He served his first term from 28 July 1934 to 16 May 1942. This term included one of the most difficult times in Icelandic history. In the pre-war years he had to deal with constant pressures from Nazi Germany and the United Kingdom regarding Iceland's diplomatic stance. After World War II started, the German occupation of Denmark severed the ties between the two countries, forcing Iceland to assume full control over its foreign interests which had previously been represented by Denmark. Subsequently, the British occupied Iceland on 10 May 1940.
His second term lasted from 24 July 1956 to 23 December 1958. In the elections of 1956 the Progressive Party and the Social Democratic Party joined forces and formed an electoral alliance that became known as the "Fear-Alliance" (Icelandic: Hræðslubandalagið, the fear in question being the fear of the Independence Party). After the elections the "Fear-Alliance" formed a coalition with The People's Alliance. This was Iceland's first leftist government, and was plagued with troubles from the outset, not the least of which was the relative hostility and distrust of the United States and other NATO allies. The coalition eventually fell apart, giving way to the long-lasting "Reconstruction Government" of the Independence Party and the Social Democrats.
Hermann had a reputation for being a very strong willed and often hot-tempered man (once slapping a Socialist member of the Althing). He however gained great respect of political co-workers and adversaries alike, and is fondly remembered as one of Iceland's greatest 20th Century politicians.
In 2007 Hermann was the subject of a mild controversy, when DNA-testing proved that he had, during his years as a public official, fathered a child out of wedlock. A lawyer named Lúðvík Gizurarson had for several years claimed to be Hermann's illegitimate son. After several years of legal battles, Lúðvík's case was put to a DNA-test which turned out positive.
hermann, jónasson, this, icelandic, name, last, name, patronymic, family, name, this, person, referred, given, name, hermann, this, article, does, cite, sources, please, help, improve, this, article, adding, citations, reliable, sources, unsourced, material, c. This is an Icelandic name The last name is patronymic not a family name this person is referred to by the given name Hermann This article does not cite any sources Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Hermann Jonasson news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2009 Learn how and when to remove this template message Hermann Jonasson 25 December 1896 22 January 1976 was an Icelandic politician of the Progressive Party who was prime minister of Iceland on two occasions Hermann Jonasson7th Prime Minister of IcelandIn office 24 July 1956 23 December 1958PresidentAsgeir AsgeirssonPreceded byolafur ThorsSucceeded byEmil JonssonIn office 28 July 1934 16 May 1942MonarchKristjan XPreceded byAsgeir AsgeirssonSucceeded byolafur ThorsPersonal detailsBorn 1896 12 25 25 December 1896Skagafjordur IcelandDied22 January 1976 1976 01 22 aged 79 Reykjavik IcelandPolitical partyProgressive PartySpouseVigdis SteingrimsdottirChildren5 2 stillbirth 1 illegitimate Alma materUniversity of IcelandHe served his first term from 28 July 1934 to 16 May 1942 This term included one of the most difficult times in Icelandic history In the pre war years he had to deal with constant pressures from Nazi Germany and the United Kingdom regarding Iceland s diplomatic stance After World War II started the German occupation of Denmark severed the ties between the two countries forcing Iceland to assume full control over its foreign interests which had previously been represented by Denmark Subsequently the British occupied Iceland on 10 May 1940 His second term lasted from 24 July 1956 to 23 December 1958 In the elections of 1956 the Progressive Party and the Social Democratic Party joined forces and formed an electoral alliance that became known as the Fear Alliance Icelandic Hraedslubandalagid the fear in question being the fear of the Independence Party After the elections the Fear Alliance formed a coalition with The People s Alliance This was Iceland s first leftist government and was plagued with troubles from the outset not the least of which was the relative hostility and distrust of the United States and other NATO allies The coalition eventually fell apart giving way to the long lasting Reconstruction Government of the Independence Party and the Social Democrats Hermann had a reputation for being a very strong willed and often hot tempered man once slapping a Socialist member of the Althing He however gained great respect of political co workers and adversaries alike and is fondly remembered as one of Iceland s greatest 20th Century politicians He was the father of Steingrimur Hermannsson who would go on to become Prime Minister of Iceland in the 1980s His grandson Gudmundur Steingrimsson was elected to the Althing in 2009 In 2007 Hermann was the subject of a mild controversy when DNA testing proved that he had during his years as a public official fathered a child out of wedlock A lawyer named Ludvik Gizurarson had for several years claimed to be Hermann s illegitimate son After several years of legal battles Ludvik s case was put to a DNA test which turned out positive Political officesPreceded byAsgeir Asgeirsson Prime Minister of Iceland1934 1942 Succeeded byolafur ThorsPreceded byolafur Thors Prime Minister of Iceland1956 1958 Succeeded byEmil JonssonParty political officesPreceded byJonas Jonsson Leader of the Progressive Party1944 1962 Succeeded byEysteinn Jonsson This biographical article about an Icelandic politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hermann Jonasson amp oldid 1096581555, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
