Tryggvi Þórhallsson Explained

Tryggvi Þórhallsson
Nationality:Icelandic
Order:9th Prime Minister of Iceland
Term Start:28 August 1927
Term End:3 June 1932
Birth Date:1889 2, df=yes[1]
Birth Place:Reykjavík, Iceland
Death Place:Reykjavík, Kingdom of Iceland
Predecessor:Jón Þorláksson
Successor:Ásgeir Ásgeirsson
Party:Progressive Party

Tryggvi Þórhallsson (9 February 1889 – 31 July 1935) was prime minister of Iceland from 28 August 1927 to 3 June 1932. He served as speaker of the Althing in 1933.[2] He was a member of the Progressive Party. He was the Minister of Finance of Iceland from 1928 to 1929 and in 1931.[3]

Tryggvi died on 31 July 1935 in a hospital in Reykjavík after battling an illness.[4] [5] His sister was Dóra Þórhallsdóttir.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tryggvi Þórhallsson. Alþingi. 14 November 2019.
  2. Web site: Þingmenn. Alþingi.
  3. Web site: Fyrri ráðherrar | Fjármálaráðuneytið. 25 March 2010. fjarmalaraduneyti.is. https://web.archive.org/web/20100325200911/http://www.fjarmalaraduneyti.is/radherra/fyrri_radherrar. 25 March 2010.
  4. News: Tryggvi Þórhallsson, bankastjóri, fyrv. forsætisráðherra . 11 September 2021 . Einherji . 1 August 1935 . 1 . Icelandic.
  5. News: Tryggvi Þórhallsson . 11 September 2021 . . 23 August 1935 . 1 . Icelandic.