predecessor successor term_start order article_title term_end
ingibjörg gísladóttir steinunn Óskarsdóttir 1 february 2003 mayor of reykjavik , iceland Þórólfur Árnason
 30 november 2004
Þórólfur Árnason

Þórólfur Árnason took over as the mayor of reykjavík on 1 february 2003 after the left greens and the progressive party had demanded that ingibjörg sólrún gísladóttir , which was mayor next before Þórólfur , would either resign , or decide not to pursue a career in national politics .
his appointment as mayor was a compromise of the three parties that formed the majority of the council .
having never been involved in politics before , but a well-known executive for some of iceland 's largest companies , Þórólfur was considered a `` mayor-for-hire '' by the city counsel - a manager of day-to-day city affairs rather than a political leader or policymaker .
he resigned on 30 november 2004 after controversy regarding some of the icelandic oil companies and their breach of the competition law , but Þórólfur once held a managerial position in one of those companies .
after Þórólfur 's time as mayor he became chief executive of icelandic group in may 2005 .
