Pétur Georg Markan
Icelandic theologian, politician and footballer
About Pétur Georg Markan
Born 1981. Pétur Georg Markan is an association football player and politician.
Pétur Georg Markan (born 16 February 1981) is an Icelandic theologian, politician and former footballer. He played for several seasons in the Icelandic top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla for Fjölnir, Valur and Víkingur. In 2013, he was a member of Alþingi for the Social Democratic Alliance.
Pétur was the mayor of Súðavík from 2014 to 2019 when he was hired as the communications manager of the Church of Iceland.
In April 2021, he left the Social Democratic Alliance after having been a member for 22 years and joined the Liberal Reform Party.
In April 2024, Pétur was hired as the mayor of Hveragerði, replacing Geir Sveinsson.
Personal life Pétur was born in Reykjavík, Iceland, and grew up inn Fossvogur.
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Icelandic theologian, politician and footballer
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Pétur Georg Markan was born on 16 February 1981 in Reykjavík.
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