Jón Sigurðsson (politician, born 1941)

This article is about the politician born in 1941. For politician of the same name born in 1946, see Jón Sigurðsson (politician, born 1946). For other people, see Jón Sigurðsson (disambiguation).

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Jón.

Jón Sigurðsson (born 17 April 1941) is an Icelandic politician and former minister. He was a member of parliament from 1987 to 1993 and served as the Minister of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs from 1987 to 1988 and the Minister of Industry and Commerce from 1988 to 1993. After leaving parliament, he was the Governor of the Central Bank of Iceland from 1993 to 1994.^[1]

Jón Sigurðsson
Jón Sigurðsson in 2003
8th Minister of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs
In office 8 July 1987 – 28 September 1988
Prime Minister	Þorsteinn Pálsson
Preceded by	Jón Helgason
Succeeded by	Halldór Ásgrímsson
Minister of Industry and Commerce
In office 28 September 1988 – 30 April 1991
Prime Minister	Steingrímur Hermannsson
In office 30 April 1991 – 14 June 1993
Prime Minister	Davíð Oddsson
Succeeded by	Sighvatur Kristinn Björgvinsson
Personal details
Born	(1941-04-17) 17 April 1941 (age 83) Ísafjörður, Kingdom of Iceland
Political party	Social Democratic Party
Spouse	Laufey Þorbjarnardóttir
Children	4

References

1. "Bankastjórn frá upphafi" (PDF). sedlabanki.is (in Icelandic). Central Bank of Iceland. Retrieved 11 September 2021.

External links

• Official biography of Jón Sigurðsson on the parliament website

Political offices
Preceded by Jón Helgason	Minister of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs 1987–1988	Succeeded by Halldór Ásgrímsson
Preceded by Matthías Bjarnason	Minister of Commerce 1987–1993	Succeeded by Sighvatur Kristinn Björgvinsson
Preceded by Matthías Árni Mathiesen	Minister for Nordic Cooperation 1988–1989	Succeeded by Edvard Júlíus Sólnes
Preceded by Friðrik Klemenz Sophusson	Minister of Industry 1988–1993	Succeeded by Sighvatur Kristinn Björgvinsson