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| name=Björn Jónsson |
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| image= Bjorn Jonsson.jpg |
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| order=[[Prime Minister of Iceland]] |
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| term_start =31 March 1909 |
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| term_end =14 March 1911 |
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| predecessor3 =[[Hannes Hafstein]] |
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| successor3 =[[Kristján Jónsson]] |
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| birth_date ={{birth date|1846|10|8|df=y}} |
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| death_date ={{death date and age|1912|11|24|1846|10|8|df=y}} |
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| party= [[old Independence Party]] |
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'''Björn Jónsson''' (8 October 1846 – 24 November 1912) was [[Prime Minister of Iceland|Prime Minister]] of [[Iceland]] from 31 March 1909 to 14 March 1911. He was the father of [[Sveinn Björnsson]], the only governor and first president of Iceland. Björn became minister of Iceland after [[Hannes Hafstein]] and his supporters suffered a bad outcome in the elections of 1908, where the voters opposed to the draft of new constitution. Björn was forced to resign after forcing the General Director of the National Bank, [[Tryggvi Gunnarsson]], out of that post due to heavy criticism of their supporters. Björn and other opponents of the Draft won a landslide victory in the 1908 elections. |
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Björn was commonly known for the paper he edited, [[Ísafold]], from 1874 to 1909, and was known as Björn í Ísafold or Ísafoldar Björn. Björn offended the Danish Authorities in 1909 by appointing a Councillor of Commerce to work on business negotiations for Iceland, when he appointed his supporter Bjarni Jónsson frá Vogi, to that post. The Danish Authorities stated that appointing such a councillor was not in harmony with the common foreign policy of Denmark and Iceland. |
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Björn got alcohol prohibition accepted in Alþingi. |
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'''Björn Jónsson''' (7 October 1990) is an Icelandic soccer player, Playing for KR Reykjavik. When he was 15 years old, he signed with SC Heerenveen in Netherlands. He played for youth team and |
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Reserve team for SC Heerenveen for 6 years. He left the club in January 2011, due to injury, and had surgery 4 months later. In May 2011 he signed contract with KR Reykjavik. |
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| NAME =Jonsson, Bjorn |
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| DATE OF BIRTH =8 October 1846 |
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| DATE OF DEATH =24 November 1912 |
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[[Category:Prime Ministers of Iceland|Bjorn Jonsson]] |
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Revision as of 01:26, 29 March 2012
Björn Jónsson | |
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| Prime Minister of Iceland | |
| In office 31 March 1909 – 14 March 1911 | |
| Preceded by | Hannes Hafstein |
| Succeeded by | Kristján Jónsson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 8 October 1846 |
| Died | 24 November 1912 (aged 66) |
| Political party | old Independence Party |
Björn Jónsson (8 October 1846 – 24 November 1912) was Prime Minister of Iceland from 31 March 1909 to 14 March 1911. He was the father of Sveinn Björnsson, the only governor and first president of Iceland. Björn became minister of Iceland after Hannes Hafstein and his supporters suffered a bad outcome in the elections of 1908, where the voters opposed to the draft of new constitution. Björn was forced to resign after forcing the General Director of the National Bank, Tryggvi Gunnarsson, out of that post due to heavy criticism of their supporters. Björn and other opponents of the Draft won a landslide victory in the 1908 elections.
Björn was commonly known for the paper he edited, Ísafold, from 1874 to 1909, and was known as Björn í Ísafold or Ísafoldar Björn. Björn offended the Danish Authorities in 1909 by appointing a Councillor of Commerce to work on business negotiations for Iceland, when he appointed his supporter Bjarni Jónsson frá Vogi, to that post. The Danish Authorities stated that appointing such a councillor was not in harmony with the common foreign policy of Denmark and Iceland.
Björn got alcohol prohibition accepted in Alþingi.
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