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