Tryggvi Þórhallsson (9 February 1889 – 31 July 1935) 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 28 August 1927 to 3 June 1932. He served as

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of the

Althing 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 ...

in 1933. He was a member of the

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. He was the

Minister of Finance of Iceland The Icelandic Ministry of Finance (Icelandic: ') is responsible for overseeing the finances of the Icelandic government. The Minister for Finance and Economic Affairs is Bjarni Benediktsson. Organization of the Ministry of Finance The top civ ...

from 1928 to 1929 and in 1931. Tryggvi died on 31 July 1935 in a hospital in Reykjavík after battling an illness.

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1889 births 1935 deaths Tryggvi Thorhallsson Finance ministers of Iceland Speakers of the Althing Progressive Party (Iceland) politicians {{Iceland-politician-stub