Björn Jónsson (8 October 1846 – 24 November 1912) was Minister for Iceland from 31 March 1909 to 14 March 1911. He was the father of Sveinn Björnsson the only Regent of Iceland and first President of Iceland. Björn became Minister for Iceland after Hannes Hafstein and his supporters suffered a bad outcome in the elections of 1908 where the voters opposed to the draft of new constitution.
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