Guðni Thorlacius Jóhannesson
#212,961 Most Popular
About
Icelandic politician who is best known for serving as the sixth president of Iceland. He took office in 2016.
Before Fame
In 1991, he earned a bachelor's degree in history and political science from the University of Warwick, in 1997, a Master of Arts in history from the University of Iceland and in 2003, he received a PhD in history from the University of London.
Trivia
He was a professor at the University of Iceland before running for president in 2016. He was Iceland's youngest president at age 46.
Family Life
He is the son of Jóhannes Sæmundsso and Margrét Thorlacius. He married Eliza Jean Reid in 2004. He was previously married to Elín Haraldsdóttir from 1995 to 1996. His children are Rut Guðnadóttir, Duncan Tindur, Edda Margrét, Donald Gunnar and Sæþór Peter.
Associated With
He translated four works by Stephen King into Icelandic between 1992 and 1997.
