List of ambassadors of Iceland to the Soviet Union
| Ambassador of Iceland to the Soviet Union | |
|---|---|
| Sendiherra Íslands í Sovétríkjunum | |
| Inaugural holder | Pétur Benediktsson |
| Formation | 21 January 1944 |
| Final holder | Ólafur Egilsson |
| Abolished | 8 December 1991 |
| Succession | Ambassador of Iceland to Russia |
Iceland's first ambassador to the Soviet Union was Pétur Benediktsson in 1944. Iceland's last ambassador to the Soviet Union was Ólafur Egilsson in 1991.
List of ambassadors
[edit]| # | Name | Appointment | Termination of mission |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pétur Benediktsson | 21 January 1944 | 30 January 1951 |
| 2 | Helgi P. Briem | 30 January 1951 | 11 September 1953 |
| 3 | Pétur Thorsteinsson | 11 September 1953 | 1 January 1961 |
| 4 | Kristinn Guðmundsson | 1 January 1961 | 31 December 1967 |
| 5 | Oddur Guðjónsson | 1 January 1968 | 8 October 1974 |
| 6 | Hannes Jónsson | 8 October 1974 | 18 July 1980 |
| 7 | Haraldur Kröyer | 18 July 1980 | 31 January 1985 |
| 8 | Páll Ásgeir Tryggvason | 31 January 1985 | 13 January 1987 |
| 9 | Tómas Á. Tómasson | 13 January 1987 | 17 January 1990 |
| 10 | Ólafur Egilsson | 17 January 1990 | 8 December 1991 |
