Guðni Th. Jóhannesson
President of Iceland (2016-present) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a patronymic or matronymic, not a family name; this person is properly referred to by the given name "Guðni Th. Jóhannesson".
Guðni Thorlacius Jóhannesson (born June 26, 1968) is an independent politician who has been the President of Iceland. He became president on August 1 2016.[1] Guðni holds a PhD in history from Queen Mary University of London.
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Guðni Th. Jóhannesson | |
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6th President of Iceland | |
Assumed office 1 August 2016 | |
Prime Minister | Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson Bjarni Benediktsson Katrín Jakobsdóttir Bjarni Benediktsson |
Preceded by | Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson |
Succeeded by | Halla Tómasdóttir (elect) |
Personal details | |
Born | Guðni Thorlacius Jóhannesson (1968-06-26) 26 June 1968 (age 55) Reykjavík, Iceland |
Political party | Independent |
Spouse(s) | Elín Haraldsdóttir (m. 1995; div. 1996) Eliza Jean Reid (m. 2004) |
Children | 5 |
Residence | Bessastaðir |
Alma mater | University of Warwick (BA) University of Iceland (MA) St Antony's College, Oxford (MSt) Queen Mary, University of London (PhD) |
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