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Benedikt Sigurðsson Gröndal

1924 - 2010

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Benedikt Sigurðsson Gröndal (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈpɛːnɛːˌtɪxt ˈsɪːɣʏrðsˌsɔːn ˈkrœːntal]; 7 July 1924 – 20 July 2010) was an Icelandic politician who served as prime minister of Iceland for 116 days in a minority government from 1979 to 1980. A member of the Social Democratic Party, he was minister of Foreign Affairs from 1978 to 1980 and the only Icelandic prime minister who served in two cabinet roles simultaneously. His government was the second Social Democrat minority government of Iceland, formed after the collapse of Ólafur Jóhannesson's cabinet, with Gröndal's cabinet only being formed as a temporary solution until the 1979 parliamentary election. His cabinet was defeated in the election and his party was not asked to form the next cabinet. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Benedikt Sigurðsson Gröndal is the 8,603rd most popular politician (up from 14,039th in 2019), the 26th most popular biography from Iceland (up from 56th in 2019) and the 11th most popular Icelander Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Benedikt Sigurðsson Gröndal ranks 8,603 out of 19,576. Before him are Juan Carlos Onganía, Themistoclea, Alfonso, Prince of Asturias, Shahrokh Shah, László Kövér, and Ruth Fuchs. After him are Tanzan Ishibashi, Manishtushu, Louis Marie de La Révellière-Lépeaux, Shar-Kali-Sharri, William Frederick, Prince of Nassau-Dietz, and Florimond Claude, Comte de Mercy-Argenteau.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1924, Benedikt Sigurðsson Gröndal ranks 137. Before him are Dawda Jawara, Fess Parker, Marjorie Boulton, Friaça, E. P. Thompson, and József Zakariás. After him are Lubomír Štrougal, Shintaro Abe, Jacques Vergès, Karlheinz Deschner, Tatiana Nikolayeva, and Zbigniew Herbert. Among people deceased in 2010, Benedikt Sigurðsson Gröndal ranks 100. Before him are Vladislav Ardzinba, Lynn Redgrave, Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, Tomáš Špidlík, Miguel Delibes, and John Leslie. After him are Nicolas Hayek, Ziba Ganiyeva, Jill Clayburgh, Abraham Sutzkever, Luis Corvalán, and Dimitrios Ioannidis.

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In Iceland

Among people born in Iceland, Benedikt Sigurðsson Gröndal ranks 26 out of 190. Before him are Jón Sigurðsson (1811), Gunnar Gunnarsson (1889), Arnaldur Indriðason (1961), Bjarni Benediktsson (1970), Magnús Scheving (1964), and Jón Arason (1484). After him are Hallgrímur Pétursson (1614), Jónas Hallgrímsson (1807), Matthías Jochumsson (1835), Geir Haarde (1951), Steingrímur Hermannsson (1928), and Yrsa Sigurðardóttir (1963).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iceland

Among politicians born in Iceland, Benedikt Sigurðsson Gröndal ranks 11. Before him are Kristján Eldjárn (1916), Halldór Ásgrímsson (1947), Guðni Th. Jóhannesson (1968), Bjarni Benediktsson (1908), Jón Sigurðsson (1811), and Bjarni Benediktsson (1970). After him are Geir Haarde (1951), Steingrímur Hermannsson (1928), Davíð Oddsson (1948), Gunnar Thoroddsen (1910), Ólafur Thors (1892), and Ólafur Jóhannesson (1913).

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