Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson [SEP] educated at
Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson
Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson (born 21 February 1939) is an Icelandic politician and diplomat.
Education.
The son of Hannibal Valdimarsson, Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson earned an MA in Economics from the University of Edinburgh in 1963. He studied at Stockholm University from 1963 to 1964, and studied to become a teacher at the University of Iceland in 1965. He attended Harvard University's Center for European Studies from 1976 to 1977.
Editor.
From 1964 and until its closure in 1967, Hannibalsson was an
Iceland) from 1956 to 1968. Finally he was chairman of Union of Liberals and Leftists from 1969 to 1974. He served as Social and Health Minister 1956–1958 and as Communication and Social minister 1971–1973.
Family.
He was father of Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson who later became foreign minister of Iceland, Hannibal Valdimarsson, Ph.D. professor at the University of Iceland and Arnór Hannibalsson, a philosopher.
External links.
- Non auto-biography of Hannibal Gísli Valdimarsson on the parliament website