Geir Hilmar Haarde (born April 8, 1951) is an Icelandic politician. April 8 is the 98th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (99th in leap years). ... 1951 was a common year starting on Monday; see its calendar. ...

Haarde was born in Iceland's capital Reykjavik. He is a member of the Independence Party. He served as finance minister of Iceland from April 1998 to September 2005, and has served as foreign minister since September 2005. See also: Reykjavík, Manitoba in Canada Reykjavík is the capital of Iceland, its largest city and the worlds northernmost capital. ... External link Independence Party (in English) Categories: Stub | Icelandic political parties | Liberal-conservative parties ... The finance minister is a cabinet position in a government. ... A minister for foreign affairs, or foreign minister, is a cabinet minister who helps form the governmental foreign policy of a sovereign nation. ...