Kristján Jónsson (4 March 1852 – 2 July 1926) was
minister for Iceland
Minister for Iceland (, ; ) was a post in the Danish cabinet for Icelandic affairs.
History
The post was established on 5 January 1874 as, according to the Constitution of Iceland, the executive power rested in the king of Denmark through the D ...
from 14 March 1911 to 24 July 1912. He was a member of
Althing
The (; ), anglicised as Althingi or Althing, is the Parliamentary sovereignty, supreme Parliament, national parliament of Iceland. It is the oldest surviving parliament in the world. The Althing was founded in 930 at ('Thing (assembly), thing ...
i 1893 to 1905 and from 1908 to 1913.
Biography
He was born on the farm Gautlönd in north east Iceland and two of his brothers became politicians,
Pétur (28 August 1858 – 20 January 1922, member of Althingi 1894–1922, minister of Industrial Affairs 1920–1922) and
Steingrímur (27 December 1867 – 29 December 1956, member of Althingi 1906–1915). Kristján was the father in law of
Sigurður Eggerz
Sigurður Eggerz (1 March 1875 – 16 November 1945) was minister for Iceland from 21 July 1914 to 4 May 1915, and prime minister of Iceland from 7 March 1922 to 22 March 1924.
Career
He was a member of Alþingi from 1911 to 1915, 1916 to 1926 ...
, who later took office as Minister for Iceland. He is the great-grandfather of Icelandic footballer Jón Böðvarsson.
Death
Kristján died at his home in
Reykjavík
Reykjavík is the Capital city, capital and largest city in Iceland. It is located in southwestern Iceland on the southern shore of Faxaflói, the Faxaflói Bay. With a latitude of 64°08′ N, the city is List of northernmost items, the worl ...
on 2 July 1926.
References
1852 births
1926 deaths
Ministers for Iceland
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