List of Icelandic ambassadors in Canada
This is a list of Iceland's ambassadors to Canada . The Icelandic ambassadors to the United States served Canada until 2001 , making the list for this period largely identical to the list of Icelandic ambassadors to the United States .
The Icelandic Embassy in Ottawa was opened in 2001, with Hjálmar W. Hannesson as the first ambassador.
| No. | Surname | employment | Leave post |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Thor Thors | September 19, 1947 | January 11, 1965 |
| 2 | Pétur J. Thorsteinsson | 4th August 1965 | September 30, 1969 |
| 3 | Magnús V. Magnússon | 1st October 1969 | April 4th 1971 |
| 4th | Guðmundur Ívarsson Guðmundsson | 1st August 1971 | April 9, 1973 |
| 5 | Haraldur Kröyer | April 9, 1973 | October 6, 1976 |
| 6th | Hans G. Andersen | October 6, 1976 | April 28, 1987 |
| 7th | Ingvi S. Ingvarsson | April 28, 1987 | January 24, 1991 |
| 8th | Tomas Á. Tómasson | January 24, 1991 | January 20, 1994 |
| 9 | Einar Benediktsson | January 20, 1994 | November 21, 1997 |
| 10 | Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson | June 10, 1998 | April 9, 2001 |
| 11 | Hjálmar W. Hannesson | April 9, 2001 | September 17, 2003 |
| 12 | Guðmundur Eiríksson | September 17, 2003 | November 14, 2005 |
| 13 | Markús Örn Antonsson | November 14, 2005 | September 15, 2008 |
| 14th | Sigríður Anna Þórðardóttir | September 15, 2008 | March 8, 2012 |
| 15th | Þórður Ægir Óskarsson | March 8, 2012 | 3rd September 2014 |
| 16 | Sturla Sigurjónsson | 3rd September 2014 |
Web links
- List of Icelandic Ambassadors on the Icelandic Ministry of Foreign Affairs website.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Official Opening of Iceland Embassy ( English ) In: Debates of the Senate (Hansard) . Parliament of Canada. May 31, 2001. Retrieved March 6, 2016.