Einar Arnórsson (24 February 1880 – 29 March 1955) was an Icelandic politician, lawyer and

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. He was the

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from 4 May 1915 to 4 January 1917.

Biography

Einar was born in Minna-Mosfell in

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to Arnór Jónsson and Guðrún Þorgilsdóttir. He graduated in law from the

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in 1906. He was elected to

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i and sat there in 1914–1919 and 1931–1932 for the Independence party. He was Minister of Education and Justice in

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's cabinet from 1942 to 1944. He was professor of law at the

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from 1911 to 1915 and again after leaving office as Minister for Iceland from 1917 to 1922. He was a

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Judge in 1932–1942 and again in 1944–1945. He was Rector of the University of Iceland in 1918–1919 and 1929–1930. For a short time he was father-in-law to

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. He was editor of ''

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'' and ''

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'' in 1919–1920.

Death

Einar died around noon on 29 March 1955, shortly before he was scheduled to argue a case before the

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