Althing elections, appearing in campaign advertisements on TV. As a result of these activities, he mostly lost the informal status of the Progressive party's "Grand Old Man". In his last years Steingrímur was a well liked and respected elder statesman, and was considered as a potential candidate for the 1996 presidential elections. But he quickly declined that honour, stating his intention to retire at the age of 70. His memoirs, published in three volumes in 1998–2000, became bestsellers. Family Steingrímur was twice married and had six children. His youngest son, Guðmundur Steingrímsson was active in Icelandic politics between 2007 and 2016. He first ran for the Althing in the 2007 elections, for the Social Democratic Alliance. In early 2009, however, he switched sides and joined his grandfather's and father's Progressive Party and got elected. Then switched again and got elected in 2013 for Bright Future. His eldest children, John, Ellen, and Neil Hermannsson reside in the United States with their own children, all of whom have been to Iceland. References |- |- |- |- |- 1928 births 2010 deaths Steingrimur Hermannsson Steingrimur Hermannsson California Institute of Technology alumni Steingrimur Hermannsson Children of national leaders Steingrimur Hermannsson Steingrimur Hermannsson Steingrimur Hermannsson Steingrimur Hermannsson Steingrimur Hermannsson Governors of the Central Bank of Iceland Steingrimur Hermannsson