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)
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Name | Period |
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Jón Sigurðsson | 1875-1877 |
Pétur Pétursson | 1879 |
Bergur Thorberg | 1881 |
Magnús Stephensen | 1883 |
Árni Thorsteinson | 1885 |
Benedikt Sveinsson | 1886-1887 |
Benedikt Kristjánsson | 1889 |
Eiríkur Briem | 1891 |
Benedikt Sveinsson | 1893-1894 |
Ólafur Briem | 1895 |
Hallgrímur Sveinsson | 1897-1899 |
Eiríkur Briem | 1901-1907 |
Björn Jónsson | 1909 |
Skúli Thoroddsen | 1909-1911 |
Hannes Hafstein | 1912 |
Jón Magnússon | 1912-1913 |
Kristinn Daníelsson | 1914-1917 |
Jóhannes Jóhannesson | 1918-1921 |
Sigurður Eggerz | 1922 |
Magnús Kristjánsson | 1922-1923 |
Jóhannes Jóhannesson | 1924-1926 |
Magnús Torfason | 1927-1929 |
Ásgeir Ásgeirsson | 1930-1931 |
Einar Árnason | 1931-1932 |
Tryggvi Þórhallsson | 1933 |
Jón Baldvinsson | 1933-1938 |
Haraldur Guðmundsson | 1938-1941 |
Gísli Sveinsson | 1942 |
Haraldur Guðmundsson | 1942-1943 |
Gísli Sveinsson | 1943-1945 |
Jón Pálmason | 1945-1949 |
Steingrímur Steinþórsson | 1949-1950 |
Jón Pálmason | 1950-1953 |
Jörundur Brynjólfsson | 1953-1956 |
Emil Jónsson | 1956-1958 |
Jón Pálmason | 1959 |
Bjarni Benediktsson | 1959 |
Friðjón Skarphéðinsson | 1959-1963 |
Birgir Finnsson | 1963-1971 |
Eysteinn Jónsson | 1971-1974 |
Gylfi Þorsteinsson Gíslason | 1974 |
Ásgeir Bjarnason | 1974-1978 |
Gils Guðmundsson | 1978-1979 |
Oddur Ólafsson | 1979 |
Jón Helgason | 1979-1983 |
Þorvaldur Garðar Kristjánsson | 1983-1988 |
Guðrún Helgadóttir | 1988-1991 |
Salome Þorkelsdóttir | 1991 |
Speakers of the unicameral Althing (1991-)
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Name | Period | Party |
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Salome Þorkelsdóttir | 1991 – 1995 | Independence Party |
Ólafur Garðar Einarsson | 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* | Independence Party |
Steingrímur J. Sigfússon | 2017 – 2021 | The Left-Green Movement |
Birgir Ármannsson | 2021 – | Independence Party |