Sigurður Eggerz | |
Office1: | 4th Minister for Iceland |
Term Start1: | 7 March 1922 |
Term End1: | 22 March 1924 |
Monarch1: | Christian X |
Predecessor1: | Jón Magnússon |
Successor1: | Jón Magnússon |
Term Start2: | 21 July 1914 |
Term End2: | 4 May 1915 |
Monarch2: | Christian X |
Predecessor2: | Hannes Hafstein |
Successor2: | Einar Arnórsson |
Birth Date: | 1 March 1875 |
Birth Place: | Borðeyri, Iceland |
Death Date: | 16 November 1945 (aged 70) |
Death Place: | Reykjavík, Iceland |
Party: | Independence Party |
Spouse: | Solveig Kristjánsdóttir |
Children: | 2 |
Sigurður Eggerz (1 March 1875 – 16 November 1945) was minister for Iceland from 21 July 1914 to 4 May 1915, and prime minister of Iceland from 7 March 1922 to 22 March 1924.
He was a member of Alþingi from 1911 to 1915, 1916 to 1926 and 1927 to 1931. He was minister of Finance of Iceland from 1917 to 1920.[1] He served as speaker of the Althing in 1922.[2] He was one of the politicians that founded the Independence Party in 1929. He graduated in laws from University of Copenhagen in 1903.
His wife was named Solveig Kristjánsdóttir, and they had two children: Erna and Kristján Pétur. Kristján Pétur Eggerz entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where he served in various diplomatic posts, including as Ambassador to Germany, before retiring to Iceland and becoming a bestselling author.[3] His granddaughter, is author Sólveig Eggerz.[4]