About Karl Gauti Hjaltason
Born 1959. Karl Gauti Hjaltason is an Icelandic politician.
Karl Gauti Hjaltason (born 1959) is an Icelandic politician and former police officer. He was a member of Althing from 2017 to 2021 and has been serving as MP since 2024. Formerly, he was a part of People's Party of Iceland until he was expelled as part of the Klaustur Affair. Outside of his political career, Karl has served as the police chief in Vestmannaeyjar and Reykjavík and Sýslumaður in Vestmannaeyjar and Hólmavík. From 2014 to 2016, he was the head of the State Police Academy.
In 2012, he founded Vestmannaeyjar Astronomical Society where he served as a chairman until 2014.
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Who is Karl Gauti Hjaltason?
Icelandic politician
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Karl Gauti Hjaltason was born on 31 May 1959 in Reykjavík.
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Karl Gauti Hjaltason is a politician.
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Karl Gauti Hjaltason is Icelandic.
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