Gylfi Þorsteinsson Gíslason
Gylfi Þorsteinsson Gíslason (7 February 1917[1] – 18 August 2004) was an Icelandic politician.
Gylfi was a member of the Social Democratic Party. He served as Minister of Education 1956–1971, as Minister of Industry 1956–1958 and as Minister of Commerce 1956–1971.[2] He was the chairman of the Social Democratic Party from 1968 to 1974.[3] He served as speaker of the Althing in 1974.[4] He was also a professor in economics at the University of Iceland from 1939-56 and again from 1972-87.[5]
He was the father of Þorsteinn Gylfason, a philosopher, Thorvaldur Gylfason, a professor of economics, and Vilmundur Gylfason, a left-wing politician. He was married to Guðrún Vilmundardóttir.
References
[edit]- ^ "Gylfi Þ. Gíslason". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). 7 February 2008. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
- ^ "Gylfi Þ Gíslason". Alþingi (in Icelandic). Retrieved 14 December 2024.
- ^ "Gylfi Þ. Gíslason látinn". Morgunbladid (in Icelandic). 19 August 2004. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
- ^ "Þingmenn". Alþingi.
- ^ "Gylfi Þ. Gíslason". Lex (in Danish). 7 May 2020. Retrieved 14 December 2024.
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