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Asgeir Jonsson

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Asgeir Jonsson is a politically exposed person. They are a person of interest by virtue of their position and the influence they may hold. They have not been found on international sanctions lists.

Type	Person				[sources]
Name	Asgeir Jonsson · Ásgeir Jónsson · اسجير چونسون · アウスゲイル・ジョウンソン				[sources]
Birth date	1970-06-21				[sources]
Gender	male				[sources]
Nationality	not available				[sources]
Country	Iceland				[sources]
Citizenship	Iceland				[sources]
Classification	National government (current)				[sources]
First name	Asgeir				[sources]
Last name	Jonsson				[sources]
Wikidata ID	Q4804273				[sources]
Position	Director, Central Bank of Iceland · Governor of the Central Bank of Iceland (2019-)				[sources]
Source link	www.cia.gov				[sources]
Last change	2025-10-24	Last processed	2025-11-02	First seen	2023-08-16

Descriptions

Icelandic economist

— Wikidata non-official source, 2024-01-24

Relationships

Family members
Relative	Relationship	Start date	End date
Jón Bjarnason Politician	child · father	-	-

Positions held
Position occupied	Start date	End date
Governor of the Central Bank of Iceland	2019-07-01	-
Director, Central Bank of Iceland	-	-

Data sources

Wikidata Politically Exposed Persons275,216

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US CIA World Leaders11,042

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Wikidata Persons in Relevant Categories359,660

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PEP position annotations by OpenSanctions550,256

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Wikidata334,043

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External dataset · Global · Wikidata · non-official source

Source data IDs: us-cia-iceland-asgeir-jonsson-director-central-bank-of-iceland

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