Matthías Bjarnason

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

Matthías Bjarnason (15 August 1921 – 28 February 2014) was an Icelandic politician and former minister.

Matthías Bjarnason
Minister of Commerce
In office 16 October 1985 – 8 July 1987
Prime Minister	Steingrímur Hermannsson
Preceded by	Matthías Árni Mathiesen
Succeeded by	Jón Sigurðsson
Minister of Communications
In office 26 May 1983 – 8 July 1987
Prime Minister	Steingrímur Hermannsson
Preceded by	Steingrímur Hermannsson
Succeeded by	Matthías Árni Mathiesen
Minister of Health and Social Security
In office 26 May 1983 – 16 October 1985
Prime Minister	Steingrímur Hermannsson
Preceded by	Svavar Gestsson
Succeeded by	Ragnhildur Helgadóttir
In office 28 August 1974 – 1 September 1978
Prime Minister	Geir Hallgrímsson
Preceded by	Magnús Kjartansson
Succeeded by	Magnús Helgi Magnússon
Minister of Fisheries
In office 28 August 1974 – 1 September 1978
Prime Minister	Geir Hallgrímsson
Preceded by	Lúdvik Jósepsson
Succeeded by	Kjartan Jóhannsson
Personal details
Born	15 August 1921 Ísafjörður, Iceland
Died	28 February 2014 Kópavogur, Iceland
Political party	Independence Party

External links

• Non auto-biography of Matthías Bjarnason on the parliament website