Guðmundur Emil Jónsson (27 October 1902 – 30 November 1986) was

prime minister of Iceland The prime minister of Iceland ( is, Forsætisráðherra Íslands) is Iceland's head of government. The prime minister is appointed formally by the president and exercises executive authority along with the cabinet subject to parliamentary suppor ...

from 23 December 1958 to 20 November 1959. He first became minister of Fisheries and Social affairs. He was a chairman of the

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(''Alþýðuflokkurinn'') from 1956 to 1968. He was a member of the

Althingi The Alþingi (''general meeting'' in Icelandic, , anglicised as ' or ') is the supreme national parliament of Iceland. It is one of the oldest surviving parliaments in the world. The Althing was founded in 930 at ("thing fields" or "assembly ...

from 1934 to 1971, and its

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from 1956 to 1958.

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Emil Jónsson Guðmundur Emil Jónsson (27 October 1902 – 30 November 1986) was prime minister of Iceland from 23 December 1958 to 20 November 1959. He first became minister of Fisheries and Social affairs. He was a chairman of the Social Democratic ...

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