Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson

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

Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson


26th Prime Minister of Iceland
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 April 2016
President	Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson Guðni Th. Jóhannesson
Preceded by	Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson
Minister for Fisheries and Agriculture
In office 23 May 2013 – 7 April 2016
Prime Minister	Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson
Preceded by	Steingrímur J. Sigfússon
Succeeded by	Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson
Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources
In office 23 May 2013 – 31 December 2014
Prime Minister	Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson
Preceded by	Svandís Svavarsdóttir
Succeeded by	Sigrún Magnúsdóttir
Personal details
Born	(1962-04-20) 20 April 1962 Selfoss, Iceland
Political party	Progressive Party
Spouse(s)	Ingibjörg Elsa Ingjaldsdóttir
Children	5

Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson (born 20 April 1962) is an Icelandic politician. He was Prime Minister of Iceland between April and October 2016, and is the current chairman of the Progressive Party.

Sigurður was appointed as the Prime Minister on 7 April 2016 following the resignation of Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson in the wake of revelations contained in the Panama Papers.^[1]^[2]^[3] He was elected as chairman of the Progressive Party on 2 October that year, narrowly ahead of incumbent chairman Sigmundur Davíð.^[4]

On 30 October 2016, due to the results of the previous day's elections, Jóhannsson announced his pending resignation as Prime Minister.^[5]

Biography

Since 2013 he has served as Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture. He is a former Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources, a role which he held jointly with Fisheries and Agriculture until Sigrún Magnúsdóttir was appointed Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources at the end of 2014.

As a result of the ousting of prime minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson following the Panama Papers, the Progressive Party announced Sigurður as the interim prime minister pending the early election in the fall of 2016.^[6]

References

↑ Reuters (6 April 2016). "Iceland Government Coalition Appoints Johannsson as New PM-Progressive Party MP". The New York Times. The New York Times. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
↑ Hafstad, Vala (6 April 2016). "Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson Iceland's New PM". Iceland Review. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
↑ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS (6 April 2016). "Johannsson to Seek Approval to Become Iceland's Next PM". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
↑ "Sigurður Ingi kjörinn formaður Framsóknar". 2016-10-02. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
↑ Iceland’s prime minister resigns, after Pirate Party makes strong gains Alaska News, 1 November 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2016
↑ Hafstad, Vala (2016-04-06). "Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson Iceland's New PM". Iceland Review. Retrieved 2016-05-28.

External links

Biography of Sigurður on Althing

Party political offices
Preceded by Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson	Leader of the Progressive Party 2016–present	Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson	Prime Minister of Iceland 2016–present	Incumbent

Prime Ministers of Iceland

Kingdom of Iceland (1918–1944)	Jón Magnússon Sigurður Eggerz Jón Magnússon Magnús Guðmundsson Jón Þorláksson Tryggvi Þórhallsson Ásgeir Ásgeirsson Hermann Jónasson Ólafur Thors Björn Þórðarson

Republic of Iceland (1944–present)	Ólafur Thors Stefán J. Stefánsson Ólafur Thors Steingrímur Steinþórsson Ólafur Thors Hermann Jónasson Emil Jónsson Ólafur Thors Bjarni Benediktsson Jóhann Hafstein Ólafur Jóhannesson Geir Hallgrímsson Ólafur Jóhannesson Benedikt S. Gröndal Gunnar Thoroddsen Steingrímur Hermannsson Þorsteinn Pálsson Steingrímur Hermannsson Davíð Oddsson Halldór Ásgrímsson Geir Haarde Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson

Members of the Althing

Northeast Constituency	Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson Kristján Þór Júlíusson Höskuldur Þór Þórhallsson Steingrímur J. Sigfússon Líneik Anna Sævarsdóttir Valgerður Gunnarsdóttir Kristján L. Möller Þórunn Egilsdóttir Bjarkey Gunnarsdóttir Brynhildur Pétursdóttir

Northwest Constituency	Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson Einar K. Guðfinnsson Ásmundur Einar Daðason Haraldur Benediktsson Ólína Þorvarðardóttir Elsa Lára Arnardóttir Jóhanna María Sigmundsdóttir Lilja Rafney Magnúsdóttir

Reykjavik Constituency North	Illugi Gunnarsson Frosti Sigurjónsson Katrín Jakobsdóttir Össur Skarphéðinsson Brynjar Þór Níelsson Björt Ólafsdóttir Sigrún Magnúsdóttir Steinunn Þóra Árnadóttir Birgir Ármannsson Helgi Hrafn Gunnarsson Valgerður Bjarnadóttir

Reykjavik Constituency South	Hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir Vigdís Hauksdóttir Sigríður Ingibjörg Ingadóttir Pétur H. Blöndal Svandís Svavarsdóttir Róbert Marshall Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson Karl Garðarsson Ásta Helgadóttir Helgi Hjörvar Óttarr Proppé

South Constituency	Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson Ragnheiður Elín Árnadóttir Silja Dögg Gunnarsdóttir Ari Trausti Guðmundsson Unnur Brá Konráðsdóttir Páll Jóhann Pálsson Oddný G. Harðardóttir Ásmundur Friðriksson Haraldur Einarsson Vilhjálmur Árnason

Southwest Constituency	Bjarni Benediktsson Ragnheiður Ríkharðsdóttir Árni Páll Árnason Willum Þór Þórsson Jón Gunnarsson Guðmundur Steingrímsson Ögmundur Jónasson Vilhjálmur Bjarnason Þorsteinn B. Sæmundsson Katrín Júlíusdóttir Birgitta Jónsdóttir Elín Hirst

Cabinet of Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson

Ministers	Bjarni Benediktsson Eygló Harðardóttir Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson Hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir Illugi Gunnarsson Kristján Þór Júlíusson Ragnheiður Elín Árnadóttir Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson Ólöf Nordal

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