Pétur Georg Markan

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	Liberal Reform Party Social Democratic Alliance (formerly)
Spouse	Margrét Lilja Vilmundardóttir
Children	4
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

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

1. "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.

External links

• Pétur Georg Markan at the Football Association of Iceland (in Icelandic)
• Alþingi profile