Gylfi Þorsteinsson Gíslason (February 7, 1917 – August 18, 2004) was an Iceland

Iceland

Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...

ic politician and member of Alþingi, the Icelandic parliament.

Gylfi was part of Alþýðuflokkurinn, a left-wing political party. He served as Minister of Education 1956-1971, as Minister of Industry 1956-1958 and as Minister of Commerce 1956-1971. He was head of Alþýðuflokkurinn from 1968 to 1974.

He was the father of Þorsteinn Gylfason

Þorsteinn Gylfason

Þorsteinn Gylfason was an Icelandic philosopher, translator, musician, poet, art enthusiast and intellectual. Þorsteinn was born and raised in Reykjavík, the capital of Iceland. His parents were Guðrún Vilmundardóttir and Gylfi Þ. Gíslason, a university professor and government minister...

, a philosopher, Þorvaldur Gylfason, a professor of economics, and Vilmundur Gylfason

Vilmundur Gylfason

Vilmundur Gylfason was an Icelandic politician, historian and poet. He was the son of Gylfi Þ. Gíslason and Guðrún Vilmundardóttir.- Family :...

, a left-wing politician. He was married to Guðrún Vilmundardóttir.