10-399: Bjarni Benediktsson may refer to: Bjarni Benediktsson (born 1908) (1908–1970), Prime Minister of Iceland from 1963 to 1970 Bjarni Benediktsson (born 1970) , Prime Minister of Iceland in 2017 and current Minister of Economic Affairs [REDACTED] Topics referred to by the same term This disambiguation page lists articles about people with
20-586: Is an Icelandic politician. His father was Bjarni Benediktsson , Prime Minister of Iceland , Minister of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs and Mayor of Reykjavík . Matriculating from Reykjavík Junior College in 1964 and graduating in law (cand. jur.) from the University of Iceland in 1971, Björn was active in student politics and after graduation worked as a publishing director of Almenna bókafélagið from 1971 to 1974. As foreign news editor he worked at daily Vísir in 1974, as Deputy Secretary General in
30-695: The Bilderberg Group conference 11 times (in 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993 and 1995). Björn was elected to the Althing in 1991 for the Independence Party , for the constituency of Reykjavík . On 23 April 1995 he became Minister for Education , serving until 2002. In 2002, he led the unsuccessful attempt of the Independence Party to win elections to Reykjavík city council . From 2003 to 2009, he
40-724: The Prime Minister's office from 1974 to 1975. Björn also served in the Icelandic Coast Guard in the 1960s. During the Cold War , alongside his job as a journalist, Björn regularly met with U.S. intelligence to share with them information regarding Icelandic politics and Icelandic leftist politicians and activists. Björn worked in the Prime Minister's Office from 1975 to 1979, as a journalist on Icelandic daily Morgunblaðið from 1979 to 1984 and as deputy editor of Morgunblaðið from 1984 to 1991. Björn attended
50-600: The Social Democrats, Bjarni became Minister of Justice . He served as speaker of the Althing in 1959. Two years later he was elected chairman of the Independence Party and in 1963 he took over from Ólafur Thors as Prime Minister. When Bjarni became prime minister, he received a congratulatory letter from the president of the United States , John F. Kennedy , only six days before his assassination . Bjarni served in this position until his death, which
60-538: The city council in Reykjavík in 1934 as a member of the Independence Party and from 1940 to 1947 was mayor of the city. In 1947 he became Foreign Minister and served in various posts in cabinets until 1956. Bjarni was mainly responsible for Iceland joining NATO in 1949, against significant opposition, and for giving the United States Air Force a lease on Keflavík Airport near Reykjavík, which
70-535: The same name. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Bjarni_Benediktsson&oldid=1217114311 " Category : Human name disambiguation pages Hidden categories: Short description is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Bjarni Benediktsson (born 1908) Bjarni Benediktsson (30 April 1908 – 10 July 1970)
80-518: Was an Icelandic politician of the Independence Party who served as prime minister of Iceland from 1963 to 1970. His father, Benedikt Sveinsson [ is ] (1877–1954), was a leader in the independence movement in Iceland and a member of the Althingi from 1908 to 1931. Bjarni studied constitutional law and became a professor at the University of Iceland at age 24. He was elected to
90-586: Was caused by a fire at a government summer house at Þingvellir on 10 July 1970. His wife and grandson also perished in the blaze. Jóhann Hafstein was made prime minister immediately following his death. Bjarni was the father of politicians Björn Bjarnason and Valgerður Bjarnadóttir , as well as the father-in-law of Vilmundur Gylfason . Bjarni was the great-uncle of his namesake Bjarni Benediktsson , who became Prime Minister in January 2017. Bj%C3%B6rn Bjarnason Björn Bjarnason (born 14 November 1944)
100-475: Was of major strategic importance during the Cold War . Bjarni was caricatured by the Nobel prize winning writer Halldór Laxness in his 1948 play Atómstöðin ( The Atom Station ). In 1956, when the left-wing parties formed a coalition government, Bjarni, out of office, became editor of Morgunblaðið , a leading conservative newspaper. In 1959, when the Independence Party formed a coalition government with
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