Sigurður Eggerz
Sigurður Eggerz | |
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4th Minister for Iceland | |
In office 7 March 1922 – 22 March 1924 | |
Monarch | Christian X |
Preceded by | Jón Magnússon |
Succeeded by | Jón Magnússon |
In office 21 July 1914 – 4 May 1915 | |
Monarch | Christian X |
Preceded by | Hannes Hafstein |
Succeeded by | Einar Arnórsson |
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Born | 1 March 1875 Borðeyri, Iceland |
Died | 16 November 1945 (aged 70) Reykjavík, Iceland |
Political party | Independence Party |
Spouse | Solveig Kristjánsdóttir |
Children | 2 |
Sigurður Eggerz (1 March 1875 – 16 November 1945) was minister for Iceland from 21 July 1914 to 4 May 1915, and prime minister of Iceland from 7 March 1922 to 22 March 1924.
Career
He was a member of Alþingi from 1911 to 1915, 1916 to 1926 and 1927 to 1931. He was minister of Finance of Iceland from 1917 to 1920.[1] He served as speaker of the Althing in 1922.[2] He was one of the politicians that founded the Independence Party in 1929. He graduated in laws from University of Copenhagen in 1903.
Family
His wife was named Solveig Kristjánsdóttir, and they had two children: Erna and Kristján Pétur. Kristján Pétur Eggerz entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where he served in various diplomatic posts, including as Ambassador to Germany, before retiring to Iceland and becoming a bestselling author.[3] His granddaughter, is author Sólveig Eggerz.[4]
References
- ^ "Fyrri ráðherrar | Fjármálaráðuneytið". 25 March 2010. Archived from the original on 25 March 2010.
- ^ "Þingmenn". Alþingi.
- ^ Arnþór Helgason (30 May 2013). "Pétur Eggerz". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ "Ég er selkona". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 9 April 2017. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
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Preceded by Hannes Hafstein | Minister for Iceland 1914–1915 | Succeeded by |
Preceded by Jón Magnússon | Prime Minister of Iceland 1922–1924 | Succeeded by Jón Magnússon |
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(1904–1918)
- Hannes Hafstein
- Björn Jónsson
- Kristján Jónsson
- Hannes Hafstein
- Sigurður Eggerz
- Einar Arnórsson
(1918–1944)
- Jón Magnússon
- Sigurður Eggerz
- Jón Magnússon
- Magnús Guðmundsson
- Jón Þorláksson
- Tryggvi Þórhallsson
- Ásgeir Ásgeirsson
- Hermann Jónasson
- Ólafur Thors
- Björn Þórðarson
(1944–present)
- Ólafur Thors
- Stefán J. Stefánsson
- Ólafur Thors
- Steingrímur Steinþórsson
- Ólafur Thors
- Hermann Jónasson
- Emil Jónsson
- Ólafur Thors
- Bjarni Benediktsson
- Jóhann Hafstein
- Ólafur Jóhannesson
- Geir Hallgrímsson
- Ólafur Jóhannesson
- Benedikt S. Gröndal
- Gunnar Thoroddsen
- Steingrímur Hermannsson
- Þorsteinn Pálsson
- Steingrímur Hermannsson
- Davíð Oddsson
- Halldór Ásgrímsson
- Geir Haarde
- Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
- Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson
- Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson
- Bjarni Benediktsson
- Katrín Jakobsdóttir
- Bjarni Benediktsson
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