Margret Gnarr

As Reykjavík mayor
After Jón became mayor of Reykjavík, it was irreverently proposed that the city be nicknamed Gnarrenburg, the title of an earlier television talk show featuring Jón. As Mayor, Jón has been a source of amusement and shock by appearing at the 2010 Gay Pride parade as a drag queen, posting a video holiday greeting wearing a Darth Vader mask and a Santa Claus cap, and suggesting a merger with neighboring municipality Kópavogur. Jón Gnarr protested the Chinese government's treatment of human rights activist Liu Xiaobo, before the announcement of Xiaobo's award for the 2010 Nobel Peace Prize.