Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson
Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson (born 21 February 1939) is an Icelandic politician and diplomat. He was Minister of Finance from 1987 to 1988 and Minister of Foreign Affairs from 1988 to 1995.
Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson | |
|---|---|
| Minister of Foreign Affairs | |
| In office 28 September 1988 – 23 April 1995 | |
| Prime Minister | Steingrímur Hermannsson Davíð Oddsson |
| Preceded by | Steingrímur Hermannsson |
| Succeeded by | Halldór Ásgrímsson |
| Minister of Finance | |
| In office 8 July 1987 – 28 September 1988 | |
| Prime Minister | Þorsteinn Pálsson |
| Preceded by | Þorsteinn Pálsson |
| Succeeded by | Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 February 1939 Ísafjörður, Iceland |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party |
He is known in the Baltics as, at his initiative, Iceland became the first nation to recognize the independence of the Baltic states in 1991.
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