Pétur Georg Markan
- Liberal Reform Party
- Social Democratic Alliance (formerly)
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
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
- ^ a b "Á þessum tíma var ég dálítið týndur í lífinu". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 12 June 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ^ "Pétur G. Markan hættur sem sveitastjóri". Hringbraut (in Icelandic). 18 July 2019. Retrieved 31 August 2020.
- ^ "Jómfrúarræðan fjallaði um samgöngur". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). 13 March 2013. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ^ Magnús Már Einarsson (12 March 2013). "Pétur Markan á Alþingi – "Margt líkt með boltanum og þinginu"". Fótbolti.net (in Icelandic). Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ^ "Pétur G. Markan til Biskupsstofu". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 18 July 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2020.
- ^ Kolbeinn Tumi Daðason (15 April 2021). "Segir sig úr Samfylkingunni sem sé orðin "jaðarsamfélag vina"". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ Sylvía Hall (16 April 2021). "Pétur Markan skráður í Viðreisn og aðstoðar við uppstillingu". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 April 2021.
- ^ Jakob Bjarnar Grétarsson (5 April 2024). "Eldskírn að hitta karlakórinn". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ^ "Nýi bæjarstjórinn í Hveragerði orðinn fjögurra barna faðir". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 9 April 2024. Retrieved 9 April 2024.
- ^ 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.
- ^ Elínrós Líndal (27 December 2020). "Erfitt að upplifa jólin eftr föðurmissinn". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 April 2021.
External links
- Pétur Georg Markan at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)
- Alþingi profile
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