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Prime Minister of Iceland
Forsætisráðherra Íslands (Icelandic)
Coat of arms of Iceland
since 9 April 2024
Prime Minister's Office
Style
Member of
SeatReykjavík, Iceland
AppointerPresident
Term lengthNo term limit
Constituting instrument
PrecursorMinister for Iceland
Inaugural holderJón Magnússon
Formation1 February 1904; 120 years ago (1904-02-01)
Salary2,021,825 kr/US$ 14,038 monthly[1]
Websiteeng.forsaetisraduneyti.is (in English)
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The prime minister of Iceland (Icelandic: Forsætisráðherra Íslands) is head of government of the Republic of Iceland. The prime minister is appointed formally by the president and exercises executive authority along with the cabinet subject to parliamentary support.

Constitutional basis

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The prime minister is appointed by the president under the Constitution of Iceland, Section II Article 17, and chairs the Cabinet of Iceland:

Fundunum stjórnar sá ráðherra, er forseti lýðveldisins hefur kvatt til forsætis, og nefnist hann forsætisráðherra.[2]
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.[3]

Locations

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The prime minister's office is located in the Governing Council (Stjórnarráðið), Reykjavik, where their secretariat is based and where cabinet meetings are held.[4] The prime minister has a summer residence, Þingvallabær in Þingvellir. The prime minister also has a reception house in Tjarnargata, Reykjavik, which was the prime ministerial residence until 1943.[5]

  • Stjórnarráðið in Reykjavík, the Prime Minister's Office
    Stjórnarráðið in Reykjavík, the Prime Minister's Office
  • Þingvallabær, the Prime Minister's summer residence
    Þingvallabær, the Prime Minister's summer residence

List of previous prime ministers

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Home Rule (1904–1918)

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See also: Minister for Iceland
No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Constituency 		Took office Left office Party
1 Hannes Hafstein
(1861–1922)
MP for Eyjafjarðarsýsla 		1 February
1904 		31 March
1909 		Home Rule Party
2 Björn Jónsson
(1846–1912)
MP for Barðastrandarsýsla 		31 March
1909 		14 March
1911 		Independence Party
3 Kristján Jónsson
(1852–1926)
MP for Borgarfjarðarsýsla 		14 March
1911 		24 July
1912 		Independent
(1) Hannes Hafstein
(1861–1922)
MP for Eyjafjarðarsýsla 		24 July
1912 		21 July
1914 		Union Party
4 Sigurður Eggerz
(1875–1945)
MP for West Skaftafellssýsla 		21 July
1914 		4 May
1915 		Independence Party
5 Einar Arnórsson
(1880–1955)
MP for Árnessýsla 		4 May
1915 		4 January
1917 		Independence Party
(Langsum)

Kingdom (1918–1944)

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Further information: Kingdom of Iceland

Political party:   Home Rule   Independence   Conservative   Progressive   Independent

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Constituency 		Term of office Political Party Cabinet Election Monarch
(Reign)
# Took office Left office Days
6 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 HP–IP–PP Oct.
1916 		Kristján X

(1918–1944)
2 25 February
1920 		7 March
1922 		HP–others 1919
(4) Sigurður Eggerz
(1875–1945)
MP without constituency 		1 7 March
1922 		22 March
1924 		746 Independence Party IP–others
1923
(6) Jón Magnússon
(1859–1926)
MP without constituency 		3 22 March
1924 		23 June
1926
(died) 		823 Conservative Party CP
7 Magnús Guðmundsson
Acting
(1879–1937)
MP for Skagafjarðarsýsla 		23 June
1926 		8 July
1926 		15 Conservative Party
8 Jón Þorláksson
(1877–1935)
MP without constituency 		1 8 July
1926 		28 August
1927 		416 Conservative Party
9 Tryggvi Þórhallsson
(1889–1935)
MP for Strandasýsla 		1 28 August
1927 		3 June
1932 		1741 Progressive Party PP 1927
1931
10 Ásgeir Ásgeirsson
(1894–1972)
MP for West Ísafjarðarsýsla 		1 3 June
1932 		28 July
1934 		785 Progressive Party PP–IP–Peasants
1933
11 Hermann Jónasson
(1896–1976)
MP for Strandasýsla 		1 28 July
1934 		16 May
1942 		2849 Progressive Party PP–SDP 1934
2 PP 1937
3 PP–IP–SDP
4
12 Ólafur Thors
(1892–1964)
MP for Gullbringu and Kjósarsýsla 		1 16 May
1942 		16 December
1942 		214 Independence Party IP Jul.
1942
Oct.
1942
13 Björn Þórðarson
(1879–1963)
Not in Parliament 		1 16 December
1942 		21 October
1944 		675 Independent

Republic (1944–present)

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Further information: 1944 Icelandic constitutional referendum

Political party:   Independence   Progressive   Social Democratic Party   Social Democratic Alliance   Left-Green

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death)
Constituency 		Term of office Political Party Cabinet Election President
(term)
# Took Office Left Office Days
(12) Ólafur Thors
(1892–1964)
MP for Gullbringu and Kjósarsýsla 		2 21 October
1944 		4 February
1947 		836 Independence Party IP–SDP–SP 1946 Sveinn
Björnsson

(1944–1952)
14 Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson
(1894–1980)
MP for Eyjafjarðarsýsla 		1 4 February
1947 		6 December
1949 		1036 Social Democratic Party
(12) Ólafur Thors
(1892–1964)
MP for Gullbringu and Kjósarsýsla 		3 6 December
1949 		14 March
1950 		98 Independence Party IP 1949
15 Steingrímur Steinþórsson
(1893–1966)
MP for Skagafjarðarsýsla 		1 14 March
1950 		11 September
1953 		1277 Progressive Party PP–IP
(12) Ólafur Thors
(1892–1964)
MP for Gullbringu and Kjósarsýsla 		4 11 September
1953 		24 July
1956 		1035 Independence Party 1953 Ásgeir
Ásgeirsson

(1952–1968)
(11) Hermann Jónasson
(1896–1976)
MP for Strandasýsla 		5 24 July
1956 		23 December
1958 		894 Progressive Party PP–SDP–PA 1956
16 Emil Jónsson
(1902–1986)
MP for Hafnarfjörður 		1 23 December
1958 		20 November
1959 		332 Social Democratic Party SDP Jun.
1959
(12) Ólafur Thors
(1892–1964)
MP for Gullbringu and Kjósarsýsla 		5 20 November
1959 		8 September
1961 		658 Independence Party IP–SDP Oct.
1959
17 Bjarni Benediktsson
Acting
(1908–1970)
MP for Reykjavík 		8 September
1961 		31 December
1961 		114 Independence Party
(12) Ólafur Thors
(1892–1964)
MP for Gullbringu and Kjósarsýsla 		1 January
1962 		14 November
1963 		682 Independence Party
(17) Bjarni Benediktsson
(1908–1970)
MP for Reykjavík 		1 14 November
1963 		10 July
1970
(died) 		2430 Independence Party 1963
1967 Kristján
Eldjárn

(1968–1980)
18 Jóhann Hafstein
(1915–1980)
MP for Reykjavík 		1 Acting: 10 July
10 October
1970 		14 July
1971 		369 Independence Party
19 Ólafur Jóhannesson
(1913–1984)
MP for Northwestern 		1 14 July
1971 		28 August
1974 		1141 Progressive Party PP–PA–LL 1971
20 Geir Hallgrímsson
(1925–1990)
MP for Reykjavík 		1 28 August
1974 		1 September
1978 		1465 Independence Party IP–PP 1974
(19) Ólafur Jóhannesson
(1913–1984)
MP for Northwestern 		2 1 September
1978 		15 October
1979 		409 Progressive Party PP–PA 1978
21 Benedikt Gröndal
(1924–2010)
MP for Reykjavík 		1 15 October
1979 		8 February
1980 		116 Social Democratic Party SDP 1979
22 Gunnar Thoroddsen
(1910–1983)
MP for Reykjavík 		1 8 February
1980 		26 May
1983 		1203 Independence Party
(*Gunnar's faction) 		IP*–PP–PA Vigdís
Finnbogadóttir

(1980–1996)
23 Steingrímur Hermannsson
(1928–2010)
MP for Westfjords 		1 26 May
1983 		8 July
1987 		1504 Progressive Party PP–IP 1983
24 Þorsteinn Pálsson
(born 1947)
MP for Southern 		1 8 July
1987 		28 September
1988 		448 Independence Party IP–PP–SDP 1987
(23) Steingrímur Hermannsson
(1928–2010)
MP for Reykjanes 		2 28 September
1988 		30 April
1991 		944 Progressive Party PP–SDP–PA
3 PP–SDP–PA–CiP
25 Davíð Oddsson
(born 1948)
MP for Reykjavík until 2003
MP for Reykjavík North from 2003 		1 30 April
1991 		15 September
2004 		4887 Independence Party IP–SDP 1991
2 IP–PP 1995 Ólafur
Ragnar
Grímsson

(1996–2016)
3 1999
4 2003
26 Halldór Ásgrímsson
(1947–2015)
MP for Reykjavík North 		1 15 September
2004 		15 June
2006 		638 Progressive Party
27 Geir Haarde
(born 1951)
MP for Reykjavík South 		1 15 June
2006 		1 February
2009 		962 Independence Party
2 IP–SDA 2007
28 Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
(born 1942)
MP for Reykjavík North 		1 1 February
2009 		23 May
2013 		1572 Social Democratic Alliance SDA–LGM
2 2009
29 Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson
(born 1975)
MP for Northeast 		1 23 May
2013 		7 April
2016 		1049 Progressive Party PP–IP 2013
30 Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson
(born 1962)
MP for South 		1 7 April
2016 		11 January
2017 		280 Progressive Party Guðni
Thorlacius
Jóhannesson

(2016–2024)
31 Bjarni Benediktsson
(born 1970)
MP for Southwest 		1 11 January
2017 		30 November
2017 		323 Independence Party IP–RP–BF 2016
32 Katrín Jakobsdóttir
(born 1976)
MP for Reykjavík North 		1 30 November
2017 		9 April
2024 		2532 Left-Green Movement LGM–IP–PP 2017
2 2021
(31) Bjarni Benediktsson
(born 1970)
MP for Southwest 		2 9 April
2024 		Incumbent 210 Independence Party Halla
Tómasdóttir

(2024–present)

Timeline

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Katrín JakobsdóttirBjarni Benediktsson (born 1970)Sigurður Ingi JóhannssonSigmundur Davíð GunnlaugssonJóhanna SigurðardóttirGeir HaardeHalldór ÁsgrímssonDavíð OddssonÞorsteinn PálssonSteingrímur HermannssonGunnar ThoroddsenBenedikt Sigurðsson GröndalGeir HallgrímssonÓlafur JóhannessonJóhann HafsteinBjarni Benediktsson (born 1908)Emil JónssonSteingrímur SteinþórssonStefán Jóhann StefánssonBjörn ÞórðarsonÓlafur ThorsHermann JónassonÁsgeir ÁsgeirssonTryggvi ÞórhallssonJón ÞorlákssonMagnús GuðmundssonSigurður EggerzJón Magnússon (politician)


See also

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References

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  1. ^ "2016.3.001 Alþingismenn, ráðherrar og forseti Íslands" [2016.3.001 Parliamentarians, Ministers and President of Iceland] (PDF). Kjararáð (in Icelandic). p. 7.
  2. ^ Constitution of Iceland (Icelandic version)
  3. ^ Constitution of Iceland (English version)
  4. ^ "The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) in Iceland". Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
  5. ^ "Minister's Residence". Prime Minister's Office. Retrieved 28 October 2015.
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