Prime Minister of Iceland

Prime Minister of Iceland
Coat of arms of Iceland
Incumbent Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson since 23 May 2013
Prime Minister's Office
Member of	State Council of Iceland Cabinet of Iceland
Residence	None.
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	Constitution of Iceland Law on the Cabinet of Iceland
Precursor	Minister for Iceland
Formation	1 February 1904
First holder	Jón Magnússon
Deputy	Whoever appointed by the incumbent.
Salary	1,231,092 ISK monthly (2013)
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Stjórnarráðið in Reykjavík, the Prime Minister's Office

The Prime Minister of Iceland (Template:Lang-is) 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.

List of Prime Ministers of Iceland

Prime Ministers during the Home rule (1904–1917)

See also: Minister for Iceland

#	Name	Portrait	Entered office	Left office	Party
1.	Hannes Hafstein MP for Eyjafjarðarsýsla		1 February 1904	31 March 1909	HP
2.	Björn Jónsson MP for Barðastrandarsýsla		31 March 1909	14 March 1911	OIP
3.	Kristján Jónsson MP for Borgarfjarðarsýsla		14 March 1911	24 July 1912	No party
(1)	Hannes Hafstein MP for Eyjafjarðarsýsla		24 July 1912	21 July 1914	UP
4.	Sigurður Eggerz MP for West Skaftafellssýsla		21 July 1914	4 May 1915	OIP
5.	Einar Arnórsson MP for Árnessýsla		4 May 1915	4 January 1917	OIP langsum

Prime Ministers of the Kingdom of Iceland (1917–1944)

Further information: Kingdom of Iceland

#	Name	Portrait	Entered office	Left office	Party	Election	Coalition	Age
1.	Jón Magnússon MP for Reykjavík until 1920 not in Parliament from 1920		4 January 1917	25 February 1920	Home Rule Party	1916	HP—OIP—PP	57
			25 February 1920	7 March 1922		1919	HP—others	61
2.	Sigurður Eggerz MP without constituency		7 March 1922	22 March 1924	Old Independence Party		OIP—others	47
						1923
(1)	Jón Magnússon MP without constituency		22 March 1924	23 June 1926	Conservative Party		CP	65
3.	Magnús Guðmundsson (acting) MP for Skagafjarðarsýsla		23 June 1926	8 July 1926	Conservative Party		CP	47
4.	Jón Þorláksson MP without constituency		8 July 1926	28 August 1927	Conservative Party		CP	49
5.	Tryggvi Þórhallsson MP for Strandasýsla		28 August 1927	3 June 1932	Progressive Party	1927	PP	38
						1931
6.	Ásgeir Ásgeirsson MP for West Ísafjarðarsýsla		3 June 1932	28 July 1934	Progressive Party		PP—IP—Peasants	38
						1933
7.	Hermann Jónasson MP for Strandasýsla		28 July 1934	2 April 1938	Progressive Party	1934	PP—SDP	37
			2 April 1938	17 April 1939		1937	PP	41
			17 April 1939	18 November 1941			PP—IP—SDP	42
			18 November 1941	16 May 1942			PP—IP—SDP	44
8.	Ólafur Thors MP for Gullbringu and Kjósarsýsla		16 May 1942	16 December 1942	Independence Party	Jul.1942	IP	50
						Oct.1942
9.	Björn Þórðarson not in Parliament		16 December 1942	21 October 1944	Independent		—	63

Prime Ministers of the Republic of Iceland (1944–Present)

Further information: Founding of the Republic of Iceland

#	Name	Portrait	Entered office	Left office	Party	Election	Coalition	Age
(8)	Ólafur Thors MP for Gullbringu and Kjósarsýsla		21 October 1944	4 February 1947	Independence Party	1946	IP—SDP—SP	52
10.	Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson MP for Eyjafjarðarsýsla		4 February 1947	6 December 1949	Social Democratic Party		SDP—IP—PP	52
(8)	Ólafur Thors MP for Gullbringu and Kjósarsýsla		6 December 1949	14 March 1950	Independence Party	1949	IP	57
11.	Steingrímur Steinþórsson MP for Skagafjarðarsýsla		14 March 1950	11 September 1953	Progressive Party		PP—IP	57
(8)	Ólafur Thors MP for Gullbringu and Kjósarsýsla		11 September 1953	24 July 1956	Independence Party	1953	IP—PP	61
(7)	Hermann Jónasson MP for Strandasýsla		24 July 1956	23 December 1958	Alliance Progressive Party	1956	Alliance PP—SDP—PA	59
12.	Emil Jónsson MP for Hafnarfjörður		23 December 1958	20 November 1959	Social Democratic Party	Jun.1959	SDP	56
(8)	Ólafur Thors MP for Reykjanes		20 November 1959	8 September 1961	Independence Party	Oct.1959	IP—SDP	67
13.	Bjarni Benediktsson (acting) MP for Reykjavík		8 September 1961	31 December 1961	Independence Party		IP—SDP	53
(8)	Ólafur Thors MP for Reykjanes		1 January 1962	14 November 1963	Independence Party		IP—SDP	69
(13)	Bjarni Benediktsson MP for Reykjavík		14 November 1963	10 July 1970	Independence Party	1963	IP—SDP	55
						1967
14.	Jóhann Hafstein MP for Reykjavík		10 July 1970	14 July 1971	Independence Party		IP—SDP	54
15.	Ólafur Jóhannesson MP for Norðurland West		14 July 1971	28 August 1974	Progressive Party	1971	PP—PA—LL	58
16.	Geir Hallgrímsson MP for Reykjavík		28 August 1974	1 September 1978	Independence Party	1974	IP—PP	48
(15)	Ólafur Jóhannesson MP for Norðurland West		1 September 1978	15 October 1979	Progressive Party	1978	PP—PA	65
17.	Benedikt Gröndal MP for Reykjavík		15 October 1979	8 February 1980	Social Democratic Party	1979	SDP	55
18.	Gunnar Thoroddsen MP for Reykjavík		8 February 1980	26 May 1983	Independence Party		Gunnar's Independents —PP—PA	69
19.	Steingrímur Hermannsson MP for Westfjords		26 May 1983	8 July 1987	Progressive Party	1983	PP—IP	54
20.	Þorsteinn Pálsson MP for Suðurland	File:Thorsteinn Palsson.JPG	8 July 1987	28 September 1988	Independence Party	1987	IP—PP—SDP	39
(19)	Steingrímur Hermannsson MP for Reykjanes		28 September 1988	10 September 1989	Progressive Party		PP—SDP—PA	60
			10 September 1989	30 April 1991			PP—SDP—PA—CiP	61
21.	Davíð Oddsson MP for Reykjavík until 2003 MP for Reykjavík North from 2003		30 April 1991	23 April 1995	Independence Party	1991	IP—SDP	43
			23 April 1995	28 May 1999		1995	IP—PP	47
			28 May 1999	23 May 2003		1999	IP—PP	51
			23 May 2003	15 September 2004		2003	IP—PP	55
22.	Halldór Ásgrímsson MP for Reykjavík North	File:Islands statsminister Halldor Asgrimsson.jpg	15 September 2004	15 June 2006	Progressive Party		PP—IP	57
23.	Geir Haarde MP for Reykjavík South		15 June 2006	24 May 2007	Independence Party		IP—PP	55
			24 May 2007	1 February 2009		2007	IP—SDA	56
24.	Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir MP for Reykjavík North		1 February 2009	10 May 2009	Social Democratic Alliance		SDA—LGM	66
			10 May 2009	23 May 2013		2009	SDA—LGM	66
25.	Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson MP for Norðausturkjördæmi		23 May 2013	Incumbent	Progressive Party	2013	PP—IP	38

Note about Magnús Guðmundsson: Jón Magnússon died 23 June 1926. Magnús Guðmundsson acted as PM until Jón Þorláksson could be reached. Officially the third cabinet of Jón Magnússon is said to have been in office until 8 July 1926, but as the PM was dead, it seemed proper to include the acting PM in the list.

Timeline since 1980

Abbreviations

Current political parties

• SDA: Social Democratic Alliance (Samfylkingin)
• LGM: Left-Green Movement (Vinstri hreyfingin - grænt framboð)
• PP: The Progressive Party (Framsóknarflokkurinn)
• IP: Independence Party (Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn)
• M: Movement (Hreyfingin)

Former political parties

• CiP: Citizens' Party (Borgaraflokkurinn)
• CP: Conservative Party (Íhaldsflokkurinn)
• HP: Home Rule Party (Heimastjórnarflokkurinn)
• LL: Association of Liberals and Leftists (Samtök frjálslyndra og vinstri manna)
• OIP: Old Independence Party (no relation to the current one). OIP langsum and OIP þversum denote two fractions that split the party at one time.
• PA: The People's Alliance (Alþýðubandalagið)
• SD: Social Democrats (Alþýðuflokkurinn)
• SP: Socialists (Sósíalistaflokkurinn)
• UP: Union Party (Sambandsflokkurinn)

See also

• List of rulers of Iceland

External links

• Iceland's Prime Ministers Office