Emil Jónsson

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Emil.
Emil Jónsson
16th Prime Minister of Iceland
In office
23 December 1958 – 20 November 1959
PresidentÁsgeir Ásgeirsson
Preceded byHermann Jónasson
Succeeded byÓlafur Thors
Personal details
Born(1902-10-27)27 October 1902
Hafnarfjörður, Iceland
Died30 November 1986(1986-11-30) (aged 84)
Reykjavík, Iceland
Political partySocial Democratic Party
Alma materUniversity of Copenhagen

Guðmundur Emil Jónsson (27 October 1902 – 30 November 1986) was prime minister of Iceland from 23 December 1958 to 20 November 1959.[1]

He first became minister of Fisheries and Social affairs. He was a chairman of the Social Democratic Party (Alþýðuflokkurinn) from 1956 to 1968. He was a member of the Althingi from 1934 to 1971, and its speaker from 1956 to 1958.[2]

References

  1. ^ "Emil Jónsson". Althingi.is.
  2. ^ "Þingmenn". Alþingi.
Political offices
Preceded by Prime Minister of Iceland
1958–1959 		Succeeded by


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