Brynjólfur Bjarnason was an Iceland

Iceland

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ic communist politician. He became a student at the University of Copenhagen

University of Copenhagen

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, and in 1923 he became a communist during a stay in Berlin. After returning to Iceland, he became a teacher. In 1930 he became a the chairman of the Communist Party of Iceland

Communist Party of Iceland

The Communist Party of Iceland was a political party in Iceland from 1930 to 1938.-History:In the early 1920s a group of young militants of the Social Democratic Party came into contact with the international communist movement. Their ideology and that of their party leader, was quickly growing...

 when it was founded.

Bjarnason attended the 2nd congress of the Communist International in 1920 and the 5th congress in 1924, as the representative of the Icelandic League of young communists. In 1935 he represented the Icelandic party at the 7th congress of the Communist International. In 1938 he became general secretary of the Popular Unity Party - Socialist Party

Popular Unity Party - Socialist Party

Sameiningarflokkur alþýðu – Sósíalistaflokkurinn , generally referred to as Sósíalistaflokkurinn was an Icelandic political party which functioned from 1938 to 1968, when the Alþýðubandalagið party was created.-History:It was formed through the merger of the Communist Party of Iceland and another...

 (formed through the unification of communists and socialists).

Bjarnason was elected to the Icelandic parliament Alþingi in 1937 and was a member until 1956. He served as Minister of Education 1944–1947.

After his retirement from politics he wrote several books on philosophy.