Prime Minister of Iceland

Prime Minister of Iceland Forsætisráðherra Íslands
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)
Website	.is.forsaetisraduneytieng (English) .isforsaetisraduneyti (Icelandic)

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Stjórnarráðið in Reykjavík, the Prime Minister's Office

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.

List 1
- Home rule (1904–1917) 1.1
- Kingdom (1917–1944) 1.2
- Republic (1944–present) 1.3
Timeline since 1980 2
Locations 3
See also 4
References 5
External links 6

List

Home rule (1904–1917)

#	Name	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

Kingdom (1917–1944)

#	Name	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
1.		25 February 1920	7 March 1922	Home Rule Party	1919	HP—others	61
2.	Sigurður Eggerz MP without constituency	7 March 1922	22 March 1924	Old Independence Party	1919	OIP—others	47
2.	Sigurður Eggerz MP without constituency	7 March 1922	22 March 1924	Old Independence Party	1923	OIP—others	47
(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
5.	Tryggvi Þórhallsson MP for Strandasýsla	28 August 1927	3 June 1932	Progressive Party	1931	PP	38
6.	Ásgeir Ásgeirsson MP for West Ísafjarðarsýsla	3 June 1932	28 July 1934	Progressive Party	1931	PP—IP—Peasants	38
6.	Ásgeir Ásgeirsson MP for West Ísafjarðarsýsla	3 June 1932	28 July 1934	Progressive Party	1933	PP—IP—Peasants	38
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
8.	Ólafur Thors MP for Gullbringu and Kjósarsýsla	16 May 1942	16 December 1942	Independence Party	Oct.1942	IP	50
9.	Björn Þórðarson not in Parliament	16 December 1942	21 October 1944	Independent	Oct.1942	—	63

Republic (1944–present)

Political Party: Independence Progressive

Social Democratic

#	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Term of Office			Political Party	Cabinet	Election
#	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took Office	Left Office	Days	Political Party	Cabinet	Election
(8)		Ólafur Thors (1892–1964)	21 October 1944	4 February 1947	836	Independence Party	IP – SDP – SP	1946
10		Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson (1894–1980)	4 February 1947	6 December 1949	1036	Social Democratic Party	SDP – IP – SP	1946
(8)		Ólafur Thors (1892–1964)	6 December 1949	14 March 1950	98	Independence Party	IP	1949
11		Steingrímur Steinþórsson (1893–1966)	14 March 1950	11 September 1953	1277	Progressive Party	PP - IP	1949
(8)		Ólafur Thors (1892–1964)	11 September 1953	24 July 1956	1035	Independence Party	IP - PP	1953
(7)		Hermann Jónasson (1896–1976)	24 July 1956	23 December 1958	894	Progressive Party	Alliance PP - SDP - PA	1956
12		Emil Jónsson (1902-1986)	23 December 1958	20 November 1959	597	Social Democratic Party	SDP	Jun. 1959
(8)		Ólafur Thors (1892–1964)	20 November 1959	8 September 1961	393	Independence Party	IP - SDP	Oct. 1959
13		Bjarni Benediktsson (1908–1970)	8 September 1961	31 December 1961	114	Independence Party	IP - SDP
(8)		Ólafur Thors (1892–1964)	1 January 1962	14 November 1963	682	Independence Party	IP - SDP
(13)		Bjarni Benediktsson (1908–1970)	14 November 1963	10 July 1970	2430	Independence Party	IP - SDP	1963
(13)		Bjarni Benediktsson (1908–1970)	14 November 1963	10 July 1970	2430	Independence Party	IP - SDP	1967
14		Jóhann Hafstein (1915–1980)	10 July 1970	14 July 1971	369	Independence Party	IP - SDP	1967
15		Ólafur Jóhannesson (1913–1984)	14 July 1971	28 August 1974	1141	Progressive Party	PP - PA - LL	1971
16		Geir Hallgrímsson (1925–1990)	28 August 1974	1 September 1978	1465	Independence Party	IP - PP	1974
(15)		Ólafur Jóhannesson (1913–1984)	1 September 1978	15 October 1979	409	Progressive Party	PP - PA	1978
17		Benedikt Gröndal (1924-2010)	15 October 1979	8 February 1980	116	Social Democratic Party	SDP	1979
18		Gunnar Thoroddsen (1910–1983)	8 February 1980	26 May 1983	1203	Independence Party	Gunnar's Independents - IP - PA	1979
19		Steingrímur Hermannsson (1928–2010)	26 May 1983	8 July 1987	1504	Progressive Party	PP - IP	1983
20		Þorsteinn Pálsson (1947-)	8 July 1987	28 September 1988	448	Independence Party	IP - PP - SDP	1987
(19)		Steingrímur Hermannsson (1928–2010)	28 September 1988	10 September 1989	944	Progressive Party	PP - SDP - PA
(19)		Steingrímur Hermannsson (1928–2010)	10 September 1989	30 April 1991	944	Progressive Party	PP - SDP - PA - CiP
21		Davíð Oddsson (1948-)	30 April 1991	23 April 1995	4887	Independence Party	IP - SDP	1991
			23 April 1995	28 May 1999			IP - PP	1995
			28 May 1999	23 May 2003			IP - PP	1999
			23 May 2003	15 September 2004			IP - PP	2003
22		Halldór Ásgrímsson (1947–2015)	15 September 2004	15 June 2006	638	Progressive Party	PP - IP
23		Geir Haarde (1951-)	15 June 2006	24 May 2007	962	Progressive Party	IP - PP
23		Geir Haarde (1951-)	24 May 2007	1 February 2009	962	Progressive Party	IP - SDA	2007
24		Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir (1942-)	1 February 2009	10 May 2009	1572	Social Democratic Alliance	SDA - LGM	2007
24		Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir (1942-)	10 May 2009	23 May 2013	1572	Social Democratic Alliance	SDA - LGM	2009
25		Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson (1975-)	23 May 2013	Incumbent	1128	Progressive Party	PP - IP	2013

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

Locations

Þingvallabær

The Prime Minister's office is located in Stjórnarráðið, Reykjavik where their secretariat is based and where cabinet meetings are held.^[1] 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 1943.^[2]

References

^ "The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) in Iceland". Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
^ "Minister's Residence". Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 28 October 2015.

External links

Iceland's Prime Ministers Office

Prime Ministers of Iceland

Kingdom of Iceland (1918–1944)	Jón Magnússon Sigurður Eggerz Jón Magnússon Magnús Guðmundsson Jón Þorláksson Tryggvi Þórhallsson Ásgeir Ásgeirsson Hermann Jónasson Ólafur Thors Björn Þórðarson

Republic of Iceland (1944–present)	Ólafur Thors Stefán J. Stefánsson Ólafur Thors Steingrímur Steinþórsson Ólafur Thors Hermann Jónasson Emil Jónsson Ólafur Thors Bjarni Benediktsson Jóhann Hafstein Ólafur Jóhannesson Geir Hallgrímsson Ólafur Jóhannesson Benedikt S. Gröndal Gunnar Thoroddsen Steingrímur Hermannsson Þorsteinn Pálsson Steingrímur Hermannsson Davíð Oddsson Halldór Ásgrímsson Geir Haarde Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson

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