Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson
Stefán Stefánsson | |
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14th Prime Minister of Iceland | |
In office 4 February 1947 – 6 December 1949 | |
President | Sveinn Björnsson |
Preceded by | Ólafur Thors |
Succeeded by | Ólafur Thors |
Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
In office 18 November 1941 – 17 January 1942 | |
Prime Minister | Hermann Jónasson |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Ólafur Thors |
Minister of Social Affairs | |
In office 4 February 1947 – 6 December 1949 | |
Prime Minister | Himself |
Preceded by | Finnur Jónsson |
Succeeded by | Ólafur Thors |
In office 17 April 1939 – 17 January 1942 | |
Prime Minister | Hermann Jónasson |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Jakob Möller |
Personal details | |
Born | (1894-07-20)20 July 1894 Dagverðareyri, Iceland |
Died | 20 October 1980(1980-10-20) (aged 86) Reykjavík, Iceland |
Political party | Social Democratic Party |
Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson (20 July 1894 – 20 October 1980) was the first actual minister of Foreign Affairs in Iceland from 18 November 1941 to 17 January 1942. He was prime minister of Iceland from 4 February 1947 to 6 December 1949. He was first elected to the Althing in 1934 but did not get reelected in 1937. From 1942 to 1953, he regained his seat in the Althing. He was chairman of the now defunct Social Democratic Party (Alþýðuflokkurinn) from 1938 to 1952. He was ambassador of Iceland in Denmark from 1957 to 1965.[1] He was minister for social affairs from 1939 to 1941 and Minister of Foreign and Social Affairs from 1941 to 1942. He was Prime-Minister when Iceland joined NATO in 1949.[1][2]
He was born in Dagverðareyri, Iceland, to Stefán Ágúst Oddsson and Ólöf Árnadóttir. Stefán gained his degree in Law in 1922. He was Social Affairs Minister in 1939 and Secretary of State in 1940–1942.[1] Stefán died in a hospital in Reykjavík on 20 October 1980.[3][4]
References
- ^ a b c "Stefáns Jóhanns Stefánssonar minnzt á Alþingi". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 22 October 1980. p. 13. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ Member states of NATO Retrieved 30 January 2018
- ^ "Stefán Jóhann látinn". Tíminn (in Icelandic). 22 October 1980. pp. 3, 19. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
- ^ "Stefáns Jóhanns Stefánssonar minnzt á Alþingi". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 22 October 1980. p. 13. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
External links
- CV in Icelandic
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Preceded by | Prime Minister of Iceland 1947–1949 | 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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