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This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a family name, but this person is referred to by the given name Pétur.
Pétur Georg Markan
Born (1981-02-16) 16 February 1981 (age 43)
Reykjavík, Iceland
Occupation(s)Theologian, politician
Political party
SpouseMargrét Lilja Vilmundardóttir
Children4
Association football career
Position(s) Forward
Senior career*
Years Team Apps (Gls)
2002–2004 BÍ 33 (20)
2005–2008 Fjölnir 72 (24)
2009 Valur 15 (3)
2010 Fjölnir 21 (10)
2011 Víkingur 7 (1)
2011–2013 BÍ/Bolungarvík 28 (5)
2014–2018 Hörður 8 (2)
Total 183 (65)
*Club domestic league appearances and goals

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]

Personal life

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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]

References

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  1. ^ a b "Á þessum tíma var ég dálítið týndur í lífinu". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 12 June 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Pétur G. Markan hættur sem sveitastjóri". Hringbraut (in Icelandic). 18 July 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
  3. ^ "Jómfrúarræðan fjallaði um samgöngur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). 13 March 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  4. ^ Magnús Már Einarsson (12 March 2013). "Pétur Markan á Alþingi – "Margt líkt með boltanum og þinginu"". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  5. ^ "Pétur G. Markan til Biskupsstofu". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 18 July 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
  6. ^ Kolbeinn Tumi Daðason (15 April 2021). "Segir sig úr Samfylkingunni sem sé orðin "jaðarsamfélag vina"". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  7. ^ Sylvía Hall (16 April 2021). "Pétur Markan skráður í Viðreisn og aðstoðar við uppstillingu". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  8. ^ Jakob Bjarnar Grétarsson (5 April 2024). "Eldskírn að hitta karlakórinn". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Nýi bæjarstjórinn í Hveragerði orðinn fjögurra barna faðir". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 9 April 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
  10. ^ Davíð Roach Gunnarsson; Sigurlaug M. Jónasdóttir (14 September 2020). "Ég læt brimið dynja á mér án þess að gefa eftir". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 April 2021.
  11. ^ Elínrós Líndal (27 December 2020). "Erfitt að upplifa jólin eftr föðurmissinn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 April 2021.
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