Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson
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| Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson | |
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| 26th Prime Minister of Iceland | |
| Assumed office 7 April 2016 |
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| President | Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson |
| Preceded by | Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson |
| Minister for Fisheries and Agriculture | |
| In office 23 May 2013 – 7 April 2016 |
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| 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 |
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| Prime Minister | Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson |
| Preceded by | Svandís Svavarsdóttir |
| Succeeded by | Sigrún Magnúsdóttir |
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| Born | 20 April 1962 Selfoss, Iceland |
| Political party | Progressive Party |
| Spouse(s) | Ingibjörg Elsa Ingjaldsdóttir |
| Children | Five |
Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson (born 20 April 1962) is an Icelandic politician and current Prime Minister of Iceland. Sigurður was appointed to the post following the resignation of Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson in the wake of revelations contained in the Panama Papers.[1][2][3] He is a member of the Progressive Party.
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.[4]
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