Guðni Th. Jóhannesson

Guðni Th. Jóhannesson (2017)

Guðni Thorlacius Jóhannesson [ ˈkvʏðnɪ ˈjouhanɛsˌsɔn ] (German transcription Gudni Thorlacius Johannesson ; born June 26, 1968 in Reykjavík ), usually abbreviated Guðni Th. Jóhannesson , is an Icelandic historian and politician . He won the presidential election on June 25, 2016 as an independent candidate and has been the incumbent President of Iceland since August 1, 2016, succeeding Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson .

life and work

Guðni was born in Reykjavík as the son of the teacher and journalist Margrét Thorlacius and the sports teacher Jóhannes Sæmundsson . He studied at the University of Warwick , the University of Bonn , the University of Iceland and the University of Oxford . In 2003 he received a Ph.D. from Queen Mary, University of London. awarded in history.

Guðni Th.Jóhannesson has worked as a professor at the University of Iceland, the University of Bifröst and the University of London . Before being elected President, he was a senior lecturer at the University of Iceland. His research area is the modern history of Iceland , on which he has published several studies, including the cod wars , Iceland's financial crisis 2008–2011 and the history of the Icelandic presidency . He is the author of a biography of the politician Gunnar Thoroddsen and a work on the presidency of Kristján Eldjárn , the third president of Iceland. In addition, between 1992 and 1997 he translated four works by the American writer Stephen King into Icelandic.

Personal

Guðni lived in Seltjarnarnes at the time of his presidential candidacy . He has two brothers: Patrekur Jóhannesson works as a handball trainer, Jóhannes as a systems analyst . Guðni is married to Eliza Reid, a Canadian, with whom he has four children. Another daughter comes from a previous marriage to Gudnis. He was raised Catholic, but left the Roman Catholic Church . In an article on mbl.is , the Internet portal of the newspaper Morgunblaðið , “reports of crimes by various Catholic priests” are given as the reason for his resignation. In an interview he explained that his confession is no longer credo in unum deum , but the Universal Declaration of Human Rights . In addition to his native Icelandic language, Guðni Th. Jóhannesson speaks fluent English and has a good knowledge of Danish, Norwegian and German. He also speaks some Russian.

Presidency

In May 2016, Guðni announced his candidacy in the upcoming 2016 presidential election . According to Guðni, the president must deal with a revision of the constitution of the Republic of Iceland . The people should be given the opportunity to take a referendum on controversial issues . Guðni was considered a consensus-oriented candidate who did not attract attention with pointed statements. His election chances were assessed in advance as good; As of the beginning of June 2016, he led all surveys by a clear margin. Guðni won the election by a clear margin over the entrepreneur Halla Tómasdóttir . He took office on August 1, 2016. In the election on June 27, 2020 , he was re-elected for a second term with a majority of 92 percent.

Works (selection)

• The history of Iceland. Greenwood, Santa Barbara, California 2013. ISBN 978-0-313-37620-7
• Gunnar Thoroddsen. Ævisaga. JPV, Reykjavík 2010. ISBN 978-9935-11-163-0
• Hrunið. Ísland á barmi gjaldþrots and upplausnar. JPV, Reykjavík 2009. ISBN 978-9935-11-063-3
• Óvinir ríkisins. Ógnir og innra öryggi í kalda stríðinu á Íslandi. Mál og menning, Reykjavík 2006. ISBN 978-9979-3-2808-7
• Völundarhús valdsins. Stjórnarmyndanir, stjórnarslit og staða forseta Íslands í embættistíð Kristjáns Eldjárns, 1968–1980. Mál og menning, Reykjavík 2005. ISBN 9979-3-2701-4
• Kári í jötunmóð. Saga Kára Stefánssonar and Íslenskrar erfðagreiningar. Nýja bókafélagið, Reykjavík 1999. ISBN 9979-9418-2-0

Translations

• Stephen King: Betrun; Námfús drengur. Fróði, Reykjavík 1997. ISBN 9979-802-95-2 (translated together with Björn Jónsson ; original title: Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption ; Apt pupil ; published in German in Spring, Summer, Autumn and Death as a pin-up and Der Musterschüler )
• Stephen King: Oil Loan. Fróði, Reykjavík 1995. ISBN 9979-802-80-4 (Original title: Dolores Claiborne )
• Stephen King: Bókasafnslöggan. Fróði, Reykjavík 1994. ISBN 9979-802-18-9 (Original title: The library policeman , published in German in Nachts )
• Stephen King: Furðuflug. Fróði, Reykjavík 1992. ISBN 9979-802-26-X (Original title: The langoliers )

Web links

• Guðni Th.Jóhannesson's website (Icelandic)

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b c d e f g} Hjörtur J. Guðmundsson: Hver er þessi Guðni Th.? ( Icelandic ) In: mbl.is . May 3, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
2. ↑ ^{a b c} Curriculum Vitae ( English , PDF; 166 kB) Háskóli Íslands ( University of Iceland ). Retrieved May 13, 2016.
3. ↑ Frambjóðendur til kjörs forseta Íslands 2016 ( Icelandic ) Ministry of Interior of Iceland (Innanríkisráðuneytið). Retrieved May 27, 2016.
4. ↑ Guðni lýsir yfir framboði ( Icelandic ) RÚV. May 5, 2016. Retrieved May 13, 2016.
5. ^ ^{A b} Jessica Sturmberg: Presidential election campaign in Iceland: Turbulence around Panama Papers influence election . In: Deutschlandfunk . June 7, 2016. Retrieved June 9, 2016.
6. ↑ ^{a b} Vala Hafstad: Guðni Th. Jóhannesson Elected President of Iceland ( English ) In: Iceland Review online . June 27, 2016. Retrieved July 2, 2016.
7. ↑ n-tv NEWS: Iceland's President re-elected by a large margin . Retrieved June 28, 2020 . 

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