Ólafur Thors I cabinet

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Ólafur Thors was Prime Minister of Iceland from May to December 1942, 1944 to 1947, 1949 to 1950, 1953 to 1956 and most recently from 1959 to 1963

The Cabinet Ólafur Thors I was a government of the independent state of Iceland , which deals with the agreement of 1 December 1918 by Denmark breaking away, but the common King of the Kingdom of Denmark and the Kingdom of Iceland Christian X was assumed. It was formed on May 16, 1942 and replaced the Hermann Jónasson IV cabinet . It remained in office until December 16, 1942, after which it was replaced by Björn Þórðarson's cabinet .

The cabinet consisted exclusively of members of the Independence Party (Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn) .

Government members

Office Official Beginning of the term of office Term expires
prime minister Ólafur Thors May 16, 1942 December 16, 1942
Foreign minister Ólafur Thors May 16, 1942 December 16, 1942
Minister of Finance and Minister of Justice Jakob Möller May 16, 1942 December 16, 1942
Minister for Labor and the Economy Magnús Jónsson May 16, 1942 December 16, 1942

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  1. ↑ Prime Minister Hermann Jónasson was also responsible for agriculture, road construction and fishing.
  2. ↑ Finance and Justice Minister Jakob Möller was also responsible for social affairs.
  3. ↑ Labor and Economics Minister Magnús Jónsson was also responsible for church affairs and teaching.