Sigurður Eggerz

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Prime Minister of Iceland
Sigurður Eggerz

In office July 21, 1914 – May 4, 1915
Preceded by	Hannes Hafstein
Succeeded by	Einar Arnórsson
In office March 7, 1922 – March 22, 1924
Preceded by	Jón Magnússon
Succeeded by	Jón Magnússon

Born	March 1, 1875(1875-03-01) Borðeyri, Iceland
Died	November 16, 1945 (aged 70) Reykjavík, Iceland
Political party	Old Independence Party

Sigurður Eggerz (1 March 1875 – 16 November 1945) was Prime Minister of Iceland from 21 July 1914 to 4 May 1915, and from 7 March 1922 to 22 March 1924. He was a member of Alþingi from 1911 to 1915, 1916 to 1926 and 1927 to 1931. He was minister of Finance from 1917 to 1920. He was one of the politicians that founded the Independence Party (Iceland) in 1929. He graduated in laws from University of Copenhagen in 1903. His wife was named Solveig, and they had two children: Petur and Erna. Petur Eggerz entered the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, where he served in various diplomatic posts, including as Ambassador to Germany, before retiring to Iceland and becoming a bestselling author.

Preceded by Hannes Hafstein	Prime Minister of Iceland (first term) 1914–1915	Succeeded by Einar Arnórsson
Preceded by Jón Magnússon	Prime Minister of Iceland (second term) 1922–1924	Succeeded by Jón Magnússon

v • d • e Prime Ministers of Iceland

Home rule, 1904-1918 and Kingdom of Iceland, 1918-1944: Hannes • Björn J. • Kristján • Hannes • Sigurður • Einar • Jón M. • Sigurður • Jón M. • Magnús (acting) • Jón Þ. • Tryggvi • Ásgeir • Hermann • Ólafur Thors • Björn Þ. Republic of Iceland, 1944-: Ólafur Thors • Stefán • Ólafur Thors • Steingrímur • Ólafur Thors • Hermann • Emil • Ólafur Thors • Bjarni • Jóhann • Ólafur J. • Geir Hallgrímsson • Ólafur J. • Benedikt • Gunnar • Steingrímur • Þorsteinn • Steingrímur • Davíð • Halldór • Geir Haarde