What is Halldór Ásgrímsson?
{{Icelandic name|Halldór}} [[File:Halldor Asgrimsson generalsekreterare Nordiska ministerradet (2).jpg|thumb|Halldór Ásgrímsson]] '''Halldór Ásgrímsson''' (8 September 1947 &ndash; 18 May 2015) was the [[Prime Minister of Iceland]]. He became the leader of the [[Progressive Party (Iceland)|Progressive Party]] in 1994. On September 15, 2004, he took over as Prime Minister from the [[Independence Party (Iceland)|Independence Party]] leader, Davíð Oddsson. He resigned in 2009. Halldór died from a [[heart attack]] at a [[Reykjavik]] hospital, aged 67.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.icelandreview.com/news/former-prime-minister-iceland-passes-away/|title=Former Prime Minister of Iceland Passes Away|date=19 May 2015 |publisher=}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{bio-stub}} <!--Icelandic name--> {{DEFAULTSORT:Halldor Asgrimsson}} [[Category:1947 births]] [[Category:2015 deaths]] [[Category:Deaths from myocardial infarction]] [[Category:Prime Ministers of Iceland]]