Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson

For other people named Stefán Stefánsson, see Stefán Stefánsson (disambiguation).

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

Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson (20 July 1894 – 20 October 1980) was the first actual minister of Foreign Affairs in Iceland from 18 November 1941 to 17 January 1942. He was prime minister of Iceland from 4 February 1947 to 6 December 1949. He was first elected to the Althing in 1934 but did not get reelected in 1937. From 1942 to 1953, he regained his seat in the Althing. He was chairman of the now defunct Social Democratic Party (Alþýðuflokkurinn) from 1938 to 1952. He was ambassador of Iceland in Denmark from 1957 to 1965.^[1] He was minister for social affairs from 1939 to 1941 and Minister of Foreign and Social Affairs from 1941 to 1942. He was Prime-Minister when Iceland joined NATO in 1949;^[1][2] leading a coalition consisting of his own Social Democratic Party together with the Independence Party and Progressive Party.^[3]

Stefán Stefánsson
14th Prime Minister of Iceland
In office 4 February 1947 – 6 December 1949
President	Sveinn Björnsson
Preceded by	Ólafur Thors
Succeeded by	Ólafur Thors
Minister of Foreign Affairs
In office 18 November 1941 – 17 January 1942
Prime Minister	Hermann Jónasson
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Ólafur Thors
Minister of Social Affairs
In office 4 February 1947 – 6 December 1949
Prime Minister	Himself
Preceded by	Finnur Jónsson
Succeeded by	Ólafur Thors
In office 17 April 1939 – 17 January 1942
Prime Minister	Hermann Jónasson
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Jakob Möller
Personal details
Born	(1894-07-20)20 July 1894 Dagverðareyri, Iceland
Died	20 October 1980(1980-10-20) (aged 86) Reykjavík, Iceland
Political party	Social Democratic Party

He was born in Dagverðareyri, Iceland, to Stefán Ágúst Oddsson and Ólöf Árnadóttir. Stefán gained his degree in Law in 1922. He was Social Affairs Minister in 1939 and Secretary of State in 1940–1942.^[1] Stefán died in a hospital in Reykjavík on 20 October 1980.^[4][5]

References

1. "Stefáns Jóhanns Stefánssonar minnzt á Alþingi". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 22 October 1980. p. 13. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
2. Member states of NATO Retrieved 30 January 2018
3. Modern Welfare States Scandinavian Politics and Policy in the Global Age By Eric S. Einhorn, John Logue, 2003, P.372
4. "Stefán Jóhann látinn". Tíminn (in Icelandic). 22 October 1980. pp. 3, 19. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
5. "Stefáns Jóhanns Stefánssonar minnzt á Alþingi". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 22 October 1980. p. 13. Retrieved 11 September 2021.

External links

• CV in Icelandic

Political offices
Preceded by Ólafur Thors	Prime Minister of Iceland 1947–1949	Succeeded by Ólafur Thors