Jón Sigurðsson (politician, born 1941)

Jón Sigurðsson (born 17 April 1941) is an Icelandic politician and former minister. He was a member of parliament from 1987 to 1993 and served as the Minister of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs from 1987 to 1988 and the Minister of Industry and Commerce from 1988 to 1993. After leaving parliament, he was the Governor of the Central Bank of Iceland from 1993 to 1994.[1]

This article is about the politician born in 1941. For politician of the same name born in 1946, see Jón Sigurðsson (politician, born 1946). For other people, see Jón Sigurðsson (disambiguation).

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Jón.
Jón Sigurðsson
Jón Sigurðsson in 2003
8th Minister of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs
In office
8 July 1987 – 28 September 1988
Prime MinisterÞorsteinn Pálsson
Preceded byJón Helgason
Succeeded byHalldór Ásgrímsson
Minister of Industry and Commerce
In office
28 September 1988 – 30 April 1991
Prime MinisterSteingrímur Hermannsson
In office
30 April 1991 – 14 June 1993
Prime MinisterDavíð Oddsson
Succeeded bySighvatur Kristinn Björgvinsson
Personal details
Born (1941-04-17) 17 April 1941
Ísafjörður, Kingdom of Iceland
Political partySocial Democratic Party
SpouseLaufey Þorbjarnardóttir
Children4

References
  1. "Bankastjórn frá upphafi" (PDF). sedlabanki.is (in Icelandic). Central Bank of Iceland. Retrieved 11 September 2021.


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