Bjarni Benediktsson (born 1970)

Bjarni Benediktsson (born 26 January 1970), known colloquially as Bjarni Ben, is an Icelandic politician, who is serving as prime minister of Iceland since April 2024, and previously from January to November 2017. He has been the leader of the Icelandic Independence Party since 2009, and served as Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs from 2013 to 2017, a post he later retained under Katrín Jakobsdóttir and held until his resignation in October 2023. After serving briefly as the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Bjarni became the current Prime Minister of Iceland on 9 April 2024.

This article is about the Prime Minister of Iceland from January to November 2017 and since April 2024. For the Prime Minister from 1963 to 1970, see Bjarni Benediktsson (born 1908).
This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Bjarni.

Bjarni Benediktsson
Bjarni in 2023
27th Prime Minister of Iceland
Assumed office
9 April 2024
PresidentGuðni Th. Jóhannesson
Preceded byKatrín Jakobsdóttir
In office
11 January 2017 – 30 November 2017
PresidentGuðni Th. Jóhannesson
Preceded bySigurður Ingi Jóhannsson
Succeeded byKatrín Jakobsdóttir
Minister for Foreign Affairs
In office
14 October 2023 – 9 April 2024
Prime MinisterKatrín Jakobsdóttir
Preceded byÞórdís Kolbrún R. Gylfadóttir
Succeeded byÞórdís Kolbrún R. Gylfadóttir
Minister for Finance and Economic Affairs
In office
30 November 2017 – 14 October 2023
Prime MinisterKatrín Jakobsdóttir
Preceded byBenedikt Jóhannesson
Succeeded byÞórdís Kolbrún R. Gylfadóttir
In office
23 May 2013 – 11 January 2017
Prime MinisterSigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson
Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson
Preceded byKatrín Júlíusdóttir
Succeeded byBenedikt Jóhannesson
Leader of the Independence Party
Assumed office
29 March 2009
Preceded byGeir Haarde
Personal details
Born (1970-01-26) 26 January 1970
Reykjavík, Iceland
Political partyIndependence Party
SpouseÞóra Margrét Baldvinsdóttir
Children4
Alma materUniversity of Iceland
University of Miami
NicknameBjarni Ben

Bjarni is popularly referred to as a "teflon" politician due to managing to retain his position as one of Iceland's most powerful politicians despite his frequent involvement in political scandals.

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