Magnús Kjartansson, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Magnús Kjartansson

Icelandic politician

Date of Birth: 25-Feb-1919

Date of Death: 28-Jul-1981

Profession: writer, politician, journalist

Nationality: Iceland

Zodiac Sign: Pisces

Magnús Kjartansson (25 February 1919 – 28 July 1981) was an Icelandic journalist, writer, politician and former minister.
From 1947 to 1971, he was an editor of Thjódviljinn newspaper (in Icelandic Þjóðviljinn) that became an organ of the political formation Alþýðubandalagið. He was assigned as minister for social insurance during a coalition government ruling the country.