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Who replaced Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson as prime minister in 2016?

  • Bjarni Benediktsson

  • Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson

  • Steingrímur J. Sigfússon

  • Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir

Answer

Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson replaced Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson as prime minister of Iceland in 2016 following the Panama Papers scandal. Gunnlaugsson resigned due to public pressure after it was revealed that he and his wife owned an offshore company in the British Virgin Islands. Jóhannsson, who was the Minister of Finance at the time, was chosen as Gunnlaugsson's successor by the Progressive Party.
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