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Conservative Party (Iceland)
The Conservative Party ( is, Íhaldsflokkurinn) was a conservative political party in Iceland between 1924 and 1929. History The party was established in 1924 by a majority of the members of the Citizens' Party.Vincent E McHale (1983) ''Political parties of Europe'', Greenwood Press, p520 It won the 1926 Upper House elections and the 1927 parliamentary elections, in which it received 42.% of the vote. In 1929 it merged with the Liberal Party to form the Independence Party. Ideology The party supported the full independence of Iceland and separation from the Danish Danish may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to the country of Denmark People * A national or citizen of Denmark, also called a "Dane," see Demographics of Denmark * Culture of Denmark * Danish people or Danes, people with a Danish a ... crown. References Defunct political parties in Iceland Political parties established in 1924 Political parties disestablished in 1929 1924 establishments i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jón Þorláksson
Jón Þorláksson (3 March 1877 – 20 March 1935) was prime minister of Iceland from 8 July 1926 to 28 August 1927. He was the only leader of the Conservative Party (''Íhaldsflokkurinn'') which merged with the Liberal Party to form the Independence Party in 1929, and the Mayor of Reykjavík from 1933 to his death. Career Jón Þorláksson (usually transcribed Thorlaksson) was a farmer's son, from Vesturhópshólar in Húnavatnssýsla in the northwest of Iceland. He and his two sisters and one brother were unusually gifted. One of his sisters, Björg Þorláksdóttir, was for example the first Icelandic woman to receive a doctorate, from the Sorbonne in 1926. Jón Þorláksson graduated from Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík in 1897, highest in his class and with the best results ever given to a student at that school. He studied civil engineering at the Polytechnic College in Copenhagen (later the Danish Technical University), graduating in 1903. In 1905, he became Iceland's Chi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberal Party (Iceland, Historical)
The Liberal Party ( is, Frjálslyndi flokkurinn) was a short-lived political party in Iceland in the late 1920s. History The party was formed in 1927 by a group of MPs sitting under the Independence Party (Iceland, historical), Independence Party name.Vincent E McHale (1983) ''Political parties of Europe'', Greenwood Press, p523 In 1923 the original Independence Party had allied with former members of the recently dissolved Home Rule Party (Iceland), Home Rule Party to form the Citizens' Party (Iceland, 1923), Citizens' Party in order to unite against the new Class (social), class parties, the Progressive Party (Iceland), Progressive Party (representing the farmers), and the Social Democratic Party (Iceland), Social Democrats (representing the workers). The majority of the Citizens' Party formed the Conservative Party (Iceland), Conservative Party the following year, but its left wing under former Prime Minister (Iceland), Prime Minister Sigurður Eggerz kept going under the Ind ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1929 Disestablishments In Iceland
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1924 Establishments In Iceland
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