Emil Jónsson

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

Emil Jónsson
16th Prime Minister of Iceland
In office 23 December 1958 – 20 November 1959
President	Ásgeir Ásgeirsson
Preceded by	Hermann Jónasson
Succeeded by	Ólafur Thors
Personal details
Born	(1902-10-27)27 October 1902 Hafnarfjörður, Iceland
Died	30 November 1986(1986-11-30) (aged 84) Reykjavík, Iceland
Political party	Social Democratic Party
Alma mater	University of Copenhagen

Guðmundur Emil Jónsson (27 October 1902 – 30 November 1986) was prime minister of Iceland from 23 December 1958 to 20 November 1959.

He first became minister of Fisheries and Social affairs. He was a chairman of the Social Democratic Party (Alþýðuflokkurinn) from 1956 to 1968. He was a member of the Althingi from 1934 to 1971, and its speaker from 1956 to 1958.