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Gunnar Ingi Birgisson (born 30 September 1947) is an Icelandic politician a former member of Alþingi and the former mayor of Kópavogur. He coined the saying Það er gott að búa í Kópavogi (It’s good to live in Kópavogur) which is now regarded as the unofficial motto of Kópavogur.[citation needed] He holds a doctorate in engineering from the University of Missouri. His maternal half brother Kristinn Halldor Gunnarsson is also a prominent politician.