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Jóhann Hafstein


18th Prime Minister of Iceland
In office 10 July 1970 – 14 July 1971
President	Kristján Eldjárn
Preceded by	Bjarni Benediktsson
Succeeded by	Ólafur Jóhannesson

Personal details
Born	(1915-09-19)19 September 1915 Akureyri, Iceland
Died	15 May 1980(1980-05-15) (aged 64)
Political party	Independence Party
Alma mater	University of Iceland

Jóhann Hafstein (19 September 1915 – 15 May 1980) was elected to the Althingi for Reykjavík in 1946, which he represented until 1978, when he resigned due to ill health. Jóhann served as prime minister of Iceland from 10 July 1970 to 14 July 1971, for the Independence Party, following the tragic death of prime minister Bjarni Benediktsson. Hafstein also become the chairman for the Independence Party immediately. Hafstein's cabinet was replaced and defeated in the 1971 parliamentary election, causing him to step down as prime minister. Hafstein stepped down as party leader in 1973 following health problems. He died on 15 May 1980 due to a long illness that had previously caused him to resign two years earlier.

Hafstein was Speaker of the Lower House of the Althingi from 1959–1961 and 1962–1963. He was the CEO of the Fisheries Bank from 1952 to 1963. He served as Minister of Justice, Religion and Industrial Affairs, as well as handling the Health portfolio in 1961 and again in 1963–1970. He attended the General Assembly of the United Nations in 1953, 1959 and 1974.

References

"Jóhann Hafstein". Alþingi (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 May 2024.
Alþingistíðindi: Umræður (in Icelandic). Alþingi. 1979. p. 2711. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
"Um ríkisstjórn". www.stjornarradid.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 12 May 2024.
"Jóhann Hafstein". Íslendingaþættir Tímans. No. 21. 21 June 1980. Retrieved 12 May 2024.
Gröndal, Benedikt (1991). Örlög Íslands (in Icelandic). Vaka-Helgafell. p. 247. ISBN 978-9979-2-0077-2. Retrieved 12 May 2024.

Party political offices
Preceded byBjarni Benediktsson	Leader of the Independence Party 1970–1973	Succeeded byGeir Hallgrímsson
Political offices
Preceded byBjarni Benediktsson	Prime Minister of Iceland 1970–1971	Succeeded byÓlafur Jóhannesson

v t e Fifth cabinet of Ólafur Thors
Ministers	Bjarni Benediktsson Emil Jónsson Guðmundur Ívarsson Guðmundsson Gunnar Thoroddsen Gylfi Þorsteinsson Gíslason Ingólfur Jónsson Jóhann Hafstein Ólafur Thors

v t e Cabinet of Bjarni Benediktsson
Ministers	Bjarni Benediktsson Eggert Gíslason Þorsteinsson Emil Jónsson Guðmundur Ívarsson Guðmundsson Gunnar Thoroddsen Gylfi Þorsteinsson Gíslason Ingólfur Jónsson Jóhann Hafstein Magnús Jónsson

v t e Cabinet of Jóhann Hafstein
Ministers	Auður Auðuns Eggert Gíslason Þorsteinsson Emil Jónsson Gylfi Þorsteinsson Gíslason Ingólfur Jónsson Jóhann Hafstein Magnús Jónsson

v t e Prime ministers of Iceland
Minister for Iceland (1904–1918)	Hannes Hafstein Björn Jónsson Kristján Jónsson Hannes Hafstein Sigurður Eggerz Einar Arnórsson
Kingdom of Iceland (1918–1944)	Jón Magnússon Sigurður Eggerz Jón Magnússon Magnús Guðmundsson Jón Þorláksson Tryggvi Þórhallsson Ásgeir Ásgeirsson Hermann Jónasson Ólafur Thors Björn Þórðarson
Republic of Iceland (1944–present)	Ólafur Thors Stefán J. Stefánsson Ólafur Thors Steingrímur Steinþórsson Ólafur Thors Hermann Jónasson Emil Jónsson Ólafur Thors Bjarni Benediktsson Jóhann Hafstein Ólafur Jóhannesson Geir Hallgrímsson Ólafur Jóhannesson Benedikt S. Gröndal Gunnar Thoroddsen Steingrímur Hermannsson Þorsteinn Pálsson Steingrímur Hermannsson Davíð Oddsson Halldór Ásgrímsson Geir Haarde Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson Bjarni Benediktsson Katrín Jakobsdóttir Bjarni Benediktsson

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