Þráinn Bertelsson

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Þráinn.

Þráinn Bertelsson
Born (1944-11-30) 30 November 1944
OccupationsFilm director, writer, politician, journalist, newspaper editor

Þráinn Bertelsson (born 30 November 1944) is an Icelandic film director, writer, politician, journalist and newspaper editor. He moved into politics during the 2008–2012 Icelandic financial crisis, and was elected a member of the Althing in 2009, initially for the Citizens' Movement. He later left the party to become an independent MP, before joining the Left-Green Movement, which he currently represents.

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