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The Prime Minister of Iceland (Icelandic: Forsætisráðherra Íslands) is Iceland's head of government. The prime minister is formally appointed by the President and exercises executive power along with the cabinet subject to parliamentary support.

Contents 1 List of Prime Ministers of Iceland 1.1 Prime Ministers of The Home rule (1904–1917) 1.2 Prime Ministers of Iceland (1917–present) 2 Abbreviations 3 See also 4 External links

[edit] List of Prime Ministers of Iceland

[edit] Prime Ministers of The Home rule (1904–1917)

Prime Minister	Entered office	Left office	Party
Hannes Hafstein	1 February 1904	31 March 1909	HP
Björn Jónsson	31 March 1909	14 March 1911	OIP
Kristján Jónsson	14 March 1911	24 July 1912	No party
Hannes Hafstein	24 July 1912	21 July1914	UP
Sigurður Eggerz	21 July 1914	4 May 1915	OIP
Einar Arnórsson	4 May 1915	4 January 1917	OIP þversum

[edit] Prime Ministers of Iceland (1917–present)

#	Prime Minister	Entered office	Left office	Party	Age
1.	Jón Magnússon	4 January 1917	7 March 1922	Home Rule Party	57
2.	Sigurður Eggerz	7 March 1922	22 March 1924	Old Independence Party	47
1.	Jón Magnússon	22 March 1924	23 June 1926	Conservative Party	65
3.	Magnús Guðmundsson (acting)	23 June 1926	8 July 1926	Conservative Party	47
4.	Jón Þorláksson	8 July 1926	28 August 1927	Conservative Party	49
5.	Tryggvi Þórhallsson	28 August 1927	3 June 1932	Progressive Party	38
6.	Ásgeir Ásgeirsson	3 June 1932	28 July 1934	Progressive Party	38
7.	Hermann Jónasson	28 July 1934	16 May 1942	Progressive Party	37
8.	Ólafur Thors	16 May 1942	16 December 1942	Independence Party	50
9.	Björn Þórðarson	16 December 1942	21 October 1944	Independent	63
8.	Ólafur Thors	21 October 1944	4 February 1947	Independence Party	52
10.	Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson	4 February 1947	6 December 1949	Social Democrats	52
8.	Ólafur Thors	6 December 1949	14 March 1950	Independence Party	57
11.	Steingrímur Steinþórsson	14 March 1950	11 September 1953	Progressive Party	57
8.	Ólafur Thors	11 September 1953	24 July 1956	Independence Party	61
7.	Hermann Jónasson	24 July 1956	23 December 1958	Progressive Party	59
12.	Emil Jónsson	23 December 1958	20 November 1959	Social Democrats	56
8.	Ólafur Thors	20 November 1959	14 November 1963	Independence Party	67
13.	Bjarni Benediktsson	14 November 1963	10 July 1970	Independence Party	55
14.	Jóhann Hafstein	10 July1970	14 July 1971	Independence Party	54
15.	Ólafur Jóhannesson	14 July1971	28 August 1974	Progressive Party	58
16.	Geir Hallgrímsson	28 August 1974	1 September 1978	Independence Party	48
15.	Ólafur Jóhannesson	1 September 1978	15 October 1979	Progressive Party	65
17.	Benedikt Gröndal	15 October 1979	8 February 1980	Social Democrats	55
18.	Gunnar Thoroddsen	8 February1980	26 May 1983	Independence Party	69
19.	Steingrímur Hermannsson	26 May 1983	8 July 1987	Progressive Party	54
20.	Þorsteinn Pálsson	8 July 1987	28 September 1988	Independence Party	39
19.	Steingrímur Hermannsson	28 September 1988	30 April 1991	Progressive Party	60
21.	Davíð Oddsson	30 April 1991	15 September 2004	Independence Party	43
22.	Halldór Ásgrímsson	15 September 2004	15 June 2006	Progressive Party	57
23.	Geir Haarde	15 June 2006	1 February 2009	Independence Party	55
24.	Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir	1 February 2009	Incumbent	Social Democratic Alliance	66

Note about Magnús Guðmundsson: Jón Magnússon died 23 June 1926. Magnús Guðmundsson acted as PM until Jón Þorláksson could be reached. Officially the third cabinet of Jón Magnússon is said to have been in office until 8 July 1926, but as the PM was dead, it seemed proper to include the acting PM in the list.

[edit] Abbreviations

• CiP: Citizens' Party (Borgaraflokkurinn). Extinct.
• CP: Conservative Party (Íhaldsflokkurinn). Extinct.
• HP: Home Rule Party (Heimastjórnarflokkurinn). Extinct.
• IP: Independence Party (Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn).
• LGM: Left-Green Movement (Vinstri hreyfingin - grænt framboð)
• LL: Association of Liberals and Leftists (Samtök frjálslyndra og vinstri manna). Extinct.
• OIP: The old Independence Party (no relation to the current one). OIP langsum and OIP þversum denote two fractions that split the party at one time. Extinct.
• PA: The People's Alliance (Alþýðubandalagið). Extinct.
• PP: The Progressive Party (Framsóknarflokkurinn).
• SD: Social Democrats (Alþýðuflokkurinn). Extinct.
• SDA: Social Democratic Alliance (Samfylkingin).
• SP: Socialists (Sósíalistaflokkurinn). Extinct.
• UP: Union Party (Sambandsflokkurinn). Extinct.

All but four parties are labelled extinct. That only means that they no longer exist under those names. Apart from the Independence Party, the Progressive Party, the Left-Green Movement, and the Liberal Party (Frjálslyndi flokkurinn, a split from the Independence Party) also has seats in the Althing but has never been in government in its current incarnation.

[edit] See also

• List of Icelandic rulers

[edit] External links

• Iceland's Prime Ministers Office
• Iceland's 2008-2009 financial crisis

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