Iceland's first ambassador to the United Kingdom was Pétur Benediktsson in 1941. Iceland's current ambassador to the United Kingdom is Sturla Sigurjónsson.
| Ambassador of Iceland to the United Kingdom | |
|---|---|
| Sendiherra Íslands á Bretlandi | |
since 16 November 2020 | |
| Inaugural holder | Pétur Benediktsson |
| Formation | 13 December 1941 |
List of ambassadors
edit| # | Name | Appointment | Termination of mission |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pétur Benediktsson | 13 December 1941 | 31 January 1944 |
| 2 | Stefán Þorvarðsson | 31 January 1944 | 30 December 1950 |
| 3 | Agnar Klemens Jónsson | 25 January 1951 | 11 June 1956 |
| 4 | Kristinn Guðmundsson | 27 September 1956 | 1 January 1961 |
| 5 | Henrik Sveinsson Björnsson | 1 January 1961 | 4 August 1965 |
| 6 | Guðmundur Ívarsson Guðmundsson | 21 September 1965 | 1 August 1971 |
| 7 | Niels P. Sigurðsson | 1 August 1971 | 19 February 1976 |
| 8 | Sigurður Bjarnason | 1 July 1976 | 11 November 1982 |
| 9 | Einar Benediktsson | 11 November 1982 | 28 November 1986 |
| 10 | Ólafur Egilsson | 28 November 1986 | 13 December 1989 |
| 11 | Helgi Ágústsson | 13 December 1989 | 3 May 1995 |
| 12 | Benedikt Ásgeirsson | 3 May 1995 | 16 July 1999 |
| 13 | Þorsteinn Pálsson | 16 July 1999 | 27 February 2003 |
| 14 | Sverrir Haukur Gunnlaugsson | 27 February 2003 | 9 February 2010 |
| 15 | Benedikt Jónsson | 9 February 2010 | August 2014 |
| 16 | Þórður Ægir Óskarsson | August 2014 | 14 November 2017 |
| 17 | Stefán Haukur Jóhannesson | 14 November 2017 | 16 November 2020 |
| 18 | Sturla Sigurjónsson | 16 November 2020[1] | Incumbent |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Ambassador Sturla Sigurjónsson". Government of Iceland. Retrieved 20 November 2020.