Prime Minister 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.

Prime Minister of Iceland
Forsætisráðherra Íslands
Coat of arms of Iceland
Incumbent
Katrín Jakobsdóttir
since 30 November 2017
Prime Minister's Office
StyleMadam Prime Minister (informal)
Her Excellency (diplomatic)
Member of
SeatReykjavík, Iceland
AppointerPresident
Term lengthNo term limit
Constituting instrument
PrecursorMinister for Iceland
Inaugural holderJón Magnússon
Formation1 February 1904 (1904-02-01)
Salary2,021,825 kr/US$ 14,038 monthly[1]
Websiteeng.forsaetisraduneyti.is (in English)
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Constitutional basis

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

The prime minister's office is located in 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 at 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

Home Rule (1904–1918)
See also: Minister for Iceland

Political party:   Home Rule   Independence   Union   Independent

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

Kingdom (1918–1944)
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
# Took Office Left Office Days
1 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
2 25 February 1920 7 March 1922 HP–others 1919
2 Sigurður Eggerz
(1875–1945)
MP without constituency		 • 7 March 1922 22 March 1924 746 Independence Party IP–others
1923
(1) Jón Magnússon
(1859–1926)
MP without constituency		 3 22 March 1924 23 June 1926 (died) 823 Conservative Party CP
3 Magnús Guðmundsson
Acting
(1879–1937)
MP for Skagafjarðarsýsla		 23 June 1926 8 July 1926 15 Conservative Party
4 Jón Þorláksson
(1877–1935)
MP without constituency		 • 8 July 1926 28 August 1927 416 Conservative Party CP
5 Tryggvi Þórhallsson
(1889–1935)
MP for Strandasýsla		 • 28 August 1927 3 June 1932 1741 Progressive Party PP 1927
1931
6 Ásgeir Ásgeirsson
(1894–1972)
MP for West Ísafjarðarsýsla		 • 3 June 1932 28 July 1934 785 Progressive Party PP–IP–Peasants
1933
7 Hermann Jónasson
(1896–1976)
MP for Strandasýsla		 1 28 July 1934 2 April 1938 2849 Progressive Party PP–SDP 1934
2 2 April 1938 17 April 1939 PP 1937
3 17 April 1939 18 November 1941 PP–IP–SDP
4 18 November 1941 16 May 1942 PP–IP–SDP
8 Ólafur Tryggvason Thors
(1892–1964)
MP for Gullbringu and Kjósarsýsla		 1 16 May 1942 16 December 1942 214 Independence Party IP Jul.1942
Oct.1942
9 Björn Þórðarson
(1879–1963)
not in Parliament		 • 16 December 1942 21 October 1944 675 Independent —

Republic (1944–present)
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 of Republic of Iceland
Term of office
Political Party
# Took Office Left Office Days
(8) Ólafur Tryggvason Thors
(1892–1964)
MP for Gullbringu and Kjósarsýsla		 2 21 October 1944 4 February 1947 836 Independence Party IP–SDP–SP 1946 Sveinn Björnsson

17 June 1944 – 25 January 1952
Independent
10 Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson
(1894–1980)
MP for Eyjafjarðarsýsla		 • 4 February 1947 6 December 1949 1036 Social Democratic Party SDP–IP–SP
(8) Ólafur Tryggvason Thors
(1892–1964)
MP for Gullbringu and Kjósarsýsla		 3 6 December 1949 14 March 1950 98 Independence Party IP 1949
11 Steingrímur Steinþórsson
(1893–1966)
MP for Skagafjarðarsýsla		 • 14 March 1950 11 September 1953 1277 Progressive Party PP–IP
(8) Ólafur Tryggvason Thors
(1892–1964)
MP for Gullbringu and Kjósarsýsla		 4 11 September 1953 24 July 1956 1035 Independence Party IP–PP 1953 Ásgeir Ásgeirsson

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

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

1 August 1980 – 1 August 1996
Independent
19 Steingrímur Hermannsson
(1928–2010)
MP for Westfjords		 1 26 May 1983 8 July 1987 1504 Progressive Party PP–IP 1983
20 Þorsteinn Pálsson
(born 1947)
MP for Southern		 • 8 July 1987 28 September 1988 448 Independence Party IP–PP–SDP 1987
(19) Steingrímur Hermannsson
(1928–2010)
MP for Reykjanes		 2 28 September 1988 10 September 1989 944 Progressive Party PP–SDP–PA
3 10 September 1989 30 April 1991 PP–SDP–PA–CiP
21 Davíð Oddsson
(born 1948)
MP for Reykjavík until 2003
MP for Reykjavík North from 2003		 1 30 April 1991 23 April 1995 4887 Independence Party IP–SDP 1991
2 23 April 1995 28 May 1999 IP–PP 1995 Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson

1 August 1996 – 1 August 2016
Independent
3 28 May 1999 23 May 2003 IP–PP 1999
4 23 May 2003 15 September 2004 IP–PP 2003
22 Halldór Ásgrímsson
(1947–2015)
MP for Reykjavík North		 • 15 September 2004 15 June 2006 638 Progressive Party PP–IP
23 Geir Hilmar Haarde
(born 1951)
MP for Reykjavík South		 1 15 June 2006 24 May 2007 962 Independence Party IP–PP
2 24 May 2007 1 February 2009 IP–SDA 2007
24 Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
(born 1942)
MP for Reykjavík North		 1 1 February 2009 10 May 2009 1572 Social Democratic Alliance SDA–LGM
2 10 May 2009 23 May 2013 SDA–LGM 2009
25 Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson
(born 1975)
MP for Northeast		 • 23 May 2013 7 April 2016 1049 Progressive Party PP–IP 2013
26 Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson
(born 1962)
MP for South		 • 7 April 2016 11 January 2017 280 Progressive Party PP–IP Guðni Thorlacius Jóhannesson

1 August 2016–
Independent
27 Bjarni Benediktsson
(born 1970)
MP for Southwest		 • 11 January 2017 30 November 2017 323 Independence Party IP–RP–BF 2016
28 Katrín Jakobsdóttir
(born 1976)
MP for Reykjavík North		 1 30 November 2017 28 November 2021 2155 Left-Green Movement LGM–IP–PP 2017
2 28 November 2021 Incumbent LGM–IP–PP 2021

Timeline
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

References
  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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