the press.[2] The day after, Bjarni resigned from parliament.[3]

2009 election

In the 2009 election, Bjarni ran as a candidate for the L-List of Sovereignty Supporters. He did not win a seat in the Althing; his previous constituency was taken by Margrét Tryggvadóttir.

Literary activities

Bjarni runs the Sunnlenska bókakaffi, a bookshop in Selfoss which opened on October 6, 2006,[4] and the associated publisher Sunnlenska bókaútgáfan.[5] He has published four novels:

He has also published on folklore, and published an article collection:

Bjarni likes to write while abroad, drafting Sigurðar saga fóts in Ethiopia,[6] writing Mensalder largely in a five-week period in Pakistan,[7] and writing Mörður in Senegal.[8]

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