Benedikt Jóhannesson
Benedikt Jóhannesson | |
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Reform Party | |
In office 24 May 2016 – 12 October 2017 | |
Preceded by | Position established |
Succeeded by | Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir |
Personal details | |
Born | Reform Party | 4 May 1955
Education | University of Wisconsin, Madison (BS) Florida State University (MS, PhD) |
Benedikt Jóhannesson (born 4 May 1955) is an Icelandic publisher, businessman and politician. He is the founder and former chairman of Viðreisn and served as Iceland's Minister of Finance from 11 January 2017 to 30 November 2017.
Benedikt is the CEO of publishing company Heimur, in which he owns 73.5% of the shares. He has run this company since 2000.[
In June 2014 he founded
References
- ^ Henley, Jon (30 November 2017). "Iceland seeks return to political stability with new prime minister". The Guardian – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ "- Iceland Review". Archived from the original on 2018-02-28. Retrieved 2016-06-06.
- ^ "About Us".
- ^ "- Minister of Finance steps down as leader of Iceland's Reform Party".