Editing Prime Minister of Iceland (section)

==List of previous prime ministers==
===Home Rule (1904–1918)===
{{see also|Minister for Iceland}}

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" 
! {{Abbr|No.|Number}}
!Portrait
!Name<br />{{small|(Birth–Death)<br />Constituency}}
!Took office
!Left office
!colspan="2" |Party
|-
! 1
| [[File:Hannes Hafstein 1904 (cropped).png|frameless|96x96px]]
| [[Hannes Hafstein]]<br />{{small|(1861–1922)<br />MP for [[Eyjafjörður|Eyjafjarðarsýsla]]}}
| {{smaller|1 February}}<br/>1904
| {{smaller|31 March}}<br/>1909
! style="background:blue;" |
| [[Home Rule Party (Iceland)|Home Rule Party]]
|-

! 2
| [[File:Björn Jónsson.jpg|frameless|88x88px]]
| [[Björn Jónsson]]<br />{{small|(1846–1912)<br />MP for [[Barðastrandarsýsla]]}}
| {{smaller|31 March}}<br/>1909
| {{smaller|14 March}}<br/>1911
! style="background:{{party color|Independence Party (Iceland)}};" |
|[[Independence Party (Iceland, historical)|Independence Party]]
|-

! 3
| [[File:Kristjan Jonsson.jpg|70px]]
| [[Kristján Jónsson (politician)|Kristján Jónsson]]<br />{{small|(1852–1926)<br />MP for [[Borgarfjarðarsýsla]]}}
| {{smaller|14 March}}<br/>1911
| {{smaller|24 July}}<br/>1912
! style="background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}};" |
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
|-

! (1)
| [[File:Hannes Hafstein 1904 (cropped).png|frameless|96x96px]]
| [[Hannes Hafstein]]<br />{{small|(1861–1922)<br />MP for [[Eyjafjörður|Eyjafjarðarsýsla]]}}
| {{smaller|24 July}}<br/>1912
| {{smaller|21 July}}<br/>1914
! style="background:darkblue;" |
| [[Union Party (Iceland)|Union Party]]
|-

! 4
| [[File:Sigurður Eggerz.jpg|70px]]
| [[Sigurður Eggerz]]<br />{{small|(1875–1945)<br />MP for [[Vestur-Skaftafellssýsla|West Skaftafellssýsla]]}}
| {{smaller|21 July}}<br/>1914
| {{smaller|4 May}}<br/>1915
! style="background:{{party color|Independence Party (Iceland)}};" |
| [[Independence Party (Iceland, historical)|Independence Party]]
|-

! 5
| [[File:EinarArnorsson.jpg|70px]]
| [[Einar Arnórsson]]<br />{{small|(1880–1955)<br />MP for [[Árnessýsla]]}}
| {{smaller|4 May}}<br/>1915
| {{smaller|4 January}}<br/>1917
! style="background:{{party color|Independence Party (Iceland)}};" |
| [[Independence Party (Iceland, historical)|Independence Party]]<br />(''Langsum'')
|}

===Kingdom (1918–1944)===
{{further|Kingdom of Iceland}}

'''Political party:'''
{{legend2|blue|[[Home Rule Party (Iceland)|Home Rule]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|{{party color|Independence Party (Iceland)}}|[[Independence Party (Iceland)|Independence]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|{{party color|Conservative Party (Iceland)}}|[[Conservative Party (Iceland)|Conservative]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|{{party color|Progressive Party (Iceland)}}|[[Progressive Party (Iceland)|Progressive]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|{{party color|Independent (politician)}}|[[Independent politician|Independent]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%; border:1px #AAAAFF solid"
|-
! rowspan=2 |{{Abbr|No.|Number}}
! rowspan=2 |Portrait
! rowspan=2 |Name<br />{{small|(Birth–Death)<br />Constituency}}
! colspan=4 |Term of office
! rowspan=2 colspan=2 |Political Party
! rowspan=2 |Cabinet
! rowspan=2 |Election
! rowspan=2 |Monarch<br/>(Reign)
|-
! #
! Took office
! Left office
! Days
|- style="background:#EEEEEE"
|-

! rowspan="2" |6
| rowspan=2 |[[File:Jón Magnússon1.jpg|70px]]
| rowspan=2 |'''[[Jón Magnússon (politician)|Jón Magnússon]]'''<br />{{small|(1859–1926)<br />MP for [[Reykjavík]] until 1920<br />not in Parliament from 1920}}
| [[First cabinet of Jón Magnússon|1]]
| {{smaller|4 January}}<br/>1917
| {{smaller|25 February}}<br/>1920
| rowspan=2|{{age in days|1917|1|4|1922|3|7}}
! rowspan=2 style="background:blue;" |
| rowspan=2|[[Home Rule Party (Iceland)|Home Rule Party]]
| [[Home Rule Party (Iceland)|HP]]–[[Independence Party (Iceland, historical)|IP]]–[[Progressive Party (Iceland)|PP]]
| bgcolor=blue|[[October 1916 Icelandic parliamentary election|{{colour|white|{{small|Oct.}}<br/>1916}}]]
| rowspan=18|{{small|'''[[Kristján X]]'''}}<br/>[[File:Christian X of Denmark circa 1915.jpg|70px]]<br />{{small|(1918–1944)}}
|-
| [[Second cabinet of Jón Magnússon|2]]
| {{smaller|25 February}}<br/>1920
| {{smaller|7 March}}<br/>1922
| [[Home Rule Party (Iceland)|HP]]–others
| rowspan=2 bgcolor=blue|[[1919 Icelandic parliamentary election|{{colour|white|1919}}]]
|-

! rowspan="2" |(4)
| rowspan=2|[[File:Sigurður Eggerz.jpg|70px]]
| rowspan=2|'''[[Sigurður Eggerz]]'''<br />{{small|(1875–1945)<br />MP without constituency}}
| rowspan=2|[[Cabinet of Sigurður Eggerz|1]]
| rowspan=2|{{smaller|7 March}}<br/>1922
| rowspan=2|{{smaller|22 March}}<br/>1924
| rowspan=2|{{age in days|1922|3|7|1924|3|22}}
! rowspan=2 style="background:{{party color|Independence Party (Iceland)}};" |
| rowspan=2|[[Independence Party (Iceland, historical)|Independence Party]]
| rowspan=2|[[Independence Party (Iceland, historical)|IP]]–others
|-
| rowspan=4 bgcolor={{party color|Conservative Party (Iceland)}}|[[1923 Icelandic parliamentary election|{{colour|white|1923}}]]
|-

! (6)
| [[File:Jón Magnússon1.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Jón Magnússon (politician)|Jón Magnússon]]'''<br />{{small|(1859–1926)<br />MP without constituency}}
| rowspan=2|[[Third cabinet of Jón Magnússon|3]]
| {{smaller|22 March}}<br/>1924
| {{smaller|23 June}}<br/>1926<br/>{{small|(died)}}
| {{age in days|1924|3|22|1926|6|23}}
! style="background:{{party color|Conservative Party (Iceland)}};" |
| [[Conservative Party (Iceland)|Conservative Party]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Conservative Party (Iceland)|CP]]
|-

! 7
| [[File:Magnús Guðmundsson.jpg|70px]]
| [[Magnús Guðmundsson]]<br />{{small|Acting}}<br />{{small|(1879–1937)<br />MP for [[Skagafjarðarsýsla]]}}
| {{smaller|23 June}}<br/>1926
| {{smaller|8 July}}<br/>1926
| {{age in days|1926|6|23|1926|7|8}}
! style="background:{{party color|Conservative Party (Iceland)}};" |
| [[Conservative Party (Iceland)|Conservative Party]]
|-

!8
| [[File:JThorl1927.jpg|frameless|97x97px]]
| '''[[Jón Þorláksson]]'''<br />(1877–1935)<br />{{small|MP without constituency}}
| [[Cabinet of Jón Þorláksson|1]]
| {{smaller|8 July}}<br/>1926
| {{smaller|28 August}}<br/>1927
| {{age in days|1926|7|8|1927|8|28}}
! style="background:{{party color|Conservative Party (Iceland)}};" |
| [[Conservative Party (Iceland)|Conservative Party]]
|-

! rowspan="2" |9
| rowspan=2| [[File:Tryggvi Þórhallson.jpg|frameless|87x87px]]
| rowspan=2|'''[[Tryggvi Þórhallsson]]'''<br />{{small|(1889–1935)<br />MP for [[Strandasýsla]]}}
| rowspan=2|[[Cabinet of Tryggvi Þórhallsson|1]]
| rowspan=2|{{smaller|28 August}}<br/>1927
| rowspan=2|{{smaller|3 June}}<br/>1932
| rowspan=2|{{age in days|1927|8|28|1932|6|3}}
! rowspan=2 style="background:{{party color|Progressive Party (Iceland)}};" |
| rowspan=2|[[Progressive Party (Iceland)|Progressive Party]]
| rowspan=2|[[Progressive Party (Iceland)|PP]]
| bgcolor={{party color|Progressive Party (Iceland)}} |[[1927 Icelandic parliamentary election|{{colour|white|1927}}]]
|-
|rowspan=2 bgcolor={{party color|Progressive Party (Iceland)}} |[[1931 Icelandic parliamentary election|{{colour|white|1931}}]]
|-

! rowspan="2" |10
| rowspan=2|[[File:Asgeir Asgeirsson.jpg|70px]]
| rowspan=2|'''[[Ásgeir Ásgeirsson]]'''<br />{{small|(1894–1972)<br />MP for [[Vestur-Ísafjarðarsýsla|West Ísafjarðarsýsla]]}}
| rowspan=2|[[Cabinet of Ásgeir Ásgeirsson|1]]
| rowspan=2|{{smaller|3 June}}<br/>1932
| rowspan=2|{{smaller|28 July}}<br/>1934
| rowspan=2|{{age in days|1932|6|3|1934|7|28}}
! rowspan=2 style="background:{{party color|Progressive Party (Iceland)}};" |
| rowspan=2|[[Progressive Party (Iceland)|Progressive Party]]
| rowspan=2|[[Progressive Party (Iceland)|PP]]–[[Independence Party (Iceland)|IP]]–Peasants
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Independence Party (Iceland)}} |[[1933 Icelandic parliamentary election|{{colour|white|1933}}]]
|-

! rowspan="4" |11
| rowspan=4|[[File:Hermann Jonasson.jpg|70px]]
| rowspan=4|'''[[Hermann Jónasson]]'''<br />{{small|(1896–1976)<br />MP for [[Strandasýsla]]}}
| [[First cabinet of Hermann Jónasson|1]]
| rowspan="4" |{{smaller|28 July}}<br/>1934
| rowspan="4" |{{smaller|16 May}}<br/>1942
| rowspan=4|{{age in days|1934|7|28|1942|5|16}}
! rowspan=4 style="background:{{party color|Progressive Party (Iceland)}};" |
| rowspan=4|[[Progressive Party (Iceland)|Progressive Party]]
| [[Progressive Party (Iceland)|PP]]–[[Social Democratic Party (Iceland)|SDP]]
| bgcolor={{party color|Independence Party (Iceland)}} |[[1934 Icelandic parliamentary election|{{colour|white|1934}}]]
|-
| [[Second cabinet of Hermann Jónasson|2]]
| [[Progressive Party (Iceland)|PP]]
| rowspan=3 bgcolor={{party color|Progressive Party (Iceland)}} |[[1937 Icelandic parliamentary election|{{colour|white|1937}}]]
|-
| [[Third cabinet of Hermann Jónasson|3]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Progressive Party (Iceland)|PP]]–[[Independence Party (Iceland)|IP]]–[[Social Democratic Party (Iceland)|SDP]]
|-
| [[Fourth cabinet of Hermann Jónasson|4]]
|-

! rowspan="2" |12
| rowspan=2| [[File:Olafur Thors.jpg|frameless|95x95px]]
| rowspan=2|'''[[Ólafur Thors]]'''<br />{{small|(1892–1964)<br />MP for Gullbringu and Kjósarsýsla}}
| rowspan=2|[[First cabinet of Ólafur Thors|1]]
| rowspan=2|{{smaller|16 May}}<br/>1942
| rowspan=2|{{smaller|16 December}}<br/>1942
| rowspan=2|{{age in days|1942|5|16|1942|12|16}}
! rowspan=2 style="background:{{party color|Independence Party (Iceland)}};" |
| rowspan=2|[[Independence Party (Iceland)|Independence Party]]
| rowspan=2|[[Independence Party (Iceland)|IP]]
| bgcolor={{party color|Independence Party (Iceland)}} |[[July 1942 Icelandic parliamentary election|{{colour|white|{{small|Jul.}}<br/>1942}}]]
|-
| rowspan=2 bgcolor={{party color|Independence Party (Iceland)}} |[[October 1942 Icelandic parliamentary election|{{colour|white|{{small|Oct.}}<br/>1942}}]]
|-

! 13
| [[File:Björn Þórðarson.png|70px]]
|'''[[Björn Þórðarson]]'''<br />{{small|(1879–1963)<br />Not in Parliament}}
| [[Cabinet of Björn Þórðarson|1]]
| {{smaller|16 December}}<br/>1942
| {{smaller|21 October}}<br/>1944
| {{age in days|1942|12|16|1944|10|21}}
! style="background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}};" |
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
|}

===Republic (1944–present)===
{{further|1944 Icelandic constitutional referendum}}

'''Political party:'''
{{legend2|{{party color|Independence Party (Iceland)}}|[[Independence Party (Iceland)|Independence]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|{{party color|Progressive Party (Iceland)}}|[[Progressive Party (Iceland)|Progressive]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|{{party color|Social Democratic Party (Iceland)}}|[[Social Democratic Party (Iceland)|Social Democratic Party]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|{{party color|Social Democratic Alliance}}|[[Social Democratic Alliance]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|{{party color|Left-Green Movement}}|[[Left-Green Movement|Left-Green]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{|class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:95%; border:1px #AAAAFF solid"
! rowspan="2" |
! rowspan="2" |{{Abbr|No.|Number}}
! rowspan="2" |Portrait
! rowspan=2 |Name<br />{{small|(Birth–Death)<br />Constituency}}
! colspan=4 |Term of office
! rowspan=2 |Political Party
! rowspan=2 |Cabinet
! rowspan=2 |Election
! rowspan=2 |President<br/>(term)
|-
! #
! Took Office
! Left Office
! Days
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Independence Party (Iceland)}};" |
! (12)
| [[File:Olafur Thors.jpg|frameless|95x95px]]
| '''[[Ólafur Thors]]'''<br />{{small|(1892–1964)<br />MP for Gullbringu and Kjósarsýsla}}
| 2
| {{smaller|21 October}}<br/>1944
| {{smaller|4 February}}<br/>1947
| {{age in days|1944|10|21|1947|2|4}}
| [[Independence Party (Iceland)|Independence Party]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Independence Party (Iceland)|IP]]–[[Social Democratic Party (Iceland)|SDP]]–[[People's Unity Party – Socialist Party|SP]]
| rowspan=2 bgcolor={{party color|Independence Party (Iceland)}} |[[1946 Icelandic parliamentary election|{{colour|white|1946}}]]
| rowspan=4|{{small|'''[[Sveinn Björnsson|Sveinn<br/>Björnsson]]'''}}<br/>[[File:Sveinn Björnsson.jpg|70px]]<br />{{small|(1944–1952)}}
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party (Iceland)}};" |
! 14
| [[File:Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson.jpg|frameless|102x102px]]
| '''[[Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson]]'''<br />{{small|(1894–1980)<br />MP for [[Eyjafjörður|Eyjafjarðarsýsla]]}}
| 1
| {{smaller|4 February}}<br/>1947
| {{smaller|6 December}}<br/>1949
| {{age in days|1947|2|4|1949|12|6}}
| [[Social Democratic Party (Iceland)|Social Democratic Party]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Independence Party (Iceland)}};" |
! (12)
| [[File:Olafur Thors.jpg|frameless|95x95px]]
| '''[[Ólafur Thors]]'''<br />{{small|(1892–1964)<br />MP for Gullbringu and Kjósarsýsla}}
| 3
| {{smaller|6 December}}<br/>1949
| {{smaller|14 March}}<br/>1950
| {{age in days|1949|12|6|1950|3|14}}
| [[Independence Party (Iceland)|Independence Party]]
| [[Independence Party (Iceland)|IP]]
| rowspan=2 bgcolor={{party color|Independence Party (Iceland)}} |[[1949 Icelandic parliamentary election|{{colour|white|1949}}]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Progressive Party (Iceland)}};" |
! 15
| [[File:Steingrímur Steinþórsson.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Steingrímur Steinþórsson]]'''<br />{{small|(1893–1966)<br />MP for [[Skagafjarðarsýsla]]}}
| 1
| {{smaller|14 March}}<br/>1950
| {{smaller|11 September}}<br/>1953
| {{age in days|1950|3|14|1953|9|11}}
| [[Progressive Party (Iceland)|Progressive Party]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Progressive Party (Iceland)|PP]]–[[Independence Party (Iceland)|IP]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Independence Party (Iceland)}};" |
! (12)
| [[File:Olafur Thors.jpg|frameless|95x95px]]
| '''[[Ólafur Thors]]'''<br />{{small|(1892–1964)<br />MP for Gullbringu and Kjósarsýsla}}
| 4
| {{smaller|11 September}}<br/>1953
| {{smaller|24 July}}<br/>1956
| {{age in days|1953|9|11|1956|7|12}}
| [[Independence Party (Iceland)|Independence Party]]
| bgcolor={{party color|Independence Party (Iceland)}} |[[1953 Icelandic parliamentary election|{{colour|white|1953}}]]
| rowspan=7|{{small|'''[[Ásgeir Ásgeirsson|Ásgeir<br/>Ásgeirsson]]'''}}<br/>[[File:Iceland President Ásgeir Ásgeirsson. Jerusalem 1966 (D803-058) (cropped).jpg|frameless|99x99px]]<br />{{small|(1952–1968)}}
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Progressive Party (Iceland)}};" |
! (11)
| [[File:Hermann Jonasson.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Hermann Jónasson]]'''<br />{{small|(1896–1976)<br />MP for [[Strandasýsla]]}}
| [[Fifth cabinet of Hermann Jónasson|5]]
| {{smaller|24 July}}<br/>1956
| {{smaller|23 December}}<br/>1958
| {{age in days|1956|7|12|1958|12|23}}
| [[Progressive Party (Iceland)|Progressive Party]]
| [[Progressive Party (Iceland)|PP]]–[[Social Democratic Party (Iceland)|SDP]]–[[People's Alliance (Iceland)|PA]]
| bgcolor={{party color|Independence Party (Iceland)}} |[[1956 Icelandic parliamentary election|{{colour|white|1956}}]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party (Iceland)}};" |
! 16
| [[File:Emil Jónsson.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Emil Jónsson]]'''<br />{{small|(1902–1986)<br />MP for [[Hafnarfjörður]]}}
| [[Cabinet of Emil Jónsson|1]]
| {{smaller|23 December}}<br/>1958
| {{smaller|20 November}}<br/>1959
| {{age in days|1958|12|23|1959|11|20}}
| [[Social Democratic Party (Iceland)|Social Democratic Party]]
| [[Social Democratic Party (Iceland)|SDP]]
| bgcolor={{party color|Independence Party (Iceland)}} |[[June 1959 Icelandic parliamentary election|{{colour|white|{{small|Jun.}}<br/>1959}}]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Independence Party (Iceland)}};" |
! (12)
| [[File:Olafur Thors.jpg|frameless|95x95px]]
| '''[[Ólafur Thors]]'''<br />{{small|(1892–1964)<br />MP for Gullbringu and Kjósarsýsla}}
| rowspan=3|[[Fifth cabinet of Ólafur Thors|5]]
| {{smaller|20 November}}<br/>1959
| {{smaller|8 September}}<br/>1961
| {{age in days|1959|11|20|1961|9|8}}
| [[Independence Party (Iceland)|Independence Party]]
| rowspan="6" |[[Independence Party (Iceland)|IP]]–[[Social Democratic Party (Iceland)|SDP]]
| rowspan=3 bgcolor={{party color|Independence Party (Iceland)}} |[[October 1959 Icelandic parliamentary election|{{colour|white|{{small|Oct.}}<br/>1959}}]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Independence Party (Iceland)}};" |
! 17
| [[File:Bjarni Benediktsson 1908.jpg|70px]]
| [[Bjarni Benediktsson (born 1908)|Bjarni Benediktsson]]<br />{{small|Acting}}<br />{{small|(1908–1970)<br />MP for [[Reykjavík (Althing constituency)|Reykjavík]]}}
| {{smaller|8 September}}<br/>1961
| {{smaller|31 December}}<br/>1961
| {{age in days|1961|9|8|1961|12|31}}
| [[Independence Party (Iceland)|Independence Party]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Independence Party (Iceland)}};" |
! (12)
| [[File:Olafur Thors.jpg|frameless|95x95px]]
| '''[[Ólafur Thors]]'''<br />{{small|(1892–1964)<br />MP for Gullbringu and Kjósarsýsla}}
| {{smaller|1 January}}<br/>1962
| {{smaller|14 November}}<br/>1963
| {{age in days|1962|1|1|1963|11|14}}
| [[Independence Party (Iceland)|Independence Party]]
|-
! rowspan=2 style="background:{{party color|Independence Party (Iceland)}};" |
! rowspan="2" |(17)
| rowspan=2 |[[File:Bjarni Benediktsson 1908.jpg|70px]]
| rowspan=2 |'''[[Bjarni Benediktsson (born 1908)|Bjarni Benediktsson]]'''<br />{{small|(1908–1970)<br />MP for [[Reykjavík (Althing constituency)|Reykjavík]]}}
| rowspan=2 |[[Cabinet of Bjarni Benediktsson|1]]
| rowspan=2 |{{smaller|14 November}}<br/>1963
| rowspan=2 |{{smaller|10 July}}<br/>1970<br/>{{small|(died)}}
| rowspan=2 |{{age in days|1963|11|14|1970|7|10}}
| rowspan=2 |[[Independence Party (Iceland)|Independence Party]]
| bgcolor={{party color|Independence Party (Iceland)}} |[[1963 Icelandic parliamentary election|{{colour|white|1963}}]]
|-
| rowspan=2 bgcolor={{party color|Independence Party (Iceland)}} |[[1967 Icelandic parliamentary election|{{colour|white|1967}}]]
| rowspan=6|{{small|'''[[Kristján Eldjárn|Kristján<br/>Eldjárn]]'''}}<br/>[[File:Kristján Eldjárn (1982).jpg|70px]]<br />{{small|(1968–1980)}}
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Independence Party (Iceland)}};" |
! 18
| [[File:Jóhann Hafstein.jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Jóhann Hafstein]]'''<br />{{small|(1915–1980)<br />MP for [[Reykjavík (Althing constituency)|Reykjavík]]}}
| [[Cabinet of Jóhann Hafstein|1]]
| {{small|''Acting:'' 10 July}}<br />{{smaller|10 October}}<br/>1970
| {{smaller|14 July}}<br/>1971
| {{age in days|1970|7|10|1971|7|14}}
| [[Independence Party (Iceland)|Independence Party]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Progressive Party (Iceland)}};" |
! 19
| 
| '''[[Ólafur Jóhannesson]]'''<br />{{small|(1913–1984)<br />MP for [[Northwestern (Althing constituency)|Northwestern]]}}
| [[First cabinet of Ólafur Jóhannesson|1]]
| {{smaller|14 July}}<br/>1971
| {{smaller|28 August}}<br/>1974
| {{age in days|1971|7|14|1974|8|28}}
| [[Progressive Party (Iceland)|Progressive Party]]
| [[Progressive Party (Iceland)|PP]]–[[People's Alliance (Iceland)|PA]]–[[Union of Liberals and Leftists|LL]]
| bgcolor={{party color|Independence Party (Iceland)}} |[[1971 Icelandic parliamentary election|{{colour|white|1971}}]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Independence Party (Iceland)}};" |
! 20
| [[File:Geir Hallgrímsson (cropped).jpg|frameless|93x93px]]
| '''[[Geir Hallgrímsson]]'''<br />{{small|(1925–1990)<br />MP for [[Reykjavík (Althing constituency)|Reykjavík]]}}
| [[Cabinet of Geir Hallgrímsson|1]]
| {{smaller|28 August}}<br/>1974
| {{smaller|1 September}}<br/>1978
| {{age in days|1974|8|28|1978|9|1}}
| [[Independence Party (Iceland)|Independence Party]]
| [[Independence Party (Iceland)|IP]]–[[Progressive Party (Iceland)|PP]]
| bgcolor={{party color|Independence Party (Iceland)}} |[[1974 Icelandic parliamentary election|{{colour|white|1974}}]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Progressive Party (Iceland)}};" |
! (19)
| 
| '''[[Ólafur Jóhannesson]]'''<br />{{small|(1913–1984)<br />MP for [[Northwestern (Althing constituency)|Northwestern]]}}
| [[Second cabinet of Ólafur Jóhannesson|2]]
| {{smaller|1 September}}<br/>1978
| {{smaller|15 October}}<br/>1979
| {{age in days|1978|9|1|1979|10|15}}
| [[Progressive Party (Iceland)|Progressive Party]]
| [[Progressive Party (Iceland)|PP]]–[[People's Alliance (Iceland)|PA]]
| bgcolor={{party color|Independence Party (Iceland)}} |[[1978 Icelandic parliamentary election|{{colour|white|1978}}]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party (Iceland)}};" |
! 21
| 
| '''[[Benedikt Sigurðsson Gröndal|Benedikt Gröndal]]'''<br />{{small|(1924–2010)<br />MP for [[Reykjavík (Althing constituency)|Reykjavík]]}}
| [[Cabinet of Benedikt Sigurðsson Gröndal|1]]
| {{smaller|15 October}}<br/>1979
| {{smaller|8 February}}<br/>1980
| {{age in days|1979|10|15|1980|2|8}}
| [[Social Democratic Party (Iceland)|Social Democratic Party]]
| [[Social Democratic Party (Iceland)|SDP]]
| rowspan=2 bgcolor={{party color|Independence Party (Iceland)}} |[[1979 Icelandic parliamentary election|{{colour|white|1979}}]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Independence Party (Iceland)}};" |
! 22
|
| '''[[Gunnar Thoroddsen]]'''<br />{{small|(1910–1983)<br />MP for [[Reykjavík (Althing constituency)|Reykjavík]]}}
| [[Cabinet of Gunnar Thoroddsen|1]]
| {{smaller|8 February}}<br/>1980
| {{smaller|26 May}}<br/>1983
| {{age in days|1980|2|8|1983|5|26}}
| [[Independence Party (Iceland)|Independence Party]]<br />(*''Gunnar's faction'')
| [[Independence Party (Iceland)|IP]]*–[[Progressive Party (Iceland)|PP]]–[[People's Alliance (Iceland)|PA]]
| rowspan=6|{{small|'''[[Vigdís Finnbogadóttir|Vigdís<br/>Finnbogadóttir]]'''}}<br/>[[File:Vigdis Finnbogadottir (1985).jpg|70px]]<br />{{small|(1980–1996)}}
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Progressive Party (Iceland)}};" |
! 23
| [[File:Visit of Steingrimur Hermannsson, Icelandic Prime Minister, to the CEC (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| '''[[Steingrímur Hermannsson]]'''<br />{{small|(1928–2010)<br />MP for [[Westfjords (Althing constituency)|Westfjords]]}}
| [[First cabinet of Steingrímur Hermannsson|1]]
| {{smaller|26 May}}<br/>1983
| {{smaller|8 July}}<br/>1987
| {{age in days|1983|5|26|1987|7|8}}
| [[Progressive Party (Iceland)|Progressive Party]]
| [[Progressive Party (Iceland)|PP]]–[[Independence Party (Iceland)|IP]]
| bgcolor={{party color|Independence Party (Iceland)}} |[[1983 Icelandic parliamentary election|{{colour|white|1983}}]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Independence Party (Iceland)}};" |
! 24
| [[File:Þorsteinn Pálsson (cropped).jpeg|70px]]
| '''[[Þorsteinn Pálsson]]'''<br />{{small|(born 1947)<br />MP for [[Southern (Althing constituency)|Southern]]}}
| [[Cabinet of Þorsteinn Pálsson|1]]
| {{smaller|8 July}}<br/>1987
| {{smaller|28 September}}<br/>1988
| {{age in days|1987|7|8|1988|9|28}}
| [[Independence Party (Iceland)|Independence Party]]
| [[Independence Party (Iceland)|IP]]–[[Progressive Party (Iceland)|PP]]–[[Social Democratic Party (Iceland)|SDP]]
| rowspan=3 bgcolor={{party color|Independence Party (Iceland)}} |[[1987 Icelandic parliamentary election|{{colour|white|1987}}]]
|-
! rowspan=2 style="background:{{party color|Progressive Party (Iceland)}};" |
! rowspan="2" |(23)
| rowspan=2 |[[File:Visit of Steingrimur Hermannsson, Icelandic Prime Minister, to the CEC (cropped).jpg|70px]]
| rowspan=2 |'''[[Steingrímur Hermannsson]]'''<br />{{small|(1928–2010)<br />MP for [[Reykjanes (Althing constituency)|Reykjanes]]}}
|[[Second cabinet of Steingrímur Hermannsson|2]]
| rowspan="2" |{{smaller|28 September}}<br/>1988
| rowspan="2" |{{smaller|30 April}}<br/>1991
| rowspan=2 |{{age in days|1988|9|28|1991|4|30}}
| rowspan=2 |[[Progressive Party (Iceland)|Progressive Party]]
|[[Progressive Party (Iceland)|PP]]–[[Social Democratic Party (Iceland)|SDP]]–[[People's Alliance (Iceland)|PA]]
|-
| [[Third cabinet of Steingrímur Hermannsson|3]]
| [[Progressive Party (Iceland)|PP]]–[[Social Democratic Party (Iceland)|SDP]]–[[People's Alliance (Iceland)|PA]]–[[Citizens' Party (Iceland)|CiP]]
|-
! rowspan=4 style="background:{{party color|Independence Party (Iceland)}};" |
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| rowspan=4 |[[File:Bilden ar tagen vid Nordiska radets session i Oslo, 2003.jpg|115x115px]]
| rowspan=4 |'''[[Davíð Oddsson]]'''<br />{{small|(born 1948)<br />MP for [[Reykjavík (Althing constituency)|Reykjavík]] until 2003<br />MP for [[Reykjavík North (Althing constituency)|Reykjavík North]] from 2003}}
|[[First cabinet of Davíð Oddsson|1]]
| rowspan="4" |{{smaller|30 April}}<br/>1991
| rowspan="4" |{{smaller|15 September}}<br/>2004
| rowspan=4 |{{age in days|1991|4|30|2004|9|15}}
| rowspan=4 |[[Independence Party (Iceland)|Independence Party]]
| [[Independence Party (Iceland)|IP]]–[[Social Democratic Party (Iceland)|SDP]]
| bgcolor={{party color|Independence Party (Iceland)}} |[[1991 Icelandic parliamentary election|{{colour|white|1991}}]]
|-
|[[Second cabinet of Davíð Oddsson|2]]
| rowspan="5" |[[Independence Party (Iceland)|IP]]–[[Progressive Party (Iceland)|PP]]
| bgcolor={{party color|Independence Party (Iceland)}} |[[1995 Icelandic parliamentary election|{{colour|white|1995}}]]
| rowspan=9|{{small|'''[[Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson|Ólafur<br/>Ragnar<br/>Grímsson]]'''}}<br/>[[File:Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, September 2011 (cropped).jpeg|70px]]<br />{{small|(1996–2016)}}
|-
| [[Third cabinet of Davíð Oddsson|3]]
| bgcolor={{party color|Independence Party (Iceland)}} |[[1999 Icelandic parliamentary election|{{colour|white|1999}}]]
|-
| [[Fourth cabinet of Davíð Oddsson|4]]
| rowspan=3 bgcolor={{party color|Independence Party (Iceland)}} |[[2003 Icelandic parliamentary election|{{colour|white|2003}}]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Progressive Party (Iceland)}};" |
! 26
| [[File:Halldor Asgrimsson generalsekreterare Nordiska ministerradet.jpg|frameless|105x105px]]
| '''[[Halldór Ásgrímsson]]'''<br />{{small|(1947–2015)<br />MP for [[Reykjavík North (Althing constituency)|Reykjavík North]]}}
| [[Cabinet of Halldór Ásgrímsson|1]]
| {{smaller|15 September}}<br/>2004
| {{smaller|15 June}}<br/>2006
| {{age in days|2004|9|15|2006|6|15}}
| [[Progressive Party (Iceland)|Progressive Party]]
|-
! rowspan=2 style="background:{{party color|Independence Party (Iceland)}};" |
! rowspan="2" |27
| rowspan=2 |[[File:Geir H. Haarde Islands utrikesminister (cropped).png|70px]]
| rowspan=2 |'''[[Geir Haarde]]'''<br />{{small|(born 1951)<br />MP for [[Reykjavík South (Althing constituency)|Reykjavík South]]}}
| [[First cabinet of Geir Haarde|1]]
| rowspan="2" |{{smaller|15 June}}<br/>2006
| rowspan="2" |{{smaller|1 February}}<br/>2009
| rowspan=2 |{{age in days|2006|6|15|2009|2|1}}
| rowspan=2 |[[Independence Party (Iceland)|Independence Party]]
|-
| [[Second cabinet of Geir Haarde|2]]
| [[Independence Party (Iceland)|IP]]–[[Social Democratic Alliance|SDA]]
| rowspan=2 bgcolor={{party color|Independence Party (Iceland)}} |[[2007 Icelandic parliamentary election|{{colour|white|2007}}]]
|-
! rowspan=2 style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Alliance}};" |
! rowspan="2" |28
| rowspan=2 |[[File:Johanna sigurdardottir official portrait.jpg|frameless|93x93px]]
| rowspan=2 |'''[[Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir]]'''<br />{{small|(born 1942)<br />MP for [[Reykjavík North (Althing constituency)|Reykjavík North]]}}
| [[First cabinet of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir|1]]
| rowspan="2" |{{smaller|1 February}}<br/>2009
| rowspan="2" |{{smaller|23 May}}<br/>2013
| rowspan=2 |{{age in days|2009|2|1|2013|5|23}}
| rowspan=2 |[[Social Democratic Alliance]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Social Democratic Alliance|SDA]]–[[Left-Green Movement|LGM]]
|-
| [[Second cabinet of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir|2]]
| bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Alliance}} |[[2009 Icelandic parliamentary election|{{colour|white|2009}}]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Progressive Party (Iceland)}};" |
! 29
| [[File:Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson 2013.jpg|frameless|97x97px]]
| '''[[Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson]]'''<br />{{small|(born 1975)<br />MP for [[Northeast (Althing constituency)|Northeast]]}}
| [[Cabinet of Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson|1]]
| {{smaller|23 May}}<br/>2013
| {{smaller|7 April}}<br/>2016
| {{age in days|2013|5|23|2016|4|6}}
| [[Progressive Party (Iceland)|Progressive Party]]
| rowspan="2" |[[Progressive Party (Iceland)|PP]]–[[Independence Party (Iceland)|IP]]
| rowspan=2 bgcolor={{party color|Independence Party (Iceland)}} |[[2013 Icelandic parliamentary election|{{colour|white|2013}}]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Progressive Party (Iceland)}};" |
! 30
| [[File:Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson 2016.jpg|frameless|97x97px]]
| '''[[Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson]]'''<br />{{small|(born 1962)<br />MP for [[South (Althing constituency)|South]]}}
| [[Cabinet of Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson|1]]
| {{smaller|7 April}}<br/>2016
| {{smaller|11 January}}<br/>2017
| {{age in days|2016|4|6|2017|1|11}}
| [[Progressive Party (Iceland)|Progressive Party]]
| rowspan="4" |{{small|'''[[Guðni Th. Jóhannesson|Guðni<br/>Thorlacius<br/>Jóhannesson]]'''}}<br/>[[File:Guðni Th. Jóhannesson (cropped).jpg|70px]]<br />{{small|(2016–2024)}}
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Independence Party (Iceland)}};" |
! 31
| [[File:Bjarni Benediktsson 2016.jpg|frameless|97x97px]]
| '''[[Bjarni Benediktsson (born 1970)|Bjarni Benediktsson]]'''<br />{{small|(born 1970)<br />MP for [[Southwest (Althing constituency)|Southwest]]}}
| [[Cabinet of Bjarni Benediktsson (2017)|1]]
| {{smaller|11 January}}<br/>2017
| {{smaller|30 November}}<br/>2017
| {{age in days|2017|1|11|2017|11|30}}
| [[Independence Party (Iceland)|Independence Party]]
| [[Independence Party (Iceland)|IP]]–[[Viðreisn|C]]–[[Bright Future (Iceland)|BF]]
| bgcolor={{party color|Independence Party (Iceland)}} |[[2016 Icelandic parliamentary election|{{colour|white|2016}}]]
|-
! rowspan=2 style="background:{{party color|Left-Green Movement}};" |
! rowspan=2|32
| rowspan=2|[[File:Katrín Jakobsdóttir 2017.jpg|frameless|97x97px]]
| rowspan=2|'''[[Katrín Jakobsdóttir]]'''<br />{{small|(born 1976)<br />MP for [[Reykjavík North (Althing constituency)|Reykjavík North]]}}
| [[First cabinet of Katrín Jakobsdóttir|1]]
| rowspan="2" |{{smaller|30 November}}<br/>2017
| rowspan="2" |{{smaller|9 April}}<br/>2024
| rowspan=2 |{{age in days|2017|11|30|2024|4|9}}
| rowspan=2 |[[Left-Green Movement]]
| rowspan="3" |[[Left-Green Movement|LGM]]–[[Independence Party (Iceland)|IP]]–[[Progressive Party (Iceland)|PP]]
| bgcolor={{party color|Independence Party (Iceland)}} |[[2017 Icelandic parliamentary election|{{colour|white|2017}}]]
|-
| [[Second cabinet of Katrín Jakobsdóttir|2]]
| rowspan=2 bgcolor={{party color|Independence Party (Iceland)}} |[[2021 Icelandic parliamentary election|{{colour|white|2021}}]]
|-
! style="background:{{party color|Independence Party (Iceland)}};" |
! (31)
| [[File:Bjarni Benediktsson - 2023 (cropped).jpg|frameless|97x97px]]
| '''[[Bjarni Benediktsson (born 1970)|Bjarni Benediktsson]]'''<br />{{small|(born 1970)<br />MP for [[Southwest (Althing constituency)|Southwest]]}}
| [[Second cabinet of Bjarni Benediktsson|2]]
| {{smaller|9 April}}<br/>2024
| rowspan="1" |{{smaller|21 December}}<br/>2024
| {{age in days|2024|4|9|2024|12|21}}
| [[Independence Party (Iceland)|Independence Party]]
| rowspan="2" | {{small|'''[[Halla Tómasdóttir|Halla<br/>Tómasdóttir]]'''}}<br>[[File:Halla Tómasdóttir at Arctic Circle 2024 cropped.jpg|frameless|81x81px]]<br />{{small|(2024–present)}}
|-
| bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Alliance}} " |
!33
| [[File:Kristrún Frostadóttir 2021.jpg|frameless|97x97px]]
| '''[[Kristrún Frostadóttir]]'''<br />{{small|(born 1988)<br />MP for [[Reykjavík South (Althing constituency)|Reykjavík South]]}}
| [[Cabinet of Kristrún Frostadóttir|1]]
| {{smaller|21 December}}<br/>2024
| ''Incumbent''
| {{age in days|2024|12|21|||}}
| [[Social Democratic Alliance]]
| [[Social Democratic Alliance|SDA]]–[[Viðreisn|RP]]–[[People's Party (Iceland)|PP]]
| bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Alliance}} |[[2024 Icelandic parliamentary election|{{colour|white|2024}}]]
|}