Steingrímur Steinþórsson (12 February 1893 – 14 November 1966) was an Icelandic politician. He served as
speaker of the
Althing
The (; ), anglicised as Althingi or Althing, is the Parliamentary sovereignty, supreme Parliament, national parliament of Iceland. It is the oldest surviving parliament in the world. The Althing was founded in 930 at ('Thing (assembly), thing ...
from 1949 to 1950. He served as
prime minister of Iceland
The prime minister of Iceland () is head of government of the Republic of Iceland. The prime minister is appointed formally by the president of Iceland, president and exercises executive authority along with the Cabinet of Iceland, cabinet subje ...
from 14 March 1950 to 11 September 1953. He was a member of the
Interim Triumvirate (
acting head of state) from 26 January to 31 July 1952, and was a member of the
Progressive Party, though never its chairman. He served as Minister of Agriculture and Social Affairs from 1953 to 1956.
Steingrímur died in
Reykjavík
Reykjavík is the Capital city, capital and largest city in Iceland. It is located in southwestern Iceland on the southern shore of Faxaflói, the Faxaflói Bay. With a latitude of 64°08′ N, the city is List of northernmost items, the worl ...
on 14 November 1966 following a bout of illness.
References
External links
Icelandic pagewith short bio and photo
1893 births
1966 deaths
Prime ministers of Iceland
Speakers of the Althing
Social affairs ministers of Iceland
Progressive Party (Iceland) politicians
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