Tryggvi Þórhallsson (9 February 1889 – 31 July 1935) was
prime minister of Iceland
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from 28 August 1927 to 3 June 1932. He served as
speaker
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of the
Althing
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in 1933. He was a member of the
Progressive Party. He was the
Minister of Finance of Iceland
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from 1928 to 1929 and in 1931.
Tryggvi died on 31 July 1935 in a hospital in Reykjavík after battling an illness.
His sister was
Dóra Þórhallsdóttir.
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1889 births
1935 deaths
Tryggvi Thorhallsson
Finance ministers of Iceland
Speakers of the Althing
Progressive Party (Iceland) politicians
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