Hannes Hafstein, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Hannes Hafstein

Icelandic politician

Date of Birth: 04-Dec-1861

Place of Birth: Möðruvallarkirkja í Hörgárdal, Northeastern Region, Iceland

Date of Death: 13-Dec-1922

Profession: writer, lawyer, poet, politician, banker

Nationality: Iceland

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius

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.