Chairman
Apppointed Chairman of the Icelandic Independence Party
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Geir Haarde Biography and Timeline
Follow Geir Haarde through 28 dated historical records for Iceland.
Geir Haarde, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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2005
2006
First Geir Haarde Government
Begins the First Geir Haarde Government and serves as Prime Minister of Iceland.
Role range: 2006-2007
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)
The last US military personnel leave the Keflavik base, ending a military presence dating back to 1951, the US says it will defend Iceland as a NATO ally
last US military personnel leave the Keflavik base, ending a military
The last US military personnel leave the Keflavik base, ending a military presence dating back to 1951, the US says it will defend Iceland as a NATO ally
North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO)
The last US military personnel leave the Keflavik base, ending a military presence dating back to 1951, the US says it will defend Iceland as a NATO ally
Whaling
Iceland breaks its 21-year moratorium on commercial whaling; the fisheries ministry authorises a catch of 30 minke and nine fin whales
2007
Defence Agreement
Iceland and Norway agree to expand defence cooperation to help secure future shipments of oil and gas
First Geir Haarde Government
The First Geir Haarde Government ends, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Iceland.
Role range: 2006-2007
Second Geir Haarde Government
Begins the Second Geir Haarde Government and serves as Prime Minister of Iceland.
Role range: 2007-2009
Election
The Progressive Party leaves the coalition with Geir Haardes Independence Party, it is replaced by the Social Democratic Alliance, which gives Mr Haarde a much larger majority
2008
Credit Crunch
Haarde's Government announces an agreement to acquire a seventy-five-percent stake in Glitnir after the bank loses access to international funding.
Role range: 2008-2009 – 2006-2009
Credit Crunch
Iceland announces part of a plan to hammer out a financial package to shore up its troubled banking sector, the countrys largest banks agree to sell off some of their foreign assets and bring them home.
Credit Crunch
Icelands Prime Minister Geir Haarde has admits he is in a race against time to negotiate a rescue deal for the countrys ailing financial system that could include a merger of some of the nations banks.
Credit Crunch
Iceland's parliament passes emergency legislation giving regulators broad powers to intervene in failing financial institutions and protect domestic banking operations.
Role range: 2008-2009 – 2006-2009
Economy of Iceland
Iceland announces part of a plan to hammer out a financial package to shore up its troubled banking sector, the countrys largest banks agree to sell off some of their foreign assets and bring them home
Credit Crunch
The Icelandic Government takes control of Landsbanki, the countrys second largest bank, which owns Icesave in the UK
Economy of Iceland
The Icelandic Government takes control of Landsbanki, the countrys second largest bank, which owns Icesave in the UK
Landsbanki
The Icelandic Government takes control of Landsbanki, the countrys second largest bank, which owns Icesave in the UK
Credit Crunch
Icelandic regulators take control of Glitnir under the emergency banking legislation as the country's financial system undergoes rapid restructuring.
Role range: 2008-2009 – 2006-2009
Credit Crunch
Icelandic regulators take control of Kaupthing, completing the collapse into state-managed resolution of the country's three largest commercial banks.
Role range: 2008-2009 – 2006-2009
Credit Crunch
Iceland reaches a staff-level agreement with the International Monetary Fund on a two-year stabilization program supported by about 2.1 billion dollars.
Role range: 2008-2009 – 2006-2009
Credit Crunch
Iceland's central bank raises its policy interest rate to eighteen percent as authorities attempt to stabilize the currency and restore financial confidence.
Role range: 2008-2009 – 2006-2009
Credit Crunch
The International Monetary Fund approves a 2.1-billion-dollar Stand-By Arrangement for Iceland, supporting bank restructuring, currency stabilization and fiscal adjustment.
Role range: 2008-2009 – 2006-2009
Capital Controls Introduced
Authorities introduce capital controls to stabilize the krona and prevent disruptive capital flight following the collapse of Iceland's banking system.
Role range: 2007-2009
Economy of Iceland
In less than a week, the countrys three major commercial banks (Glitnir, Landsbanki and Kaupthing) all had to be taken over by the Government as they were unable to roll over their loans
2009
Credit Crunch
Haarde announces the resignation of his coalition government after sustained public protests over the banking collapse and the resulting economic crisis.
Role range: 2008-2009 – 2006-2009
Second Geir Haarde Government
The Second Geir Haarde Government ends, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Iceland.
Role range: 2007-2009
2014
Ambassador
Appointed Ambassador of Iceland to the United States
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.