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Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson

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Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson
Official portrait, 2021
Minister for Finance and Economic Affairs
In office
9 April 2024 – 21 December 2024
Prime MinisterBjarni Benediktsson
Preceded byÞórdís Kolbrún R. Gylfadóttir
Succeeded byDaði Már Kristófersson
Minister of Infrastructure
In office
17 October 2024 – 21 December 2024
Prime MinisterBjarni Benediktsson
Preceded bySvandís Svavarsdóttir
Succeeded byEyjólfur Ármannsson (Transport and Local Government)
In office
28 November 2021 – 9 April 2024
Prime MinisterKatrín Jakobsdóttir
Preceded byhimself
(Transport and Local Government)
Succeeded bySvandís Svavarsdóttir
Minister of Transport and Local Government
In office
30 November 2017 – 28 November 2021
Prime MinisterKatrín Jakobsdóttir
Preceded byJón Gunnarsson
Succeeded byhimself
(Infrastructure)
Chairman of the Progressive Party
Incumbent
Assumed office
2 October 2016
DeputyLilja Dögg Alfreðsdóttir
Preceded bySigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson
Prime Minister of Iceland
In office
7 April 2016 – 11 January 2017
PresidentÓlafur Ragnar Grímsson
Guðni Th. Jóhannesson
Preceded bySigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson
Succeeded byBjarni Benediktsson
Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture
In office
23 May 2013 – 7 April 2016
Prime MinisterSigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson
Preceded bySteingrímur J. Sigfússon
Succeeded byGunnar Bragi Sveinsson
Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources
In office
23 May 2013 – 31 December 2014
Prime MinisterSigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson
Preceded bySvandís Svavarsdóttir
Succeeded bySigrún Magnúsdóttir
Member of the Althing
Incumbent
Assumed office
25 April 2009
ConstituencySouth
Personal details
Born (1962-04-20) 20 April 1962 (age 62)
Selfoss, Iceland
Political partyProgressive
SpouseIngibjörg Elsa Ingjaldsdóttir
Children5

Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson (pronounced [ˈsɪːɣʏrðʏr ˈiŋgɪ ˈjouːhansɔn]; born 20 April 1962) is an Icelandic politician, who was the prime minister of Iceland from April 2016 to January 2017. He has been the chairman of the Progressive Party since 2016 and Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs between April and December 2024, having previously served as Minister of Infrastructure.

Sigurður Ingi 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 parliamentary election held the previous day on 29 October 2016, Sigurður announced his pending resignation as Prime Minister.[5] He officially left office on 11 January 2017 and was succeeded by Bjarni Benediktsson.

Biography

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He grew up on a farm in Southern Iceland, trained as a veterinarian at the Royal Veterinary and Agricultural University in Copenhagen and opened a veterinarian practice specializing on farm animals after returning home to Iceland. He was since elected as chairman of the Veterinarian Association of Iceland and also ran the family farm for a number of years.

Sigurður served as Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture 2013–2016. 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 scandal, the Progressive Party announced Sigurður Ingi as the interim prime minister pending the early election in the autumn of 2016.[6] He was succeeded by Bjarni Benediktsson.

He was Minister of Transport and Local Government, later renamed to Ministry of Infrastructure from 30 November 2017 to 9 April 2024.[7] He became Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs on 9 April 2024, after Bjarni Benediktsson became prime minister again.[8] Following the withdrawal of the Left-Green Movement from government in October the same year and the government's collapse, he was additionally reappointed as minister of infrastructure.[9]

In April 2022, he faced a mild controversy when he was accused for racism towards black people, with him apologising and refusing the allegations.[10][11]

References

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  1. ^ "Iceland Government Coalition Appoints Johannsson as New PM-Progressive Party MP". The New York Times. Reuters. 6 April 2016. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  2. ^ Hafstad, Vala (6 April 2016). "Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson Iceland's New PM". Iceland Review. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  3. ^ THE ASSOCIATED PRESS (6 April 2016). "Johannsson to Seek Approval to Become Iceland's Next PM". The New York Times. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  4. ^ "Sigurður Ingi kjörinn formaður Framsóknar". 2016-10-02. Retrieved 2016-10-02.
  5. ^ Iceland’s prime minister resigns, after Pirate Party makes strong gains Alaska News, 1 November 2016. Retrieved 3 November 2016
  6. ^ Hafstad, Vala (2016-04-06). "Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson Iceland's New PM". Iceland Review. Retrieved 2016-05-28.
  7. ^ "Second Government of Katrín Jakobsdóttir Takes Office". government.is. 28 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  8. ^ "Bjarni Benediktsson tekinn við forsætisráðuneytinu" (in Icelandic). RÚV. 9 April 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Ríkisráðsfundur á Bessastöðum: Vinstri græn formlega hætt" (in Icelandic). RÚV. 17 October 2024. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  10. ^ "Sigurður Ingi fór undan í flæmingi og fann ekki bílinn" (in Icelandic). Vísir.is. 5 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
  11. ^ "Biðst innilegrar afsökunar á orðum sínum um Vigdísi" (in Icelandic). Vísir.is. 4 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
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Party political offices
Preceded by Leader of the Progressive Party
2016–present 		Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by Minister of the Environment and Natural Resources
2013–2014 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture
2013–2016 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Prime Minister of Iceland
2016–2017 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Transport and Local Government
2017–2021 		Succeeded by
Himself
as Minister of Infrastructure
Preceded by
Himself
as Minister of Transport and Local Government 		Minister of Infrastructure
2021–2024 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs
2024 		Succeeded by
Preceded by Minister of Infrastructure
2024 		Succeeded byas Minister of Transport and Local Government


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