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Ólafur Thors
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| 8th Prime Minister of Iceland | |
| In office 20 November 1959 – 14 November 1963 |
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| President | Ásgeir Ásgeirsson |
| Preceded by | Emil Jónsson |
| Succeeded by | Bjarni Benediktsson |
| In office 11 September 1953 – 24 July 1956 |
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| President | Ásgeir Ásgeirsson |
| Preceded by | Steingrímur Steinþórsson |
| Succeeded by | Hermann Jónasson |
| In office 6 December 1949 – 14 March 1950 |
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| President | Sveinn Björnsson |
| Preceded by | Stefán Stefánsson |
| Succeeded by | Steingrímur Steinþórsson |
| In office 21 October 1944 – 4 February 1947 |
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| President | Sveinn Björnsson |
| Preceded by | Björn Þórðarson |
| Succeeded by | Stefán Stefánsson |
| In office 16 May 1942 – 16 December 1942 |
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| Monarch | Kristján X |
| Preceded by | Hermann Jónasson |
| Succeeded by | Björn Þórðarson |
| Minister for Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 21 October 1944 – 4 February 1947 |
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| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Preceded by | Vilhjálmur Þór |
| Succeeded by | Bjarni Benediktsson |
| In office 16 May 1942 – 16 December 1942 |
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| Prime Minister | Himself |
| Preceded by | Stefán Stefánsson |
| Succeeded by | Vilhjálmur Þór |
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| Born | 19 January 1892 Borgarnes, Iceland |
| Died | 31 December 1964 (aged 72) Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Political party | Independence Party |
| Spouse | Ingibjörg Indriðadóttir |
| Children | 4 |
| Parents | Thor Philip Axel Jensen Margrét Þorbjörg Kristjánsdóttir |
| Alma mater | University of Copenhagen |
Ólafur Tryggvason Thors (19 January 1892 – 31 December 1964) was an Icelandic politician of the Independence Party, who served five times as prime minister of Iceland.
Career
The son of Margrét Þorbjörg Kristjánsdóttir and Thor Philip Axel Jensen, Ólafur Thors was a member of parliament from 1926 until the day of his death in 1964. His first ministerial post was as a substitute justice minister from 14 November 1932 to 23 December 1932. In his political career he served as Minister of Industrial Affairs from 1939 to 1942, foreign minister in his own governments in 1942 and 1944–1947, social minister in his own government from 1949 to 1950, fisheries and industrial minister from 1950 to 1953, and fisheries minister in his own government from 1953 to 1956. He attended the UN General Assembly in 1947 and 1948. Ólafur Thors led the Independence Party from 1934 to 1961. His fifth government with the Social Democrats sat under two other prime ministers from the Independence Party until 1971.
See also
In Spanish: Ólafur Thors para niños
