Ãsgeir Ãsgeirsson
Ásgeir Ásgeirsson [ ausceir̥ ausceir̥sɔn ] ( born May 13, 1894 in Kóranes, Iceland, † September 15, 1972 in Reykjavík ) was an Icelandic politician.
Life
Ásgeir gained 1912 at the Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík his university entrance qualification ( Isl stúdentspróf ). He studied theology at the University of Iceland.
Between 1923-1952 he was a deputy in the Althing, the Icelandic parliament. He was a member of the Progress Party ( Framsóknarflokkurinn ) to 1934, 1934 to 1937 and represented Regardless after the Social Democrats ( Alþýðuflokkurinn ). In the 1930s (June 3, 1932 - July 29 1934 ) he was Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Iceland.
From 1938 until his election as president, he was Director of Útvegsbanki Íslands.
After the unexpected death of Sveinn Björnsson Ásgeir was elected in 1952 to the second President of the newly independent Republic of Iceland in 1944. He held until 1968 The Office. In his re- election in 1956, 1960 and 1964 there were no opposing candidates.
His parents were the merchant Ásgeir Eythorsson and Jensína Björg Matthíasdóttir. He was married to Dóra Þórhallsdóttir, daughter of Bishop Þórhall Bjarnason.