List of Prime Ministers of Iceland

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The Prime Minister of Iceland ( Icelandic: Forsætisráðherra Íslands ) is the Prime Minister of Iceland . He is appointed by the Icelandic President and exercises executive power together with the Cabinet .

The first Prime Minister of Iceland was Hannes Hafstein , who held the office between 1904 and 1909. Katrín Jakobsdóttir from the Left-Green movement has been Prime Minister since November 2017 .

List of Prime Ministers

prime minister Taking office Official duty Political party
Hannes Hafstein February 1, 1904 March 31, 1909 Heimastjórnarflokkurinn
Björn Jónsson March 31, 1909 March 14, 1911 Old independence party
Kristján Jónsson March 14, 1911 July 24, 1912 no party
Hannes Hafstein July 25, 1912 July 21, 1914 Sambandsflokkurinn
Sigurdur Eggerz July 21, 1914 May 4, 1915 Old independence party
Einar Arnórsson May 4, 1915 January 4, 1917 Old independence party
Jón Magnússon January 4, 1917 March 7, 1922 Heimastjórnarflokkurinn
Sigurdur Eggerz March 7, 1922 March 22, 1924 Old independence party
Jón Magnússon March 22, 1924 June 23, 1926 Íhaldsflokkurinn
Magnús Guðmundsson June 23, 1926 July 8, 1926 Íhaldsflokkurinn
Jón Þorláksson July 8, 1926 August 28, 1927 Íhaldsflokkurinn
Tryggvi Thórhallsson August 28, 1927 June 3, 1932 Progress party
Ásgeir Ásgeirsson June 3, 1932 July 28, 1934 Progress party
Hermann Jónasson July 28, 1934 May 16, 1942 Progress party
Ólafur Thors May 16, 1942 December 16, 1942 Independence party
Bjorn Þórðarson December 16, 1942 October 21, 1944 no party
Ólafur Thors October 21, 1944 February 4, 1947 Independence party
Stefán J. Stefánsson February 4, 1947 December 6, 1949 Icelandic Social Democratic Party
Ólafur Thors December 6, 1949 March 4th 1950 Independence party
Steingrímur Steinþórsson March 4th 1950 September 11, 1953 Progress party
Ólafur Thors September 11, 1953 July 24, 1956 Independence party
Hermann Jónasson July 24, 1956 December 23, 1958 Progress party
Emil Jónsson December 23, 1958 November 20, 1959 Icelandic Social Democratic Party
Ólafur Thors November 20, 1959 November 14, 1963 Independence party
Bjarni Benediktsson November 14, 1963 July 10, 1970 Independence party
Jóhann Hafstein July 10, 1970 July 14, 1971 Independence party
Ólafur Jóhannesson July 14, 1971 August 28, 1974 Progress party
Geir Hallgrímsson August 28, 1974 September 1, 1978 Independence party
Ólafur Jóhannesson September 1, 1978 15th October 1979 Progress party
Benedikt Grondal 15th October 1979 February 8, 1980 Icelandic Social Democratic Party
Gunnar Thoroddsen February 8, 1980 May 26, 1983 Independence party
Steingrímur Hermannsson May 26, 1983 July 8, 1987 Progress party
Þorsteinn Pálsson July 8, 1987 September 28, 1988 Independence party
Steingrímur Hermannsson September 28, 1988 April 30, 1991 Progress party
Davíð Oddsson April 30, 1991 September 15, 2004 Independence party
Halldór Ásgrímsson September 15, 2004 June 15, 2006 Progress party
Geir Haarde June 15, 2006 February 1, 2009 Independence party
Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir February 1, 2009 May 23, 2013 alliance
Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson May 23, 2013 April 6, 2016 Progress party
Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson April 7, 2016 January 11, 2017 Progress party
Bjarni Benediktsson Jr. January 11, 2017 November 30, 2017 Independence party
Katrín Jakobsdóttir November 30, 2017 In office Left-Green Movement

About the colors: The Independence Party is a successor party to the Conservative Party (Íhaldsflokkurinn), the Alliance is an amalgamation of several parties, including the Social Democratic Party of Iceland .

See also