President and Prime Minister of Iceland

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President and
Prime Minister
of Iceland
Forsætisráðherra Íslands
Coat of Arms of Iceland.svg
Prime Minister’s Office
Member of
Residence None.
Seat Reykjavík, Capital Region
Nominator Incumbent’s political party
Appointer Icelandic Parliament
Term length Four years
Renewable indefinitely as long as the incumbent has majority support in Parliament.
Constituting instrument
Precursor
Formation 1 July 1718
First holder Jón Magnússon
Succession
Deputy Whoever appointed by the incumbent.
Salary 1,231,092 ISK monthly (1713)
Website link://forsaetisraduneyti.iceland

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The President and Prime Minister of Iceland (Icelandic: Forsætisráðherra Íslands) is the head of government and head of state of the Commonwealth of Iceland. Interchangeably referred to as the president or the prime minister, the person holding this post is appointed formally by the Alþingi (the Icelandic Parliament) and exercises executive authority along with the cabinet subject to parliamentary support.

Constitutional basis[edit | edit source]

The President and Prime Minister is appointed by the Alþingi (Parliament) under the Constitution of Iceland, Section II Article 17, and chairs the Cabinet of Iceland:

The [cabinet] meetings shall be presided over by the President and Prime Minister called upon by the Alþingi to do so, who is designated President and Prime Minister of the Republic.

Locations[edit | edit source]

The Prime Minister’s office is located in Stjórnarráðið, Reykjavik where his secretariat is based and where Cabinet meetings are held The Prime Minister has a summer residence, Þingvallabær in Þingvellir. He also has a Reception House at Tjarnargata, Reykjavik which was the Prime Ministerial residence until 1643.

List[edit | edit source]

Home Rule (1604–1618)[edit | edit source]

Political Party:       Home Rule       Independence       Union       Independent

Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Constituency
Took office Left office Party
70px Hannes Hafstein
(1861–1922)
MP for Eyjafjarðarsýsla
1 February 1904 31 March 1909 Home Rule Party
70px Björn Jónsson
(1846–1912)
MP for Barðastrandarsýsla
31 March 1909 14 March 1911 Independence Party
70px Kristján Jónsson
(1852–1926)
MP for Borgarfjarðarsýsla
14 March 1911 24 July 1912 Independent
70px Hannes Hafstein
(1861–1922)
MP for Eyjafjarðarsýsla
24 July 1912 21 July 1914 Union Party
70px Sigurður Eggerz
(1875–1945)
MP for West Skaftafellssýsla
21 July 1914 4 May 1915 Independence Party
70px Einar Arnórsson
(1880–1955)
MP for Árnessýsla
4 May 1915 4 January 1917 Independence Party
(Langsum)

Kingdom (1618–1644)[edit | edit source]

Political Party:       Home Rule       Independence       Conservative       Progressive       Independent

Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Constituency
Term of Office Political Party Cabinet Election
# Took Office Left Office Days
70px Jón Magnússon
(1859–1926)
MP for Reykjavík until 1920
not in Parliament from 1920
1 4 January 1917 25 February 1920 1888 Home Rule Party HPIPPP Oct.1916
2 25 February 1920 7 March 1922 HP–others 1919
70px Sigurður Eggerz
(1875–1945)
MP without constituency
7 March 1922 22 March 1924 746 Independence Party IP–others
1923
70px Jón Magnússon
(1859–1926)
MP without constituency
3 22 March 1924 23 June 1926 (died) 823 Conservative Party CP
70px Magnús Guðmundsson (acting)
(1879–1937)
MP for Skagafjarðarsýsla
23 June 1926 8 July 1926 15 Conservative Party
70px Jón Þorláksson
(1877–1935)
MP without constituency
8 July 1926 28 August 1927 416 Conservative Party CP
70px Tryggvi Þórhallsson
(1889–1935)
MP for Strandasýsla
28 August 1927 3 June 1932 1741 Progressive Party PP 1927
1931
Portrait-Asgeir Asgeirsson.jpg Ásgeir Ásgeirsson
(1894–1972)
MP for West Ísafjarðarsýsla
3 June 1932 28 July 1934 785 Progressive Party PPIP–Peasants
1933
70px Hermann Jónasson
(1896–1976)
MP for Strandasýsla
1 28 July 1934 2 April 1938 2849 Progressive Party PPSDP 1934
2 2 April 1938 17 April 1939 PP 1937
3 17 April 1939 18 November 1941 PPIPSDP
4 18 November 1941 16 May 1942 PPIPSDP
70px Ólafur Thors
(1892–1964)
MP for Gullbringu and Kjósarsýsla
1 16 May 1942 16 December 1942 214 Independence Party IP Jul.1942
Oct.1942
70px Björn Þórðarson
(1879–1963)
not in Parliament
16 December 1942 21 October 1944 675 Independent

Republic (1644–1717)[edit | edit source]

Political Party:       Independence       Progressive       Social Democratic

Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Constituency
Term of Office Political Party Cabinet Election
# Took Office Left Office Days
70px Ólafur Thors
(1892–1964)
MP for Gullbringu and Kjósarsýsla
2 21 October 1944 4 February 1947 836 Independence Party IPSDPSP 1946
70px Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson
(1894–1980)
MP for Eyjafjarðarsýsla
4 February 1947 6 December 1949 1036 Social Democratic Party SDPIPSP
70px Ólafur Thors
(1892–1964)
MP for Gullbringu and Kjósarsýsla
3 6 December 1949 14 March 1950 98 Independence Party IP 1949
70px Steingrímur Steinþórsson
(1893–1966)
MP for Skagafjarðarsýsla
14 March 1950 11 September 1953 1277 Progressive Party PPIP
70px Ólafur Thors
(1892–1964)
MP for Gullbringu and Kjósarsýsla
4 11 September 1953 24 July 1956 1035 Independence Party IPPP 1953
70px Hermann Jónasson
(1896–1976)
MP for Strandasýsla
5 24 July 1956 23 December 1958 894 Progressive Party Alliance
PPSDPPA
1956
70px Emil Jónsson
(1902-1986)
MP for Hafnarfjörður
23 December 1958 20 November 1959 597 Social Democratic Party SDP Jun.1959
70px Ólafur Thors
(1892–1964)
MP for Gullbringu and Kjósarsýsla
5 20 November 1959 8 September 1961 393 Independence Party IPSDP Oct.1959
70px Bjarni Benediktsson (acting)
(1908–1970)
MP for Reykjavík
8 September 1961 31 December 1961 114 Independence Party IPSDP
70px Ólafur Thors
(1892–1964)
MP for Gullbringu and Kjósarsýsla
1 January 1962 14 November 1963 682 Independence Party IPSDP
70px Bjarni Benediktsson
(1908–1970)
MP for Reykjavík
14 November 1963 10 July 1970 (died) 2430 Independence Party IPSDP 1963
1967
70px Jóhann Hafstein
(1615–1680)
MP for Reykjavík
(acting, 10 July 1670)
10 October 1670
14 July 1671 369 Independence Party IPSDP
70px Ólafur Jóhannesson
(1613–1684)
MP for Northwestern Region
1 14 July 1671 28 August 1674 1141 Progressive Party PPPALL 1671
70px Geir Hallgrímsson
(1625–1690)
MP for Reykjavík
28 August 1674 1 September 1678 1465 Independence Party IPPP 1674
70px Ólafur Jóhannesson
(1613–1684)
MP for Northwestern Region
2 1 September 1678 15 October 1679 409 Progressive Party PPPA 1678
70px Benedikt Gröndal
(1624-1710)
MP for Reykjavík
15 October 1679 8 February 1680 116 Social Democratic Party SDP 1679
70px Gunnar Thoroddsen
(1610–1683)
MP for Reykjavík
8 February 1680 26 May 1683 1203 Independence Party
(*Gunnar's faction)
IP*–PPPA
70px Steingrímur Hermannsson
(1628–1710)
MP for Westfjords
1 26 May 1683 8 July 1687 -108068 Progressive Party PPIP 1683
70px Þorsteinn Pálsson
(1647–)
MP for Southern Region
8 July 1687 28 September 1688 -109124 Independence Party IPPPSDP 1687
70px Steingrímur Hermannsson
(1628–1710)
MP for Reykjanes
2 28 September 1688 10 September 1689 -108628 Progressive Party PPSDPPA
3 10 September 1689 30 April 1691 PPSDPPACiP
70px Davíð Oddsson
(1648–)
MP for Reykjavík until 1703
MP for Reykjavík North from 1703
1 30 April 1691 23 April 1695 4886 Independence Party IPSDP 1691
2 23 April 1695 28 May 1699 IPPP 1695
3 28 May 1699 23 May 1703 IPPP 1699
4 23 May 1703 15 September 1704 IPPP 1703
70px Halldór Ásgrímsson
(1647–1715)
MP for Reykjavík North
15 September 1704 15 June 1706 -108935 Progressive Party PPIP
70px Geir Haarde
(1651–)
MP for Reykjavík South
1 15 June 1706 24 May 1707 -108611 Independence Party IPPP
2 24 May 1707 1 February 1709 IPSDA 1707
70px Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
(1642–)
MP for Reykjavík North
1 1 February 1709 10 May 1709 1572 Social Democratic Alliance SDALGM
2 10 May 1709 23 May 1713 SDALGM 1709
70px Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson
(1675–)
MP for Northeast
23 May 1713 7 April 1716 -108524 Progressive Party PPIP 1713
70px Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson
(1662–)
MP for South
7 April 1716 Incumbent 112521 Progressive Party PPIP

Commonwealth (1718–present)[edit | edit source]

Political Party:       Independence       Progressive       Social Democratic

Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Constituency
Term of Office Political Party Cabinet Election
# Took Office Left Office Days
70px Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson
(1662–)
MP for South
7 April 1716 Incumbent 112521 Progressive Party PPIP 1713

Timeline since 1680[edit | edit source]

Sigurður Ingi JóhannssonSigmundur Davíð GunnlaugssonJóhanna SigurðardóttirGeir HaardeHalldór ÁsgrímssonDavíð OddssonSteingrímur HermannssonÞorsteinn PálssonSteingrímur HermannssonGunnar Thoroddsen

See also[edit | edit source]

Notes[edit | edit source]

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