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Steingrímur Steinþórsson
15th Prime Minister of Iceland
In office 14 March 1950 – 11 September 1953
President	Sveinn Björnsson Ásgeir Ásgeirsson
Preceded by	Ólafur Thors
Succeeded by	Ólafur Thors
Personal details
Born	(1893-02-12)12 February 1893 Álftagerði, Iceland
Died	14 November 1966(1966-11-14) (aged 73) Reykjavík, Iceland
Political party	Progressive Party
Alma mater	University of Copenhagen

Steingrímur Steinþórsson (12 February 1893 – 14 November 1966) was an Icelandic politician. He served as speaker of the Althing from 1949 to 1950. He served as prime minister of Iceland from 14 March 1950 to 11 September 1953. He was a member of the Interim Triumvirate (acting head of state) from 26 January to 31 July 1952, and was a member of the Progressive Party, though never its chairman. He served as Minister of Agriculture and Social Affairs from 1953 to 1956.

Steingrímur died in Reykjavík on 14 November 1966 following a bout of illness.

References

1. "Þingmenn". Alþingi.
2. "Steingrímur Steinþórsson fyrrverandi forsætisráðherra er látinn". Þjóðviljinn (in Icelandic). 15 November 1966. p. 2. Retrieved 11 September 2021.
3. "Steingrímur Steinþórsson andaðist í gær". Tíminn (in Icelandic). 15 November 1966. p. 1. Retrieved 11 September 2021.

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