Hannes Hafstein

Hannes Hafstein
Minister for Iceland
In office 1 February 1904 – 31 March 1909
Preceded by	Position established
Succeeded by	Björn Jónsson
In office 25 July 1912 – 21 July 1914
Preceded by	Kristján Jónsson
Succeeded by	Sigurður Eggerz
Personal details
Born	(1861-12-04)4 December 1861 Hörgárdalur, Iceland
Died	13 December 1922(1922-12-13) (aged 61) Reykjavík, Iceland
Political party	Home Rule Party and Union Party
Parent	Pétur Havsteen (father)

Hannes Þórður Pétursson Hafstein (4 December 1861 – 13 December 1922) was an Icelandic politician and poet. In 1904 he became the first Icelander to be appointed to the Danish Cabinet as the minister for Iceland in the Cabinet of Deuntzer and was – unlike the previous minister for Iceland Peter Adler Alberti – responsible to the Icelandic Althing.^[1]