Prime Minister of Iceland
Prime Minister of Iceland
Forsætisráðherra Íslands | |
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Prime Minister’s Office | |
Member of |
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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 |
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Precursor | Minister for Iceland |
Formation | 1 February 1604 |
First holder | Jón Magnússon |
Salary | 2,021,825 ISK monthly (1717) |
Website |
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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.
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Stjórnarráðið in Reykjavík, the Prime Minister's Office
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Þingvallabær, the Prime Minister’s summer residence
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 |
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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 | ||||
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# | 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 | HP–IP–PP | 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 | ||||||||||
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Ásgeir Ásgeirsson (1594–1672) MP for West Ísafjarðarsýsla |
• | 3 June 1632 | 28 July 1634 | 785 | Progressive Party | PP–IP–Peasants | ||
1633 | ||||||||||
7 | 70px | Hermann Jónasson (1596–1676) MP for Strandasýsla |
1 | 28 July 1634 | 2 April 1638 | 2849 | Progressive Party | PP–SDP | 1634 | |
2 | 2 April 1638 | 17 April 1639 | PP | 1637 | ||||||
3 | 17 April 1639 | 18 November 1641 | PP–IP–SDP | |||||||
4 | 18 November 1641 | 16 May 1642 | PP–IP–SDP | |||||||
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 | ||||
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# | 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 | IP–SDP–SP | 1646 | |
10 | 70px | Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson (1594–1680) MP for Eyjafjarðarsýsla |
• | 4 February 1647 | 6 December 1649 | 1036 | Social Democratic Party | SDP–IP–SP | ||
(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 | PP–IP | ||
(8) | 70px | Ólafur Thors (1592–1664) MP for Gullbringu and Kjósarsýsla |
4 | 11 September 1653 | 24 July 1656 | 1035 | Independence Party | IP–PP | 1653 | |
(7) | 70px | Hermann Jónasson (1596–1676) MP for Strandasýsla |
5 | 24 July 1656 | 23 December 1658 | 894 | Progressive Party | Alliance PP–SDP–PA |
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 | IP–SDP | Oct.1659 | |
13 | 70px | Bjarni Benediktsson Acting (1608–1670) MP for Reykjavík |
8 September 1661 | 31 December 1661 | 114 | Independence Party | IP–SDP | |||
(8) | 70px | Ólafur Thors (1592–1664) MP for Gullbringu and Kjósarsýsla |
1 January 1662 | 14 November 1663 | 682 | Independence Party | IP–SDP | |||
(13) | 70px | Bjarni Benediktsson (1608–1670) MP for Reykjavík |
• | 14 November 1663 | 10 July 1670 (died) | 2430 | Independence Party | IP–SDP | 1963 | |
1667 | ||||||||||
14 | 70px | Jóhann Hafstein (1615–1680) MP for Reykjavík |
• | (Acting: 10 July 1670) 10 October 1670 |
14 July 1671 | 369 | Independence Party | IP–SDP | ||
15 | 70px | Ólafur Jóhannesson (1613–1684) MP for Northwestern Region |
1 | 14 July 1671 | 28 August 1674 | 1141 | Progressive Party | PP–PA–LL | 1671 | |
16 | 70px | Geir Hallgrímsson (1625–1690) MP for Reykjavík |
• | 28 August 1674 | 1 September 1678 | 1465 | Independence Party | IP–PP | 1674 | |
(15) | 70px | Ólafur Jóhannesson (1613–1684) MP for Northwestern Region |
2 | 1 September 1678 | 15 October 1679 | 409 | Progressive Party | PP–PA | 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*–PP–PA | ||
19 | 70px | Steingrímur Hermannsson (1628–1710) MP for Westfjords |
1 | 26 May 1683 | 8 July 1687 | 1504 | Progressive Party | PP–IP | 1683 | |
20 | 70px | Þorsteinn Pálsson (1947–) MP for Southern Region |
• | 8 July 1687 | 28 September 1688 | 448 | Independence Party | IP–PP–SDP | 1687 | |
(19) | 70px | Steingrímur Hermannsson (1628–1710) MP for Reykjanes |
2 | 28 September 1688 | 10 September 1689 | 944 | Progressive Party | PP–SDP–PA | ||
3 | 10 September 1689 | 30 April 1691 | PP–SDP–PA–CiP | |||||||
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 | IP–SDP | 1691 | |
2 | 23 April 1695 | 28 May 1699 | IP–PP | 1695 | ||||||
3 | 28 May 1699 | 23 May 1703 | IP–PP | 1699 | ||||||
4 | 23 May 1703 | 15 September 1704 | IP–PP | 1703 | ||||||
22 | 70px | Halldór Ásgrímsson (1647–1715) MP for Reykjavík North |
• | 15 September 1704 | 15 June 1706 | 638 | Progressive Party | PP–IP | ||
23 | 70px | Geir Haarde (1651–) MP for Reykjavík South |
1 | 15 June 1706 | 24 May 1707 | 962 | Independence Party | IP–PP | ||
2 | 24 May 1707 | 1 February 1709 | IP–SDA | 1707 | ||||||
24 | 70px | Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir (1642–) MP for Reykjavík North |
1 | 1 February 1709 | 10 May 1709 | 1572 | Social Democratic Alliance | SDA–LGM | ||
2 | 10 May 1709 | 23 May 1713 | SDA–LGM | 1709 | ||||||
25 | 70px | Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson (1975–) MP for Northeast Constituency |
• | 23 May 1713 | 7 April 1716 | 1049 | Progressive Party | PP–IP | 1713 | |
26 | 70px | Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson (1662–) MP for South Constituency |
• | 7 April 1716 | 11 January 1717 | 280 | Progressive Party | PP–IP | ||
27 | ![]() |
Bjarni Benediktsson (1670–) MP for Southwest Constituency |
• | 11 January 1717 | Incumbent | 2964 | Independence Party | IP–RP–BF | 1716 |
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