Stefán Haukur Jóhannesson

Stefán Haukur Jóhannesson (born 4 January 1959 in the Westman Islands, Iceland)[1] is an Icelandic diplomat. He was Iceland's ambassador to the United Kingdom from November 2017 to November 2020.[2]

Career

Jóhannesson has been a civil servant since 1985.[1] From 2001 to 2005, he was the Ambassador of Iceland to the UN in Geneva, and from 2002 to 2005, also the Ambassador of Iceland to Slovenia.[1] From 2005 to 2010, Jóhannesson was Ambassador of Iceland to the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Morocco, Switzerland and the EU.[3][4][5]

Between 2009 and 2013, Jóhannesson was the Chief Negotiator in Iceland's accession talks with the European Union.[3][6][7] The talks were later abandoned.

Jóhannesson was made Iceland's ambassador to the United Kingdom in November 2017. He presented his Letters of Credence to Queen Elizabeth II in December 2017.[8] In November 2020, he was replaced by Sturla Sigurjónsson.[9]

Personal life

Jóhannesson is married to Halldóra Hermannsdóttir and they have three children. He has a law degree from the University of Iceland[3]

See also

References
  1. "Curriculum Vitae STEFÁN HAUKUR JÓHANNESSON Permanent Secretary of State" (PDF). Government of Iceland. Retrieved 9 December 2020.
  2. "11 November 2020 Windsor Castle". Court Circular. 11 November 2020. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  3. "Æviágrip Stefán Haukur Jóhannesson ráðuneytisstjóri" (PDF). Government of Iceland (in Icelandic). Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  4. "Icelandic Ambassador to the UK visits the University of Greenwich". University of Greenwich. 19 March 2019. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  5. "European Economic Area 1994-2009" (PDF). EFTA. May 2009. p. 6. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  6. Leigh Phillips (6 November 2009). "Concern over Iceland EU bid as public support tanks". EU Observer. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  7. "2012 Annual Report: Celebrating 21 Years" (PDF). Institute of International and European Affairs. May 2013. p. 28. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  8. "14 December 2017 Buckingham Palace". Court Circular. 14 December 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2020.
  9. "Ambassador Sturla Sigurjónsson". Government of Iceland. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
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