Eysteinn Jónsson Biography

Icelandic politician (1906–1993)

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

Eysteinn Jónsson (13 November 1906 – 11 August 1993) was an Icelandic politician and former minister. He was the Minister of Finance of Iceland from 1934 to 1939 and from 1950 to 1954 and from 1954 to 1958. He served as speaker of the Althing from 1971 to 1974.