Gunnar Ingi Birgisson (30 September 1947 â 14 June 2021) was an Icelandic politician. Birgir was a member of Alþingi and a mayor of Kópavogur and Fjallabyggð. He coined the saying "ÃÂað er gott að búa àKópavogi" ("It's good to live in Kópavogur"), which is now regarded as the unofficial motto of Kópavogur. He held a doctorate in engineering from the University of Missouri. His doctoral essay about how lava fields performed as foundations. His maternal half brother, Kristinn Halldór Gunnarsson, was also a prominent politician.