List Of Ambassadors Of Iceland To The United Kingdom
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 | |
Incumbent Sturla Sigurjónsson since 16 November 2020 | |
| Inaugural holder | Pétur Benediktsson |
| Formation | 13 December 1941 |
List of ambassadors
| # | 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 | Incumbent |
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