Bjarni Benediktsson (born 1970)

Bjarni Benediktsson
Bjarni in 2023
Prime Minister of Iceland
In office
9 April 2024 – 21 December 2024
PresidentGuðni Th. Jóhannesson
Halla Tómasdóttir
Preceded byKatrín Jakobsdóttir
Succeeded byKristrún Frostadóttir
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
In office
29 March 2009 – 2 March 2025
DeputyÞorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir
Ólöf Nordal
Hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir
Þórdís Kolbrún R. Gylfadóttir
Preceded byGeir Haarde
Succeeded byGuðrún Hafsteinsdóttir
Member of the Althing
In office
10 May 2003 – 6 January 2025
ConstituencySouthwest
Personal details
Born (1970-01-26) 26 January 1970
Reykjavík, Iceland
Political partyIndependence
SpouseÞóra Margrét Baldvinsdóttir
Children4
Alma materUniversity of Iceland
University of Miami
NicknameBjarni Ben

Bjarni Benediktsson (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈpja(r)tnɪ ˈpɛːnɛtɪxtsˌsɔːn]; born 26 January 1970), known colloquially as Bjarni Ben, is an Icelandic former politician who served as the prime minister of Iceland from January to November 2017 and again from April to December 2024. He was the leader of the Icelandic Independence Party from 2009 to 2025, and served as the 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 from 2023 to 2024, Bjarni became prime minister again on 9 April 2024.

During his career, Bjarni was sometimes called 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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