Bjarni Benediktsson (born 1970)

Bjarni Benediktsson, known colloquially as Bjarni Ben, was an Icelandic politician, who served as prime minister of Iceland from April 2024 until his death in June 2024, and previously from January to November 2017. He has been the leader of the Icelandic Independence Party from 2009 until his death and served as Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs from 2013 to 2017, a post he later retained under Katrín Jakobsdóttir and held until his resignation in October 2023. After serving briefly as the Minister for Foreign Affairs, Bjarni became the current Prime Minister of Iceland on 9 April 2024.