Jónas Jónsson

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This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Jónas.
Jónas Jónsson
5th Minister of Justice
In office
28 August 1927 – 20 April 1931
Prime MinisterTryggvi Þórhallsson
Preceded byMagnús Guðmundsson
Succeeded byTryggvi Þórhallsson
Personal details
Born(1885-05-01)1 May 1885
Hrifla, Kingdom of Iceland
Died19 July 1968(1968-07-19) (aged 83)
Reykjavík, Iceland
PartyProgressive Party
SpouseGuðrún Stefánsdóttir (m. 1912)
Children2
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Jónas Jónsson (also known as Jónas frá Hriflu; May 1, 1885 – July 19, 1968) was an Icelandic educator and politician, and one of the most influential people in 20th-century Icelandic culture and politics. Initially an educator and writer of textbooks, he was chairman of the Progressive Party for ten years, and Minister of Justice from 1927 to 1932.

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