Páll Gíslason

Páll Gíslason (3 October 1924 – 1 January 2011) was an Icelandic medical practitioner in Reykjavík and a pioneer in vascular surgery in Iceland. Outside of his medical career, he served as the Chief Scout of the Bandalag íslenskra skáta, the Icelandic Scout association, from 1971 to 1981 and a city councilman in Reykjavík for 24 years.

Early life Páll was born in Vífilsstaðir in Garðahreppur on 3 October 1924 but grew up in Eskifjörður, Hafnarfjörður and Reykjavík. His parents where Gísli Pálsson, a doctor, and Svana Jónsdóttir.

Political career Páll served in the Akranes city council from 1962 to 1970 and later in the Reykjavík City Council from 1974 to 1998. He was the council president from end of December 1984 to middle of 1985.