Auður Auðuns

Auður Auðuns (born February 18, 1911 in Ísafjörður , † October 19, 1999 in Reykjavík ) was an Icelandic lawyer and politician ( Independence Party ).

Life

Auður Auðuns' parents were Althing MP Jón Auðunn Jónsson and Margrét Guðrún Jónsdóttir. After graduating from high school Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík in 1929, she began her law studies at the University of Iceland , which she completed in 1935 as the first woman in Iceland. A year later she married the judge Hermann Jónsson of the Icelandic Supreme Court , with whom she had four children.

Auður Auðuns was from November 19, 1959 to October 5, 1960 together with Geir Hallgrímsson mayor of Reykjavík , also as the first woman. She was also the first woman in Iceland to hold the post of minister ( isl. Ráðherra ) when she was Minister of Justice from October 10, 1970 until the summer of 1971. From 1959 to 1974 she was a member of the Althing for what was then the constituency of Reykjavík. In 1975 Auður Auðuns chaired the Icelandic delegation to the UN Women's Conference in Mexico City .

On August 18, 1961, she was awarded the Icelandic Order of the Falcon ( Stórriddarakross , Commander ).

Web links

• Profile on the homepage of the Icelandic Parliament (isl.)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Database query on the website of the President of Iceland , accessed on July 6, 2020.

predecessor	Office	successor
Gunnar Thoroddsen	Mayor of Reykjavík 1959–1960	Geir Hallgrímsson

Note: Icelanders are referred to by their first name or first and last name, but not just their surname. Further information can be found under Icelandic personal name .