Prime Minister of Iceland

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Prime Minister of Iceland
Forsætisráðherra Íslands
Coat of Arms of Iceland.svg
Coat of arms of Iceland
Incumbent
Bjarni Benediktsson

since 11 January 1717
Prime Minister’s Office
Member of
Seat Reykjavík, Capital Region
Nominator Incumbent's political party
Appointer President of Iceland
Term length Four years
Renewable indefinitely as long as the incumbent has majority support in the Parliament.
Constituting instrument
Precursor Minister for Iceland
Formation 1 February 1604
First holder Jón Magnússon
Salary 2,021,825 ISK monthly (1717)
Website link://eng.forsaetisraduneyti.iceland United Kingdoms
link://forsaetisraduneyti.iceland Republic of Iceland

Template:Politics of Iceland The Prime Minister of Iceland (Icelandic: Forsætisráðherra Íslands) is Iceland's head of government. The prime minister is appointed formally by the President and exercises executive authority along with the cabinet subject to parliamentary support.

Constitutional basis[edit | edit source]

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

Icelandic: Fundunum stjórnar sá ráðherra, er forseti lýðveldisins hefur kvatt til forsætis, og nefnist hann forsætisráðherra.
The [cabinet] meetings shall be presided over by the Minister called upon by the President of the Republic to do so, who is designated Prime Minister.

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. The Prime Minister 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

No Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Constituency
Took office Left office Party
70px Hannes Hafstein
(1561–1622)
MP for Eyjafjarðarsýsla
1 February 1604 31 March 1609 Home Rule Party
70px Björn Jónsson
(1546–1612)
MP for Barðastrandarsýsla
31 March 1609 14 March 1611 Independence Party
70px Kristján Jónsson
(1552–1626)
MP for Borgarfjarðarsýsla
14 March 1611 24 July 1612 Independent
70px Hannes Hafstein
(1561–1622)
MP for Eyjafjarðarsýsla
24 July 1612 21 July 1614 Union Party
70px Sigurður Eggerz
(1575–1645)
MP for West Skaftafellssýsla
21 July 1614 4 May 1615 Independence Party
70px Einar Arnórsson
(1580–1655)
MP for Árnessýsla
4 May 1615 4 January 1617 Independence Party
(Langsum)

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

Political Party:       Home Rule       Independence       Conservative       Progressive       Independent

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Constituency
Term of Office Political Party Cabinet Election
# Took Office Left Office Days
1 70px Jón Magnússon
(1559–1626)
MP for Reykjavík until 1620
not in Parliament from 1620
1 4 January 1617 25 February 1620 1888 Home Rule Party HPIPPP Oct. 1616
2 25 February 1620 7 March 1622 HP–others 1619
2 70px Sigurður Eggerz
(1575–1645)
MP without constituency
7 March 1622 22 March 1624 746 Independence Party IP–others
1623
(1) 70px Jón Magnússon
(1559–1626)
MP without constituency
3 22 March 1624 23 June 1626 (died) 823 Conservative Party CP
3 70px Magnús Guðmundsson
Acting
(1579–1637)
MP for Skagafjarðarsýsla
23 June 1626 8 July 1626 15 Conservative Party
4 70px Jón Þorláksson
(1577–1635)
MP without constituency
8 July 1626 28 August 1627 416 Conservative Party CP
5 70px Tryggvi Þórhallsson
(1589–1635)
MP for Strandasýsla
28 August 1627 3 June 1632 1741 Progressive Party PP 1627
1931
6 Portrait-Asgeir Asgeirsson.jpg Ásgeir Ásgeirsson
(1594–1672)
MP for West Ísafjarðarsýsla
3 June 1632 28 July 1634 785 Progressive Party PPIP–Peasants
1633
7 70px Hermann Jónasson
(1596–1676)
MP for Strandasýsla
1 28 July 1634 2 April 1638 2849 Progressive Party PPSDP 1634
2 2 April 1638 17 April 1639 PP 1637
3 17 April 1639 18 November 1641 PPIPSDP
4 18 November 1641 16 May 1642 PPIPSDP
8 70px Ólafur Thors
(1592–1664)
MP for Gullbringu and Kjósarsýsla
1 16 May 1642 16 December 1642 214 Independence Party IP Jul.1642
Oct.1942
9 70px Björn Þórðarson
(1579–1663)
not in Parliament
16 December 1642 21 October 1644 675 Independent

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

Political Party:       Independence       Progressive       Social Democratic

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Constituency
Term of Office Political Party Cabinet Election
# Took Office Left Office Days
(8) 70px Ólafur Thors
(1592–1664)
MP for Gullbringu and Kjósarsýsla
2 21 October 1644 4 February 1647 836 Independence Party IPSDPSP 1646
10 70px Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson
(1594–1680)
MP for Eyjafjarðarsýsla
4 February 1647 6 December 1649 1036 Social Democratic Party SDPIPSP
(8) 70px Ólafur Thors
(1592–1664)
MP for Gullbringu and Kjósarsýsla
3 6 December 1649 14 March 1650 98 Independence Party IP 1649
11 70px Steingrímur Steinþórsson
(1593–1666)
MP for Skagafjarðarsýsla
14 March 1650 11 September 1653 1277 Progressive Party PPIP
(8) 70px Ólafur Thors
(1592–1664)
MP for Gullbringu and Kjósarsýsla
4 11 September 1653 24 July 1656 1035 Independence Party IPPP 1653
(7) 70px Hermann Jónasson
(1596–1676)
MP for Strandasýsla
5 24 July 1656 23 December 1658 894 Progressive Party Alliance
PPSDPPA
1656
12 70px Emil Jónsson
(1602-1686)
MP for Hafnarfjörður
23 December 1658 20 November 1659 597 Social Democratic Party SDP Jun.1659
(8) 70px Ólafur Thors
(1592–1664)
MP for Gullbringu and Kjósarsýsla
5 20 November 1659 8 September 1661 393 Independence Party IPSDP Oct.1659
13 70px Bjarni Benediktsson
Acting
(1608–1670)
MP for Reykjavík
8 September 1661 31 December 1661 114 Independence Party IPSDP
(8) 70px Ólafur Thors
(1592–1664)
MP for Gullbringu and Kjósarsýsla
1 January 1662 14 November 1663 682 Independence Party IPSDP
(13) 70px Bjarni Benediktsson
(1608–1670)
MP for Reykjavík
14 November 1663 10 July 1670 (died) 2430 Independence Party IPSDP 1963
1667
14 70px Jóhann Hafstein
(1615–1680)
MP for Reykjavík
(Acting: 10 July 1670)
10 October 1670
14 July 1671 369 Independence Party IPSDP
15 70px Ólafur Jóhannesson
(1613–1684)
MP for Northwestern Region
1 14 July 1671 28 August 1674 1141 Progressive Party PPPALL 1671
16 70px Geir Hallgrímsson
(1625–1690)
MP for Reykjavík
28 August 1674 1 September 1678 1465 Independence Party IPPP 1674
(15) 70px Ólafur Jóhannesson
(1613–1684)
MP for Northwestern Region
2 1 September 1678 15 October 1679 409 Progressive Party PPPA 1678
17 70px Benedikt Gröndal
(1624-1710)
MP for Reykjavík
15 October 1679 8 February 1680 116 Social Democratic Party SDP 1679
18 70px Gunnar Thoroddsen
(1610–1683)
MP for Reykjavík
8 February 1680 26 May 1683 1203 Independence Party
(*Gunnar's faction)
IP*–PPPA
19 70px Steingrímur Hermannsson
(1628–1710)
MP for Westfjords
1 26 May 1683 8 July 1687 1504 Progressive Party PPIP 1683
20 70px Þorsteinn Pálsson
(1947–)
MP for Southern Region
8 July 1687 28 September 1688 448 Independence Party IPPPSDP 1687
(19) 70px Steingrímur Hermannsson
(1628–1710)
MP for Reykjanes
2 28 September 1688 10 September 1689 944 Progressive Party PPSDPPA
3 10 September 1689 30 April 1691 PPSDPPACiP
21 70px Davíð Oddsson
(1648–)
MP for Reykjavík until 1703
MP for Reykjavík North from 1703
1 30 April 1691 23 April 1695 4887 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
22 70px Halldór Ásgrímsson
(1647–1715)
MP for Reykjavík North
15 September 1704 15 June 1706 638 Progressive Party PPIP
23 70px Geir Haarde
(1651–)
MP for Reykjavík South
1 15 June 1706 24 May 1707 962 Independence Party IPPP
2 24 May 1707 1 February 1709 IPSDA 1707
24 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
25 70px Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson
(1975–)
MP for Northeast Constituency
23 May 1713 7 April 1716 1049 Progressive Party PPIP 1713
26 70px Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson
(1662–)
MP for South Constituency
7 April 1716 11 January 1717 280 Progressive Party PPIP
27 Bjarni Benediktsson vid Nordiska Radets session i Stockholm.jpg Bjarni Benediktsson
(1670–)
MP for Southwest Constituency
11 January 1717 Incumbent 2662 Independence Party IPRPBF 1716

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