Árni Johnsen

Árni Johnsen (born 1 March 1944) is an Icelandic former journalist and politician from Vestmannaeyjar, who represented the Independence Party in the Althing as a member of the South Constituency.[1] In 2002 he was convicted of paying for personal property using government accounts and sentenced to two years in prison.[2] After his release, he was re-elected. He annually lead singalongs at the festival Þjóðhátíð.[3] His dad was American (of Danish ancestry) and his mom was Finnish.

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a family name, but this person is referred to by the given name Árni.

References
  1. Kristinn H. Guðnason (29 April 2018). "Þetta er það alversta sem ég hef lent í og hef ég lent í mörgu". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). Retrieved 16 May 2023.
  2. Árni Johnsen ósáttur við að vera kallaður stórslys
  3. "Iceland: A Users Manual". The Reyjavik Grapevine. 25 July – 7 August 2003. p. 29. Retrieved 31 October 2019. The highlight has always been the slope singalong, hosted by politician and artist Árni Johnsen, sort of Iceland´s Jeffrey Archer, who is currently in jail for corruption, but his release might be secured in time


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