Brynjólfur Bjarnason

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Brynjólfur Bjarnason
Brynjólfur Bjarnason

Brynjólfur Bjarnason (b. 1898) was an Icelandic communist politician. He became a student at the University of Copenhagen, and in 1923 he became a communist during a stay in Berlin. After returing to Iceland, he became a teacher. In 1930 he became a politburo member of the Communist Party of Iceland when it was founded.[1]

In 1935 he represented the Icelandic party at the 7th congress of the Communist International. In 1938 he became general secretary of the Popular Unity Party - Socialist Party (formed through the unification of communists and socialists).[1]

Bjarnason was elected to the Alþingi in 1942. He served as Minister of Education 1944-1947.[1]

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  1. ^ a b c Lazitch, Branko. Biographical Dictionary of the Comintern. Stanford: The Hoover Institution Press, 1986. p. 31-32
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