Kristján Jónsson
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| Kristján Jónsson | |
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| In office March 14, 1911 – July 24, 1912 |
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| Preceded by | Björn Jónsson |
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| Succeeded by | Hannes Hafstein |
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| Born | March 4, 1852 |
| Died | July 2, 1926 - (at age 70) |
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Kristján Jónsson born on March 4, 1852, died at July 2, 1926. He was Prime Minister of Iceland from 14 March 1911 to 24 July 1912. He was member of Althingi 1893-1905 and from 1908-1913.
He was born on the farm Gautlönd in North East Iceland and two of his brothers became politicians, Pétur (b. 28th August 1858 d. 20th January 1922 member of Althingi 1894-1922, minister of Industrial Affairs 1920-1922) and Steingrímur (b. 27th December 1867 d. 29th December 1956 member of Althingi 1906-1915). Kristján was the father in law of Sigurður Eggerz who later took office as prime minister.
| Preceded by Björn Jónsson |
Prime Minister of Iceland 1911–1912 |
Succeeded by Hannes Hafstein |
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