Bjorn Þórðarson

Bjorn Þórðarson

Björn Þórðarson ( transcribed Björn Thordarson ; * February 6, 1879 , † October 25, 1963 ) was an Icelandic politician and Prime Minister of Iceland .

biography

After attending school, Björn Þórðarson completed a law degree at the University of Copenhagen at the same time as the later Prime Minister Einar Arnórsson and the first President of Iceland, Sveinn Björnsson , who graduated in 1906. In 1926 he obtained his doctorate in law from the University of Iceland with a dissertation entitled Refsivist á Íslandi 1761-1925 .

On December 16, 1942, he was the non-party successor to Ólafur Thors as Prime Minister of Iceland and until October 21, 1944 he formed the only government that had no parliamentary support. In his cabinet he also took over the health and church ministries (Heilbrigðis- og Kirkjumálaráðherra), from April 19, 1943, he was also minister of social affairs (Félagsmálaráðherra) and finally, from September 21, 1944, minister of justice and education (Dómsmála- og Menntamálaráðherra) ). During his term of office on June 17, 1944, the declaration of independence from Denmark and the proclamation of the Republic of Iceland fell. On the same day, the law on the national flag was signed by President Sveinn Björnsson and himself as the first law of the newly established republic . His administration was popularly known as the Coca-Cola government, as two of its ministers later became franchisees for US companies during the occupation by the United States Army : Foreign and Industry Minister Vilhjálmur Þór of the Progressive Party at the ESSO , and Treasury Secretary Björn Ólafsson founded Vífilfell, the Coca-Cola distributor in Iceland.

After the end of his tenure, Björn Þórðarson retired from political life.

source

• Rulers.org

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Doktorsvarnir frá upphafi til ársins 2000 ( Icelandic ) Háskóli Íslands. Retrieved December 22, 2018.
2. ^ Cabinet Þórðarson
3. ↑ "A brief history of the Icelandic flag: Parliamentary resolutions and bills"

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 .