His Excellency Thórir Ibsen
Chief of Defence – Iceland
2007
Professional Career
| 2007 | Director, Defence Department, Ministry for Foreign Affairs |
| 2007 | Director, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs, Ministry for Foreign Affairs |
| 2004-2006 | Deputy Permanent Representative Delegation of Iceland to NATO |
| 2002-2004 | Deputy Head of Mission Mission of Iceland to the European Union Embassy of Iceland, Brussels |
| 2001-2002 | Acting Director, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs, Ministry for Foreign Affairs |
| 1998-2001 | Minister-Counsellor, Department of Natural Resources and Environmental Affairs, Ministry for Foreign Affairs |
| 1995-1998 | Counsellor for Environment, Industry and Commerce Mission of Iceland to the European Union |
| 1993-1995 | Head of International Affairs Division Ministry for the Environment |
| 1991-1993 | Policy Counsellor Ministry for the Environment |
| 1991 | Producer, Icelandic Broadcasting Service |
| 1984-1990 | Taught political science and economics at Universite canadienne en France and at York University |
Education
| 1984 | M.A. International Relations Graduate Programme in Political Science York University |
| 1982 | B.A. Political Science University of Iceland |
Thórir Ibsen is married to Dominique Ambroise Ibsen, visual artist. They have one son.