Björn Þórðarson

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Björn Þórðarson (b. 1879 - d. 1963) was Prime Minister of Iceland from 16 December 1942 to 21 October 1944, in the only government that did not rely on parliamentary support. He was prime minister when Iceland gained independence from Denmark. His cabinet was named the Coca-Cola rule since two of its ministers took on franchising two big American companies during the US occupation in the WWII. Vilhjálmur Þór from the Progressive party took on ESSO and Björn Ólafsson later member of Alþingi founded Vífilfell the company that sells Coca Cola to Icelanders.

Preceded by:
Ólafur Thors		 Prime Minister of Iceland
1942–1944		 Succeeded by:
Ólafur Thors


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