Magnús Kjartansson (25 February 1919 – 28 July 1981) was an Icelandic journalist, writer, politician and former minister. From 1947 to 1971, he was an editor of ''Thjódviljinn'' newspaper (in
Icelandic ''Þjóðviljinn'') that became an organ of the political formation
Alþýðubandalagið
The People's Alliance ( is, Alþýðubandalagið) was an electoral alliance in Iceland from 1956 to 1968 and a socialist political party from 1968 to 1998.
History
In 1916, the Social Democratic Party (''Alþýðuflokkurinn'') was formed in Ic ...
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He was assigned as minister for social insurance during a coalition government ruling the country.
External links
Non auto-biography of Magnús Kjartansson on the parliament website
1919 births
1981 deaths
Magnus Kjartansson
Magnus Kjartansson
Magnus Kjartansson
20th-century journalists
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