2017 in Iceland explained

Events in the year 2017 in Iceland.

Incumbents

• President: Guðni Th. Jóhannesson
• Prime Minister: Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson (until 11 January); Bjarni Benediktsson (11 January to 30 November); Katrín Jakobsdóttir (Starting 30 November)

Events

• 11 January – Bjarni Benediktsson takes over as prime minister.
• 15 September - Protests in Iceland occur over a scandal involving an undisclosed letter sent by Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson to pardon a criminal. Amid backlash, he calls for snap elections to be held on 28 October.
• 28 October - Snap elections are held just one year after the previous ones.
• 30 November - After a month of trying to form coalitions between parties, Katrín Jakobsdóttir becomes the Prime Minister of Iceland.

Deaths

• 30 January – Eiður Svanberg Guðnason, politician (b. 1939).^[1]
• 8 February – Ólöf Nordal, Icelandic politician, Minister of the Interior 2014–2017 (b. 1966; cancer)^[2]
• 27 February – Jórunn Viðar, pianist and composer (b. 1918).^[3]
• 1 July – Orri Vigfússon, entrepreneur and environmentalist (b. 1942)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Eiður Svanberg Guðnason látinn. is. Kjarninn. 1 February 2017. 5 February 2017. Ritstjórn Kjarnans.
2. http://icelandreview.com/news/2017/02/08/olof-nordal-dies Ólöf Nordal Dies
3. News: Andlát: Jórunn Viðar tónskáld. is. Morgunblaðið. 28 February 2017. 1 March 2017.