Sigurdur Ingi Johannsson, Iceland’s fisheries and agriculture minister, has been appointed the country’s prime minister after Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson quit the position in the wake of the so-called “Panama Papers” leaks.
Gunnlaugsson gave up his PM post earlier this week after leaked documents from Panamanian law firm Mossack Fonseca revealed he and his wife owned an offshore company. He has said he had sold his 50 percent of the company to his wife and that no rules were broken, but is accused of concealing considerable family assets.
The leaks reportedly comprise 11 million documents held by Mossack Fonseca, which were passed to German newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung and then shared with the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists.
Johannsson, 53, had led the fisheries and agriculture ministry since 2013 and was formerly minister for the environment and natural resources.
