Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson Explained

Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson
(JPJ)
Office1:Member of the Althing
Constituency1:Reykjavík North
Term Start1:25 September 2021
Birth Date:31 May 1992
Birth Place:Reykjavík, Iceland
Party:Social Democratic Alliance

Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson (born 31 May 1992) is an Icelandic journalist, politician and member of the Althing.[1] A member of the Social Democratic Alliance, he has represented Reykjavík North since September 2021.[2]

Early life

Jóhann was born on 31 May 1992 in Reykjavík.[1] He is the son of composer and violinist Bryndís Pálsdóttir.[1] [3] He grew up in the Laugarás neighbourhood of Reykjavík.[3] He wanted to be a musician and studied the piano for ten years but had difficulty reading music.[3] At the age of 12 he wrote a song titled Icelandic: Hvar er Guðmundur? which became a hit on the Internet and on radio.[3] He performed at concerts, singing his own songs and playing the guitar.[3] He was religious as a child but this stopped after he read the entire Bible.[3]

Jóhann graduated from Reykjavík High School (MR) in 2012.[1] He received a Bachelor of Arts degree in philosophy, minoring in law, from the University of Iceland (HÍ) in 2015.[1] He has Master of Science degrees in history from the University of Edinburgh (2017) and in European political economy from the London School of Economics (2020).[1]

Career

Jóhann was a journalist at the DV (2012-2015) but resigned in January 2015 citing editorial interference by new owner Björn Ingi Hrafnsson who had links to the right wing Progressive Party.[1] [4] [5] He worked for Stundin, which had been founded by former journalists from DV, from 2015 to 2019.[1] He has won awards for his journalistic work including on Lekamálið (2014), sex offenders (2017) and Bjarni Benediktsson's involvement in the collapsed Glitnir bank (2018).[3] [6] [7]

Jóhann quit journalism after returning to Iceland from studying in the UK and entered politics, joining the Social Democratic Alliance (Samfylkingin) in 2020.[3] [7] He worked as an advisor to the party's parliamentary group.[8] He was elected to the Althing at the 2021 parliamentary election.[9] [10]

Personal life

Jóhann is married to chemist Anna Bergljót Gunnarsdóttir.[1] Their daughter was born in January 2023.[11] [12]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Þingmenn: Alþingismannatal - Æviágrip þingmanna frá 1845 - Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson . . 15 October 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240420191636/https://www.althingi.is/altext/cv/is/?nfaerslunr=1416 . 20 April 2024 . Reykjavík, Iceland . is.
  2. Web site: Þingmenn: Alþingismannatal - Æviágrip þingmanna frá 1845 - Þingseta - Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson - þingsetutímabil og embætti . . 11 November 2024 . Reykjavík, Iceland . is.
  3. News: Svava Jónsdóttir . Barnastjarna og verðlaunablaðamaður hendir sér í pólitík: „Ég hef gaman af hasar“ . 15 October 2024 . Mannlif . 19 December 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220927182927/https://www.mannlif.is/frettir/barnastjarna-og-verdlaunabladamadur-hendir-ser-i-politik-eg-hef-gaman-af-hasar/ . 27 September 2022 . Reykjavík, Iceland . is.
  4. News: Jóhann Páll hættur á DV: „Sá hlær best sem á spilltustu vinina“ . 15 October 2024 . . 5 January 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210910232107/https://kjarninn.is/frettir/johann-pall-haettur-a-dv-sa-hlaer-best-sem-a-spilltustu-vinina/ . 10 September 2021 . Reykjavík, Iceland . is.
  5. News: Samúel Karl Ólason . Jóhann Páll hættur á DV . 15 October 2024 . . 5 January 2015 . Reykjavík, Iceland . is.
  6. News: Fleiri blaðamenn af DV til Stundarinnar . 15 October 2015 . . . 8 January 2015 . Reykjavík, Iceland . is.
  7. Web site: Stefnumót með frambjóðanda - Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson . . 15 October 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20220816215750/https://xs.is/vidburdir/2021/05/stefnumot-med-frambjodanda---johann-pall-johannsson . 16 August 2022 . Reykjavík, Iceland . is . 4 May 2021.
  8. News: Sunna Valgerðardóttir . Kristrún og Jóhann Páll vilja á þing fyrir Samfylkingu . 15 October 2024 . . 15 December 2020 . Reykjavík, Iceland . is.
  9. Web site: Útreikningur á úthlutun þingsæta við alþingiskosningar 25. september 2021 . . 15 October 2024 . Reykjavík, Iceland . 20 . is . 30 September 2021.
  10. News: Reynir Traustason . Barnastjarnan lifnaði við að kveldi . 15 October 2024 . Mannlif . 27 September 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211023090906/https://www.mannlif.is/frettir/barnastjarnan-lifnadi-vid/ . 23 October 2021 . Reykjavík, Iceland . is.
  11. News: Elma Rut Valtýsdóttir . Jóhann Páll og Anna Bergljót eignuðust stúlku . 15 October 2024 . . 19 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230122025332/https://www.visir.is/g/20232366881d/johann-pall-og-anna-bergljot-eignudust-stulku . 22 January 2023 . Reykjavík, Iceland . is.
  12. News: Jóhann Páll og Anna eignuðust dóttur . 15 October 2024 . . 20 January 2023 . Reykjavík, Iceland . is.

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