Kjartan Jóhannsson

Kjartan Jóhannsson
Minister of Commerce
In office
15 October 1979  8 February 1980
Prime MinisterBenedikt Sigurðsson Gröndal
Preceded bySvavar Gestsson
Succeeded byTómas Árnason
Minister of Fisheries
In office
1 September 1978  8 February 1980
Prime MinisterÓlafur Jóhannesson
Benedikt Sigurðsson Gröndal
Preceded byMatthías Bjarnason
Succeeded bySteingrímur Hermannsson
Personal details
Born19 December 1939
Reykjavík, Iceland
Died13 November 2020 (aged 80)
Political partySocial Democratic Party

Kjartan Jóhannsson (19 December 1939 – 13 November 2020) was an Icelandic diplomat, politician, cabinet minister, and professor.

Kjartan was ambassador of Iceland to, among others, the European Union in Brussels, Belgium, as well as the UN and other international organizations in Geneva. He was secretary general of EFTA, a member of the Icelandic Parliament (Alþingi), chairman and vice chairman of the Icelandic Social Democratic Party, minister of fisheries and commerce, a consultant in management and management science, and an associate professor at the University of Iceland.