President Kristjan Eldjarn Preceded by Geir Hallgrimsson Preceded by Johann Hafstein Name Olafur Johannesson | Succeeded by Geir Hallgrimsson Role Football manager President Kristjan Eldjarn Current team Haukar (Coach) | |
Succeeded by Benedikt Sigurðsson Grondal | ||
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 1970s.
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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 of law at the University of Iceland 1947–78.
He served as Prime Minister and Minister for Justice and Minister Ecclesiastical Affairs 1971–74 and 1978–79; Minister for Justice, Minister Ecclesiastical Affairs and Trade Secretary 1974–78; and Foreign Minister 1980–83. During his tenure, Ólafur headed the government that defied Great Britain during the Cod War.
Family
In 1941, Ólafur married Dóra Guðbjartsdóttir (1915−2004). They had three children.