Steingrímur Steinþórsson
Icelandic politician (1893–1966)
Steingrímur Steinþórsson | |
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15th Prime Minister of Iceland | |
In office 14 March 1950 – 11 September 1953 | |
President | Sveinn Björnsson Ásgeir Ásgeirsson |
Preceded by | Ólafur Thors |
Succeeded by | Ólafur Thors |
Personal details | |
Born | (1893-02-12)12 February 1893 Álftagerði, Iceland |
Died | 14 November 1966(1966-11-14) (aged 73) Reykjavík, Iceland |
Political party | Progressive Party |
Alma mater | University of Copenhagen |
Steingrímur Steinþórsson (12 February 1893 – 14 November 1966) was Icelandic politician. He served as speaker of the Althing from 1949 to 1950.[1] He served as prime minister of Iceland from 14 March 1950 to 11 September 1953. He was a member of the Interim Triumvirate (acting head of state) from 26 January to 31 July 1952, and was a member of the Progressive Party, though never its chairman. He served as Minister of Agriculture and Social Affairs from 1953 to 1956.
Steingrímur died in Reykjavík on 14 November 1966 following a bout of illness.[2][3]
References
- ^ "Þingmenn". Alþingi.
- ^ "Steingrímur Steinþórsson fyrrverandi forsætisráðherra er látinn". Þjóðviljinn (in Icelandic). 15 November 1966. p. 2. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ "Steingrímur Steinþórsson andaðist í gær". Tíminn (in Icelandic). 15 November 1966. p. 1. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
External links
- Icelandic page with short bio and photo
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Preceded by | Prime Minister of Iceland 1950–1953 | Succeeded by |
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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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