Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson (20 July 1894 – 20 October 1980) was the first actual

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in Iceland from 18 November 1941 to 17 January 1942. He was

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from 4 February 1947 to 6 December 1949. He was first elected to the

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in 1934 but did not get reelected in 1937. From 1942 to 1953, he regained his seat in the

. He was chairman of the now defunct

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(''Alþýðuflokkurinn'') from 1938 to 1952. He was ambassador of Iceland in

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from 1957 to 1965. He was minister for social affairs from 1939 to 1941 and Minister of Foreign and Social Affairs from 1941 to 1942. He was Prime-Minister when Island joined NATO in 1949. He was born in Dagverðareyri, Iceland, to Stefán Ágúst Oddsson and Ólöf Árnadóttir. Stefán gained his degree in Law in 1922. He was Social Affairs Minister in 1939 and Secretary of State in 1940–1942. Stefán died in a hospital in

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on 20 October 1980.

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1894 births 1980 deaths Prime Ministers of Iceland Social Affairs ministers of Iceland Ambassadors of Iceland to Denmark Ambassadors of Iceland to Turkey Members of the Althing Social Democratic Party (Iceland) politicians {{Iceland-politician-stub