Ólafur Jóhannesson

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Ólafur Jóhannesson
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Prime Minister of Iceland
In office 14 July 1971 – 28 August 1974
President	Kristján Eldjárn
Preceded by	Jóhann Hafstein
Succeeded by	Geir Hallgrímsson
In office 1 September 1978 – 15 October 1979
President	Kristján Eldjárn
Preceded by	Geir Hallgrímsson
Succeeded by	Benedikt Sigurðsson Gröndal
Personal details
Born	(1913-03-01)1 March 1913
Died	20 May 1984(1984-05-20) (aged 71)
Nationality	Iceland
Political party	Progressive Party

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Ólafur .

Ólafur Jóhannesson (1 March 1913 – 20 May 1984) was the fifteenth Prime Minister of Iceland for the Progressive Party on two occasions. He was a member of the Progressive Party, serving as party chairman during the 1980s.

Career

Ólafur was educated at Akureyri Junior College (matriculated 1935), and studied law at the University of Iceland (graduated 1939, Hdl. 1942). Following postgraduate studies in Denmark and Sweden, he worked as a lawyer and accountant, before returning to academia, becoming a lecturer and serving as a Professor at the Law Institute 1947–78.

He served as Prime Minister and Minister for Justice and Minister Ecclesastical Affairs 1971–74 and 1978–79; Minister for Justice, Minister Ecclesastical Affairs and Trade Secretary 1974–78; and Foreign Minister 1980–83.

Family

In 1941 Ólafur married Dóra Guðbjartsdóttur (b. 1915). They had three children.