Gylfi Þorsteinsson Gíslason

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

David Ben-Gurion meeting Gylfi Þorsteinsson Gíslason in Tel Aviv, 1958.

Gylfi Þorsteinsson Gíslason (7 February 1917 – 18 August 2004) was an Icelandic politician.

Gylfi was a member of the Social Democratic Party. He served as Minister of Education 1956–1971, as Minister of Industry 1956–1958 and as Minister of Commerce 1956–1971. He was the chairman of the Social Democratic Party from 1968 to 1974.

He was the father of Þorsteinn Gylfason, a philosopher, Thorvaldur Gylfason, a professor of economics, and Vilmundur Gylfason, a left-wing politician. He was married to Guðrún Vilmundardóttir.

Fifth cabinet of Hermann Jónasson

Ministers	Emil Jónsson Eysteinn Jónsson Guðmundur Ívarsson Guðmundsson Gylfi Þorsteinsson Gíslason Hannibal Gísli Valdimarsson Hermann Jónasson Lúðvík Aðalsteinn Jósepsson

Cabinet of Emil Jónsson

Ministers	Emil Jónsson Friðjón Skarphéðinsson Guðmundur Ívarsson Guðmundsson Gylfi Þorsteinsson Gíslason

Fifth cabinet of Ólafur Thors

Ministers	Bjarni Benediktsson Emil Jónsson Guðmundur Ívarsson Guðmundsson Gunnar Thoroddsen Gylfi Þorsteinsson Gíslason Ingólfur Jónsson Jóhann Hafstein Ólafur Thors

Cabinet of Bjarni Benediktsson

Ministers	Bjarni Benediktsson Eggert Gíslason Þorsteinsson Emil Jónsson Guðmundur Ívarsson Guðmundsson Gunnar Thoroddsen Gylfi Þorsteinsson Gíslason Ingólfur Jónsson Jóhann Hafstein Magnús Jónsson

Cabinet of Jóhann Hafstein

Ministers	Auður Auðuns Eggert Gíslason Þorsteinsson Emil Jónsson Gylfi Þorsteinsson Gíslason Ingólfur Jónsson Jóhann Hafstein Magnús Jónsson

Authority control	VIAF: 68997062 ISNI: 0000 0000 5511 0101 SUDOC: 032033966 BNF: cb12314115f (data)

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