Career
He first became minister of Fisheries and Social affairs He was a chairman of the Social Democratic Party (Alþýðuflokkurinn) from 1956 to 1968.
He first became minister of Fisheries and Social affairs He was a chairman of the Social Democratic Party (Alþýðuflokkurinn) from 1956 to 1968.
He was a member of the Althingi from 1934 to 1971.