Events in the year 2017 in Iceland. Incumbents President: Guðni Th. Jóhannesson Prime Minister: Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson (until 11 January); Bjarni Benediktsson (11 January to 30 November); Katrín Jakobsdóttir (Starting 30 November) Events 11 January – Bjarni Benediktsson takes over as prime minister. 15 September - Protests in Iceland occur over a scandal involving an undisclosed letter sent by Prime Minister Bjarni Benediktsson to pardon a criminal. Amid backlash, he calls for snap elections to be held on 28 October. 28 October - Snap elections are held just one year after the previous ones. 30 November - After a month of trying to form coalitions between parties, Katrín Jakobsdóttir becomes the Prime Minister of Iceland. Deaths 30 January – Eiður Svanberg Guðnason, politician (b. 1939). 8 February – Ólöf Nordal, Icelandic politician, Minister of the Interior 2014–2017 (b. 1966; cancer) 27 February – Jórunn Viðar, pianist and composer (b. 1918). 1 July – Orri Vigfússon, entrepreneur and environmentalist (b. 1942) References 2010s in Iceland Years of the 21st century in Iceland Iceland Iceland