Matthías Á. Mathiesen

Member of Alþingi for the people of Hafnarfjörður in 1959 and for Reykjanes from 1959 to 1991 for Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn.

Minister of Finance from 1974 to 1978, Minister of Commerce from 1983 to 1985, Minister for Foreign Affairs from 1986 to 1987, and Minister of Transport from 1987 to 1988.

President of the Lower House of Alþingi from 1970 to 1971, and Second Vice-President of the Lower House from 1967 to 1970.