Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson
Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson | |
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 Official portrait, 2016 | |
| Minister for Finance and Economic Affairs | |
| Assumed office 9 April 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Bjarni Benediktsson |
| Preceded by | Þórdís Kolbrún R. Gylfadóttir |
| Minister of Infrastructure | |
| In office 28 November 2021 – 9 April 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Katrín Jakobsdóttir |
| Preceded by | himself (Transport and Local Government) |
| Succeeded by | Svandís Svavarsdóttir |
| Minister of Transport and Local Government | |
| In office 30 November 2017 – 28 November 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Katrín Jakobsdóttir |
| Preceded by | Jón Gunnarsson |
| Succeeded by | himself (Infrastructure) |
| Chairman of the Progressive Party | |
| Assumed office 2 October 2016 | |
| Deputy | Lilja Dögg Alfreðsdóttir |
| Preceded by | Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson |
| 30th Prime Minister of Iceland | |
| In office 7 April 2016 – 11 January 2017 | |
| President | Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson Guðni Th. Jóhannesson |
| Preceded by | Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson |
| Succeeded by | Bjarni Benediktsson |
| Minister of 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 of 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 | 20 April 1962 Selfoss, Iceland |
| Political party | Progressive |
| Spouse | Ingibjörg Elsa Ingjaldsdóttir |
| Children | 5 |
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 since April 2024, he has served as the Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs, 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
[edit]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]
In April 2022, he faced a mild controversy when he was accused for racism towards black people, with him apologising and refusing the allegations.[9][10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Iceland Government Coalition Appoints Johannsson as New PM-Progressive Party MP". The New York Times. Reuters. 6 April 2016. 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.
- ^ "Second Government of Katrín Jakobsdóttir Takes Office". government.is. 28 November 2021. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
- ^ "Bjarni Benediktsson tekinn við forsætisráðuneytinu" (in Icelandic). RÚV. 9 April 2024. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
- ^ "Sigurður Ingi fór undan í flæmingi og fann ekki bílinn" (in Icelandic). Vísir.is. 5 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
- ^ "Biðst innilegrar afsökunar á orðum sínum um Vigdísi" (in Icelandic). Vísir.is. 4 April 2022. Retrieved 30 April 2022.
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- ^ "Þingmenn og embætti". Alþingi (in Icelandic).