Prime Minister of Iceland

Template:Short description Template:Use dmy dates Template:Infobox official post Template:Politics of Iceland The prime minister of Iceland (Template:Langx) 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

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

Template:Lang<ref>Constitution of Iceland (Icelandic version)</ref>

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.<ref>Constitution of Iceland (English version)</ref>

Locations

The prime minister's office is located in the Governing Council (Stjórnarráðið), Reykjavik, where their secretariat is based and where cabinet meetings are held.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

• 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)

Template:Abbr	Portrait	Name Template:Small	Took office	Left office	Party
1	File:Hannes Hafstein 1904 (cropped).png	Hannes Hafstein Template:Small	Template:Smaller 1904	Template:Smaller 1909		Home Rule Party
2	File:Björn Jónsson.jpg	Björn Jónsson Template:Small	Template:Smaller 1909	Template:Smaller 1911	style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Independence Party
3	File:Kristjan Jonsson.jpg	Kristján Jónsson Template:Small	Template:Smaller 1911	Template:Smaller 1912	style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Independent
(1)	File:Hannes Hafstein 1904 (cropped).png	Hannes Hafstein Template:Small	Template:Smaller 1912	Template:Smaller 1914		Union Party
4	File:Sigurður Eggerz.jpg	Sigurður Eggerz Template:Small	Template:Smaller 1914	Template:Smaller 1915	style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Independence Party
5	File:EinarArnorsson.jpg	Einar Arnórsson Template:Small	Template:Smaller 1915	Template:Smaller 1917	style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Independence Party (Langsum)

Kingdom (1918–1944)

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Template:Abbr	Portrait	Name Template:Small	Term of office				Political Party		Cabinet	Election	Monarch (Reign)
			#	Took office	Left office	Days
6	File:Jón Magnússon1.jpg	Jón Magnússon Template:Small	1	Template:Smaller 1917	Template:Smaller 1920	Template:Age in days		Home Rule Party	HP–IP–PP	[[October 1916 Icelandic parliamentary election|Template:Colour]]	Template:Small File:Christian X of Denmark circa 1915.jpg Template:Small
			2	Template:Smaller 1920	Template:Smaller 1922				HP–others	[[1919 Icelandic parliamentary election|Template:Colour]]
(4)	File:Sigurður Eggerz.jpg	Sigurður Eggerz Template:Small	1	Template:Smaller 1922	Template:Smaller 1924	Template:Age in days	rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Independence Party	IP–others
							rowspan=4 bgcolor=Template:Party color|[[1923 Icelandic parliamentary election|Template:Colour]]
(6)	File:Jón Magnússon1.jpg	Jón Magnússon Template:Small	3	Template:Smaller 1924	Template:Smaller 1926 Template:Small	Template:Age in days	style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Conservative Party	CP
7	File:Magnús Guðmundsson.jpg	Magnús Guðmundsson Template:Small Template:Small		Template:Smaller 1926	Template:Smaller 1926	Template:Age in days	style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Conservative Party
8	File:JThorl1927.jpg	Jón Þorláksson (1877–1935) Template:Small	1	Template:Smaller 1926	Template:Smaller 1927	Template:Age in days	style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Conservative Party
9	File:Tryggvi Þórhallson.jpg	Tryggvi Þórhallsson Template:Small	1	Template:Smaller 1927	Template:Smaller 1932	Template:Age in days	rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Progressive Party	PP	bgcolor=Template:Party color |[[1927 Icelandic parliamentary election|Template:Colour]]
							rowspan=2 bgcolor=Template:Party color |[[1931 Icelandic parliamentary election|Template:Colour]]
10	File:Asgeir Asgeirsson.jpg	Ásgeir Ásgeirsson Template:Small	1	Template:Smaller 1932	Template:Smaller 1934	Template:Age in days	rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Progressive Party	PP–IP–Peasants
							bgcolor=Template:Party color |[[1933 Icelandic parliamentary election|Template:Colour]]
11	File:Hermann Jonasson.jpg	Hermann Jónasson Template:Small	1	Template:Smaller 1934	Template:Smaller 1942	Template:Age in days	rowspan=4 style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Progressive Party	PP–SDP	bgcolor=Template:Party color |[[1934 Icelandic parliamentary election|Template:Colour]]
			2				PP		rowspan=3 bgcolor=Template:Party color |[[1937 Icelandic parliamentary election|Template:Colour]]
			3				PP–IP–SDP
			4
12	File:Olafur Thors.jpg	Ólafur Thors Template:Small	1	Template:Smaller 1942	Template:Smaller 1942	Template:Age in days	rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Independence Party	IP	bgcolor=Template:Party color |[[July 1942 Icelandic parliamentary election|Template:Colour]]
							rowspan=2 bgcolor=Template:Party color |[[October 1942 Icelandic parliamentary election|Template:Colour]]
13	File:Björn Þórðarson.png	Björn Þórðarson Template:Small	1	Template:Smaller 1942	Template:Smaller 1944	Template:Age in days	style="background:Template:Party color;" |	Independent

Republic (1944–present)

Political party: Template:Legend2 Template:Legend2 Template:Legend2 Template:Legend2 Template:Legend2

	Template:Abbr	Portrait	Name Template:Small	Term of office				Political Party	Cabinet	Election	President (term)
				#	Took Office	Left Office	Days
style="background:Template:Party color;" |	(12)	File:Olafur Thors.jpg	Ólafur Thors Template:Small	2	Template:Smaller 1944	Template:Smaller 1947	Template:Age in days	Independence Party	IP–SDP–SP	rowspan=2 bgcolor=Template:Party color |[[1946 Icelandic parliamentary election|Template:Colour]]	Template:Small File:Sveinn Björnsson.jpg Template:Small
style="background:Template:Party color;" |	14	File:Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson.jpg	Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson Template:Small	1	Template:Smaller 1947	Template:Smaller 1949	Template:Age in days	Social Democratic Party
style="background:Template:Party color;" |	(12)	File:Olafur Thors.jpg	Ólafur Thors Template:Small	3	Template:Smaller 1949	Template:Smaller 1950	Template:Age in days	Independence Party	IP	rowspan=2 bgcolor=Template:Party color |[[1949 Icelandic parliamentary election|Template:Colour]]
style="background:Template:Party color;" |	15	File:Steingrímur Steinþórsson.jpg	Steingrímur Steinþórsson Template:Small	1	Template:Smaller 1950	Template:Smaller 1953	Template:Age in days	Progressive Party	PP–IP
style="background:Template:Party color;" |	(12)	File:Olafur Thors.jpg	Ólafur Thors Template:Small	4	Template:Smaller 1953	Template:Smaller 1956	Template:Age in days	Independence Party		bgcolor=Template:Party color |[[1953 Icelandic parliamentary election|Template:Colour]]	Template:Small File:Iceland President Ásgeir Ásgeirsson. Jerusalem 1966 (D803-058) (cropped).jpg Template:Small
style="background:Template:Party color;" |	(11)	File:Hermann Jonasson.jpg	Hermann Jónasson Template:Small	5	Template:Smaller 1956	Template:Smaller 1958	Template:Age in days	Progressive Party	PP–SDP–PA	bgcolor=Template:Party color |[[1956 Icelandic parliamentary election|Template:Colour]]
style="background:Template:Party color;" |	16	File:Emil Jónsson.jpg	Emil Jónsson Template:Small	1	Template:Smaller 1958	Template:Smaller 1959	Template:Age in days	Social Democratic Party	SDP	bgcolor=Template:Party color |[[June 1959 Icelandic parliamentary election|Template:Colour]]
style="background:Template:Party color;" |	(12)	File:Olafur Thors.jpg	Ólafur Thors Template:Small	5	Template:Smaller 1959	Template:Smaller 1961	Template:Age in days	Independence Party	IP–SDP	rowspan=3 bgcolor=Template:Party color |[[October 1959 Icelandic parliamentary election|Template:Colour]]
style="background:Template:Party color;" |	17	File:Bjarni Benediktsson 1908.jpg	Bjarni Benediktsson Template:Small Template:Small		Template:Smaller 1961	Template:Smaller 1961	Template:Age in days	Independence Party
style="background:Template:Party color;" |	(12)	File:Olafur Thors.jpg	Ólafur Thors Template:Small		Template:Smaller 1962	Template:Smaller 1963	Template:Age in days	Independence Party
rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Party color;" |	(17)	File:Bjarni Benediktsson 1908.jpg	Bjarni Benediktsson Template:Small	1	Template:Smaller 1963	Template:Smaller 1970 Template:Small	Template:Age in days	Independence Party		bgcolor=Template:Party color |[[1963 Icelandic parliamentary election|Template:Colour]]
rowspan=2 bgcolor=Template:Party color |[[1967 Icelandic parliamentary election|Template:Colour]]										Template:Small File:Kristján Eldjárn (1982).jpg Template:Small
style="background:Template:Party color;" |	18	File:Jóhann Hafstein.jpg	Jóhann Hafstein Template:Small	1	Template:Small Template:Smaller 1970	Template:Smaller 1971	Template:Age in days	Independence Party
style="background:Template:Party color;" |	19		Ólafur Jóhannesson Template:Small	1	Template:Smaller 1971	Template:Smaller 1974	Template:Age in days	Progressive Party	PP–PA–LL		bgcolor=Template:Party color |[[1971 Icelandic parliamentary election|Template:Colour]]
style="background:Template:Party color;" |	20	File:Geir Hallgrímsson (cropped).jpg	Geir Hallgrímsson Template:Small	1	Template:Smaller 1974	Template:Smaller 1978	Template:Age in days	Independence Party	IP–PP		bgcolor=Template:Party color |[[1974 Icelandic parliamentary election|Template:Colour]]
style="background:Template:Party color;" |	(19)		Ólafur Jóhannesson Template:Small	2	Template:Smaller 1978	Template:Smaller 1979	Template:Age in days	Progressive Party	PP–PA		bgcolor=Template:Party color |[[1978 Icelandic parliamentary election|Template:Colour]]
style="background:Template:Party color;" |	21		Benedikt Gröndal Template:Small	1	Template:Smaller 1979	Template:Smaller 1980	Template:Age in days	Social Democratic Party	SDP		rowspan=2 bgcolor=Template:Party color |[[1979 Icelandic parliamentary election|Template:Colour]]
style="background:Template:Party color;" |	22		Gunnar Thoroddsen Template:Small	1	Template:Smaller 1980	Template:Smaller 1983	Template:Age in days	Independence Party (*Gunnar's faction)	IP*–PP–PA	Template:Small File:Vigdis Finnbogadottir (1985).jpg Template:Small
style="background:Template:Party color;" |	23	File:Visit of Steingrimur Hermannsson, Icelandic Prime Minister, to the CEC (cropped).jpg	Steingrímur Hermannsson Template:Small	1	Template:Smaller 1983	Template:Smaller 1987	Template:Age in days	Progressive Party	PP–IP		bgcolor=Template:Party color |[[1983 Icelandic parliamentary election|Template:Colour]]
style="background:Template:Party color;" |	24	File:Þorsteinn Pálsson (cropped).jpeg	Þorsteinn Pálsson Template:Small	1	Template:Smaller 1987	Template:Smaller 1988	Template:Age in days	Independence Party	IP–PP–SDP		rowspan=3 bgcolor=Template:Party color |[[1987 Icelandic parliamentary election|Template:Colour]]
rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Party color;" |	(23)	File:Visit of Steingrimur Hermannsson, Icelandic Prime Minister, to the CEC (cropped).jpg	Steingrímur Hermannsson Template:Small	2	Template:Smaller 1988	Template:Smaller 1991	Template:Age in days	Progressive Party	PP–SDP–PA
3				PP–SDP–PA–CiP
rowspan=4 style="background:Template:Party color;" |	25	File:Bilden ar tagen vid Nordiska radets session i Oslo, 2003.jpg	Davíð Oddsson Template:Small	1	Template:Smaller 1991	Template:Smaller 2004	Template:Age in days	Independence Party	IP–SDP		bgcolor=Template:Party color |[[1991 Icelandic parliamentary election|Template:Colour]]
2				IP–PP					bgcolor=Template:Party color |[[1995 Icelandic parliamentary election|Template:Colour]]	Template:Small File:Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, September 2011 (cropped).jpeg Template:Small
3									bgcolor=Template:Party color |[[1999 Icelandic parliamentary election|Template:Colour]]
4									rowspan=3 bgcolor=Template:Party color |[[2003 Icelandic parliamentary election|Template:Colour]]
style="background:Template:Party color;" |	26	File:Halldor Asgrimsson generalsekreterare Nordiska ministerradet.jpg	Halldór Ásgrímsson Template:Small		1	Template:Smaller 2004	Template:Smaller 2006	Template:Age in days	Progressive Party
rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Party color;" |	27	File:Geir H. Haarde Islands utrikesminister (cropped).png	Geir Haarde Template:Small		1	Template:Smaller 2006	Template:Smaller 2009	Template:Age in days	Independence Party
2				IP–SDA	rowspan=2 bgcolor=Template:Party color |[[2007 Icelandic parliamentary election|Template:Colour]]
rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Party color;" |	28	File:Johanna sigurdardottir official portrait.jpg	Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir Template:Small	1	Template:Smaller 2009	Template:Smaller 2013	Template:Age in days	Social Democratic Alliance	SDA–LGM
2				bgcolor=Template:Party color |[[2009 Icelandic parliamentary election|Template:Colour]]
style="background:Template:Party color;" |	29	File:Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson 2013.jpg	Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson Template:Small	1	Template:Smaller 2013	Template:Smaller 2016	Template:Age in days	Progressive Party	PP–IP		rowspan=2 bgcolor=Template:Party color |[[2013 Icelandic parliamentary election|Template:Colour]]
style="background:Template:Party color;" |	30	File:Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson 2016.jpg	Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson Template:Small	1	Template:Smaller 2016	Template:Smaller 2017	Template:Age in days	Progressive Party		Template:Small File:Guðni Th. Jóhannesson (cropped).jpg Template:Small
style="background:Template:Party color;" |	31	File:Bjarni Benediktsson 2016.jpg	Bjarni Benediktsson Template:Small	1	Template:Smaller 2017	Template:Smaller 2017	Template:Age in days	Independence Party	IP–C–BF		bgcolor=Template:Party color |[[2016 Icelandic parliamentary election|Template:Colour]]
rowspan=2 style="background:Template:Party color;" |	32	File:Katrín Jakobsdóttir 2017.jpg	Katrín Jakobsdóttir Template:Small	1	Template:Smaller 2017	Template:Smaller 2024	Template:Age in days	Left-Green Movement	LGM–IP–PP		bgcolor=Template:Party color |[[2017 Icelandic parliamentary election|Template:Colour]]
2				rowspan=2 bgcolor=Template:Party color |[[2021 Icelandic parliamentary election|Template:Colour]]
style="background:Template:Party color;" |	(31)	File:Bjarni Benediktsson - 2023 (cropped).jpg	Bjarni Benediktsson Template:Small	2	Template:Smaller 2024	Template:Smaller 2024	Template:Age in days	Independence Party		Template:Small File:Halla Tómasdóttir at Arctic Circle 2024 cropped.jpg Template:Small
bgcolor=Template:Party color " |	33	File:Kristrún Frostadóttir 2021.jpg	Kristrún Frostadóttir Template:Small	1	Template:Smaller 2024	Incumbent	Template:Age in days	Social Democratic Alliance	SDA–RP–PP		bgcolor=Template:Party color |[[2024 Icelandic parliamentary election|Template:Colour]]

See also

• List of rulers of Iceland
• Cabinet of Iceland

External links

• Iceland's Prime Ministers Office