Ólafur Thors

Ólafur Tryggvason Thors (19 January 1892 – 31 December 1964), the son of Margrét Þorbjörg Kristjánsdóttir and Thor Philip Axel Jensen, was an Icelandic politician of the Independence Party, who served five times as Prime Minister of Iceland.[1]

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a family name, but this person is referred to by the given name Ólafur.
Ólafur Thors
8th Prime Minister of Iceland
In office
20 November 1959 – 14 November 1963
PresidentÁsgeir Ásgeirsson
Preceded byEmil Jónsson
Succeeded byBjarni Benediktsson
In office
11 September 1953 – 24 July 1956
PresidentÁsgeir Ásgeirsson
Preceded bySteingrímur Steinþórsson
Succeeded byHermann Jónasson
In office
6 December 1949 – 14 March 1950
PresidentSveinn Björnsson
Preceded byStefán Stefánsson
Succeeded bySteingrímur Steinþórsson
In office
21 October 1944 – 4 February 1947
PresidentSveinn Björnsson
Preceded byBjörn Þórðarson
Succeeded byStefán Stefánsson
In office
16 May 1942 – 16 December 1942
MonarchChristian X
Preceded byHermann Jónasson
Succeeded byBjörn Þórðarson
Minister for Foreign Affairs
In office
21 October 1944 – 4 February 1947
Prime MinisterHimself
Preceded byVilhjálmur Þór
Succeeded byBjarni Benediktsson
In office
16 May 1942 – 16 December 1942
Prime MinisterHimself
Preceded byStefán Stefánsson
Succeeded byVilhjálmur Þór
Personal details
Born(1892-01-19)19 January 1892
Borgarnes, Iceland
Died31 December 1964(1964-12-31) (aged 72)
Reykjavík, Iceland
Political partyIndependence Party
Spouse(s)Ingibjörg Indriðadóttir
Children4
Alma materUniversity of Copenhagen

Career

Ólafur Thors was a member of parliament from 1926 until the day of his death in 1964. His first ministerial post was when he served as a substitute justice minister from 14 November 1932 to 23 December 1932. In his political career he served as Minister of Industrial Affairs from 1939 to 1942, foreign minister in his own governments in 1942 and 1944–1947, social minister in his own government from 1949 to 1950, fisheries and industrial minister from 1950 to 1953 and he served as a fisheries minister in his own government from 1953 to 1956. He attended the General Assembly at the UN in 1947 and 1948. Ólafur Thors led the Independence Party from 1934 to 1961. His fifth government with the Social Democrats sat under two other prime ministers from the Independence Party to 1971.

References
  1. The Editors (31 December 1964). "Olafur Thors | prime minister of Iceland". Britannica.com. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
Party political offices
Preceded by
Jón Þorláksson		 Leader of the Independence Party
1934–1961		 Succeeded by
Bjarni Benediktsson
Political offices
Preceded by
Hermann Jónasson		 Prime Minister of Iceland
1942		 Succeeded by
Björn Þórðarson
Preceded by
Björn Þórðarson		 Prime Minister of Iceland
1944–1947		 Succeeded by
Stefán Stefánsson
Preceded by
Stefán Stefánsson		 Prime Minister of Iceland
1949–1950		 Succeeded by
Steingrímur Steinþórsson
Preceded by
Steingrímur Steinþórsson		 Prime Minister of Iceland
1953–1956		 Succeeded by
Hermann Jónasson
Preceded by
Emil Jónsson		 Prime Minister of Iceland
1959–1963		 Succeeded by
Bjarni Benediktsson


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