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Revision as of 12:29, 3 September 2007
Benedikt Gröndal | |
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File:BenediktGrondal.jpg | |
Prime Minister of Iceland | |
In office 15 October, 1979 – 8 February, 1980 | |
Preceded by | Ólafur Jóhannesson |
Succeeded by | Gunnar Thoroddsen |
Personal details | |
Born | 7 July 1924 |
Nationality | Iceland |
Political party | Social Democratic Party |
Benedikt Sigurðsson Gröndal (born July 7 1924) was Prime Minister of Iceland for the Social Democratic (Alþýðuflokkurinn) from 15 October 1979 to 8 February 1980. Prior to that he was Minister of Foreign Affairs 1978-1980. He was minister of foreign affairs during his tenure as PM, therefore the only politician from the independence 1944 to serve in both cabinet positions at the same time. His government was the second Social Democrat minority government of Iceland. He was member of Althingi from 1956 to 1982 and led his party from 1974 to 1980. He attended the General Assembly of UN 1966.