Gier Haarde

Gier Haarde is the ex-Prime Minister of Iceland who was at the helm from 2006 -2009 when the financial crisis broke out. Recently Haarde went on trial over his role in the 2008 banking sector collapse when all of Iceland’s banks failed in a matter of weeks, bringing the country to its knees. Haarde has become the first political leader to be tried over the global financial crisis.