Bjarni Benediktsson (born 1970)

Minister for Finance and Economic Affairs

26 January 1970 Reykjavík, Iceland

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Incumbent

former Prime Minister of Iceland This article is about the Prime Minister of Iceland from January to November 2017. For the Prime Minister from 1963 to 1970, see Bjarni Benediktsson (born 1908). This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Bjarni. Bjarni Benediktsson (born 26 January 1970), known colloquially as Bjarni Ben, is an Icelandic politician, who served as Prime Minister from January to November 2017. He has been the leader of the Icelandic Independence Party since 2009, and previously served as Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs from 2013 to 2017, a post he later retained under Katrin Jakobsdottir.