Björn Þórðarson

Björn Þórðarsson
Prime Minister of Iceland
In office 16 December 1942 – 21 October 1944
Preceded by	Ólafur Thors
Succeeded by	Ólafur Thors
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Nationality	Iceland
Political party	independent

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The title of this article contains the following characters: Þ, Ð. Where they are unavailable or not desired, the name may be represented as Björn Thordarson.

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

Björn Þórðarson (6 February 1879–25 October 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 became a republic. His cabinet was named the Coca-Cola rule because two of its ministers started franchises of two big American companies during the US occupation during World War II. Vilhjálmur Þór, from the Progressive Party, took on ESSO, and Björn Ólafsson, later a member of the Alþingi, founded Vífilfell, the company that sells Coca Cola in Iceland.

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

Prime Ministers of Iceland

Home rule (1904–1918)	Hannes Hafstein • Björn Jónsson • Kristján Jónsson • Hannes Hafstein • Sigurður Eggerz • Einar Arnórsson • Jón Magnússon

Kingdom of Iceland (1918–1944)	Jón Magnússon • Sigurður Eggerz • Jón Magnússon • Magnús Guðmundsson (acting) • Jón Þorláksson • Tryggvi Þórhallsson • Ásgeir Ásgeirsson • Hermann Jónasson • Ólafur Thors • Björn Þórðarson

Republic of Iceland (1944–present)	Ólafur Thors • Stefán J. Stefánsson • Ólafur Thors • Steingrímur Steinþórsson • Ólafur Thors • Hermann Jónasson • Emil Jónsson • Ólafur Thors • Bjarni Benediktsson • Jóhann Hafstein • Ólafur Jóhannesson • Geir Hallgrímsson • Ólafur Jóhannesson • Benedikt S. Gröndal • Gunnar Thoroddsen • Steingrímur Hermannsson • Þorsteinn Pálsson • Steingrímur Hermannsson • Davíð Oddsson • Halldór Ásgrímsson • Geir Haarde • Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir

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Name	Bjorn Thordarson
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Date of birth	1879
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Date of death	1963
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