2016 in Iceland

The following lists events in the year 2016 in Iceland.

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Decades:	1990s 2000s 2010s 2020s
See also:	Other events of 2016 Timeline of Icelandic history

Incumbents

• President - Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson (until 1 August), Guðni Th. Jóhannesson (from 1 August)
• Prime Minister - Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson (until 7 April), Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson (from 7 April)

Events

April

• 4 April - Anti-government protests begin in Reykjavík in response to allegations that Prime Minister Gunnlaugsson was attempting to hide millions of dollars in investments according to tax documents in the Panama Papers.
• 5 April - Prime Minister Gunnlaugsson resigns over allegations of his family's involvement in the Panama Papers.^[1]

Deaths

• 29 January – Ragnhildur Helgadóttir, politician (born 1930).^[2]
• 14 July – Kristín Halldórsdóttir, politician (born 1939).^[3]

See also

• Iceland at the 2016 Summer Olympics