Magnús Guðmundsson

For the medieval Icelandic chieftain, see Magnús góði Guðmundarson.

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Magnús.

Magnús Guðmundsson
7th Prime Minister of Iceland
In office 23 June 1926 – 8 July 1926
Monarch	Christian X
Preceded by	Jón Magnússon
Succeeded by	Jón Þorláksson
Personal details
Born	(1879-02-06)6 February 1879 Svínadalur, Iceland
Died	28 November 1937(1937-11-28) (aged 58) Reykjavík, Kingdom of Iceland
Political party	Conservative Party
Spouse	Sofia Bogadóttir

Magnús Guðmundsson (6 February 1879 – 28 November 1937) was an Icelandic politician. He graduated in laws from the University of Copenhagen in 1907. Magnus was a member of Althingi for his constituency in North west Iceland from 1916 till the day of his death in 1937. He served as prime minister of Iceland for 15 days, from 23 June to 8 July 1926 following the death of Jón Magnússon. Magnus is the shortest serving prime minister in Icelandic history. Magnus was a member of the now defunct Conservative Party (Íhaldsflokkurinn). He was the Minister of Industrial Affairs in the presiding Government of Jón Magnússon from 1924 to 1927. Prior to that he had served as Minister of Finance of Iceland from 1920 to 1922. He was a founding member of the Independence Party and served as a minister of Justice in the first government that the Independence Party participated in, from 1932 to 1934.