Einar Arnórsson | |
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| 5thMinister for Iceland | |
| In office 4 May 1915 – 4 January 1917 | |
| Preceded by | Sigurður Eggerz |
| Succeeded by | Jón Magnússon (as 6th Prime Minister) |
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| Born | (1880-02-24)24 February 1880 Minna-Mosfell,Grímsnes, Iceland |
| Died | 29 March 1955(1955-03-29) (aged 75) Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Political party | Independence Party (historical) (þversum faction) Independence Party (modern) |
Einar Arnórsson (24 February 1880 – 29 March 1955) was an Icelandic politician, lawyer andlaw professor.[1] He was theminister for Iceland from 4 May 1915 to 4 January 1917.[2]
Einar was born in Minna-Mosfell inGrímsnes to Arnór Jónsson and Guðrún Þorgilsdóttir.[2] He graduated in law from theUniversity of Copenhagen in 1906. He was elected toAlthingi and sat there in 1914–1919 and 1931–1932 for theIndependence party. He was Minister of Education and Justice inBjörn Þórðarson's cabinet from 1942 to 1944. He was professor of law at theUniversity of Iceland from 1911 to 1915 and again after leaving office as Minister for Iceland from 1917 to 1922. He was aSupreme Court 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 toHalldór Laxness. He was editor ofÍsafold andMorgunblaðið in 1919–1920.[1][3]
Einar died around noon on 29 March 1955, shortly before he was scheduled to argue a case before theSupreme Court of Iceland.[4]
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