List of speakers of the Parliament of Iceland
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This is a list of speakers of the Althing, the Icelandic parliament.
The Speaker of the Althing (Icelandic: Forseti Alþingis, literally the President of the Althing) is the presiding officer (speaker) of that legislature.
Speakers of the United Althing (1875-1991)[]
Name | Period |
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Jón Sigurðsson | 1875-1877 |
Pétur Pétursson | 1879 |
1881 | |
1883 | |
1885 | |
1886-1887 | |
Benedikt Kristjánsson | 1889 |
1891 | |
1893-1894 | |
1895 | |
Hallgrímur Sveinsson | 1897-1899 |
1901-1907 | |
Björn Jónsson | 1909 |
Skúli Thoroddsen | 1909-1911 |
Hannes Hafstein | 1912 |
Jón Magnússon | 1912-1913 |
1914-1917 | |
Jóhannes Jóhannesson | 1918-1921 |
Sigurður Eggerz | 1922 |
1922-1923 | |
Jóhannes Jóhannesson | 1924-1926 |
1927-1929 | |
Ásgeir Ásgeirsson | 1930-1931 |
1931-1932 | |
Tryggvi Þórhallsson | 1933 |
1933-1938 | |
1938-1941 | |
1942 | |
1942-1943 | |
1943-1945 | |
1945-1949 | |
Steingrímur Steinþórsson | 1949-1950 |
1950-1953 | |
1953-1956 | |
Emil Jónsson | 1956-1958 |
1959 | |
Bjarni Benediktsson | 1959 |
Friðjón Skarphéðinsson | 1959-1963 |
1963-1971 | |
Eysteinn Jónsson | 1971-1974 |
Gylfi Þorsteinsson Gíslason | 1974 |
1974-1978 | |
1978-1979 | |
1979 | |
Jón Helgason | 1979-1983 |
1983-1988 | |
Guðrún Helgadóttir | 1988-1991 |
Salome Þorkelsdóttir | 1991 |
Speakers of the unicameral Althing (1991-)[]
Name | Period | Party |
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Salome Þorkelsdóttir | 1991 – 1995 | Independence Party |
1995 – 1999 | Independence Party | |
Halldór Blöndal | 1999 – 2005 | Independence Party |
Sólveig Pétursdóttir | 2005 – 2007 | Independence Party |
Sturla Böðvarsson | 2007 – 2009 | Independence Party |
Guðbjartur Hannesson | 2009 | Social Democratic Alliance |
Ásta Jóhannesdóttir | 2009 – 2013 | Social Democratic Alliance |
Einar Kristinn Guðfinnsson | 2013 – 2016 | Independence Party |
Steingrímur J. Sigfússon | 2016 – 2017 | The Left-Green Movement |
Unnur Brá Konráðsdóttir | 2017 – 2017* | Independence Party |
Steingrímur J. Sigfússon | 2017 – 2021 | The Left-Green Movement |
Birgir Ármannsson | 2021- | Independence Party |
References[]
- ^ "Þingmenn". Alþingi.
- ^ "Þingmenn". Alþingi.
Categories:
- Speakers of the Althing
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- Lists of legislative speakers