Bjarni Benediktsson (born 1908)
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Bjarni Benediktsson | |
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13th Prime Minister of Iceland | |
In office 14 November 1963 – 10 July 1970 | |
President | Ásgeir Ásgeirsson Kristján Eldjárn |
Preceded by | Ólafur Thors |
Succeeded by | Jóhann Hafstein |
Acting 8 September 1961 – 31 December 1961 | |
President | Ásgeir Ásgeirsson |
Preceded by | Ólafur Thors |
Succeeded by | Ólafur Thors |
Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
In office 4 February 1947 – 11 September 1953 | |
Prime Minister | Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson Ólafur Thors Steingrímur Steinþórsson |
Preceded by | Ólafur Thors |
Succeeded by | Kristinn Guðmundsson |
Personal details | |
Born | Reykjavík, Iceland | 30 April 1908
Died | 10 July 1970 Þingvellir, Iceland | (aged 62)
Political party | Independence |
Alma mater | University of Iceland |
Bjarni Benediktsson (30 April 1908 – 10 July 1970) was an Icelandic politician of the
Bjarni studied constitutional law and became a professor at the University of Iceland at age 24. He was elected to the city council in Reykjavík in 1934 as a member of the Independence Party and from 1940 to 1947 was mayor of the city.
In 1947 he became Foreign Minister and served in various posts in cabinets until 1956. Bjarni was mainly responsible for Iceland joining
Bjarni was caricatured by the Nobel prize winning writer Halldór Laxness in his 1948 play Atómstöðin (The Atom Station).[1]
In 1956, when the left-wing parties formed a coalition government, Bjarni, out of office, became editor of Morgunblaðið, a leading conservative newspaper.
In 1959, when the Independence Party formed a coalition government with the Social Democrats, Bjarni became
Bjarni was the father of Björn Bjarnason and Valgerður Bjarnadóttir, as well as the father-in-law of Vilmundur Gylfason. Bjarni was the great-uncle of his namesake Bjarni Benediktsson, who became Prime Minister in January 2017.
References
- "Bjarni Benediktsson". Althingi(Icelandic Parliament) (in Icelandic).
- ^ ProQuest 185405902.(Subscription or UK public library membership required)
- ^ "Þingmenn". Alþingi.
Further reading
- "Minning látinna manna". Althingi(Icelandic Parliament) (in Icelandic). Text of a speech in the Icelandic parliament by Sigurvin Einarsson on 10 October 1970, commemorating Bjarni