Ólafur Thors II's cabinet

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 of Ólafur Thors II was a government of the Democratic Republic of Iceland proclaimed on June 17, 1944 ( Icelandic Lýðveldið Ísland ) . It was formed on October 21, 1944 and replaced the Björn Þórðarson cabinet . It remained in office until February 4, 1947, after which it was replaced by the Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson cabinet .

The cabinet included members of the Independence Party (Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn) , the Socialist Party (Sósíalistaflokkurinn) and the Social Democratic Party of Iceland (Alþýðuflokkurinn) .

Government members

Office	Official	Beginning of the term of office	Term expires
prime minister	Ólafur Thors	October 21, 1944	February 4, 1947
Foreign minister	Ólafur Thors	October 21, 1944	February 4, 1947
Minister of Labor	Áki Jakobsson	October 21, 1944	February 4, 1944
Minister of Education	Brynjólfur Bjarnason	October 21, 1944	February 4, 1947
Communications minister	Emil Jónsson	October 21, 1944	February 4, 1947
Minister of Justice	Finnur Jónsson	October 21, 1944	February 4, 1947
Minister of Finance and Economy	Pétur Magnússon	October 21, 1944	February 4, 1947

Web links

• Cabinet Ólafur Thors II on the Althing homepage
• Ólafur Thors II's cabinet
• Iceland: Prime Ministers
• Iceland: Key Ministries

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Labor Minister Áki Jakobsson was also Minister of Civil Aviation.
2. ↑ Communication Minister Emil Jónsson was also responsible for industry and churches.
3. ↑ Justice Minister Finnur Jónsson was also responsible for social affairs and trade.
4. ↑ Minister of Finance and Economy Pétur Magnússon was also responsible for agriculture.