Agriculture Minister appointed PM in Iceland

Q.  Who is the new PM of Iceland?
- Published on 07 Apr 16

a. Sigurdur Ingi Johannsson
b. Sigmund Olafson
c. Sigmundur Hunlagson
d. Thor Neilsen

ANSWER: Sigurdur Ingi Johannsson
 
Johnson has been appointed as new prime minister, Progressive Party MP Hoskuldur Thorhallsson told reporters in parliament on April 6, 2016.
  • Johannsson, of the Progressive Party, is the minister of fisheries and agriculture.
  • The appointment comes after former Prime Minister Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson stepped aside after the alleged Panama Papers leak of documents showed his wife owned a firm with claims on the island's collapsed banks, sparking wide-spread protests.

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