Guðmundur Steingrímsson is an Icelandic

Iceland

Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...

 politician and son and grandson of former Icelandic Prime Ministers Steingrímur Hermannsson

Steingrímur Hermannsson

Steingrímur Hermannsson was Prime Minister of Iceland.-Early childhood:Steingrímur's father was Hermann Jónasson, another former Prime Minister. Being the son a prominent official, Steingrímur enjoyed a relatively care-free upbringing in a country stricken by the Great Depression...

 and Hermann Jónasson.

Career

Steingrímsson was elected to the Althing

Althing

The Alþingi, anglicised variously as Althing or Althingi, is the national parliament of Iceland. The Althingi is the oldest parliamentary institution in the world still extant...

 from the constituency of Norðvesturkjördæmi

Norðvesturkjördæmi

NorðvesturkjördæmiNorthwestCountry:Main town: AkranesArea:? km²Population:30,493 Electors:21,924 Established:1999Representatives to Alþingi:9Composition:27 municipalities 11 counties 3 regionsWebsite:?...

 in 2009. When elected, he was a member of the Progressive Party

Progressive Party (Iceland)

The Progressive Party is an agrarian, liberal and centrist party in Iceland. The party is a member of the Liberal International. Current chairman of the party is Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson. He was elected on January 18, 2009. His predecessor was Valgerður Sverrisdóttir, who only served as...

, the same party of his father and grandfather, but later announced his resignation from the party. He had previously run for office from a different constituency as a member of the Social Democratic Alliance.

Steingrímsson is a musician and published author. He has also worked in television and journalism.