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List of speakers of the Lower House of the Althing
Speakers of the Lower House of the Althing.
Below is a list of office-holders from 1889:
| Name | Period |
|---|---|
| Jón Sigurðsson | 1875-1879 |
| Jón Sigurðsson (Gaultlöndum) | 1879-1885 |
| Grimm Thomsen | 1885-1886 |
| Jón Sigurðsson (Gaultlöndum) | 1886-1889 |
| Benedikt Sveinsson | 1889-1891 |
| þorarinn Böðvarsson | 1891-1893 |
| Benedikt Sveinsson | 1893-1894 |
| þorarinn Böðvarson | 1894-1895 |
| Benedikt Sveinsson | 1895-1897 |
| þórhallur Bjarnarson | 1897-1901 |
| Klemens Jónsson | 1901-1905 |
| Magnus Stephensen | 1905-1909 |
| Hannes þorsteinsson | 1909-1912 |
| Magnús Andrésson | 1912-1914 |
| Ólafur Briem | 1914-1920 |
| Benedikt Sveinsson | 1920-1931 |
| Jörundur Brynjólfsson | 1931-1942 |
| Emil Jónsson | 1942 |
| Johann þ Jósefsson | 1942-1943 |
| Jörundur Brynjólfsson | 1943-1945 |
| Barði Guðmundsson | 1945-1949 |
| Sigurður Bjarnason | 1949-1956 |
| Einar Olgeirsson | 1956-1959 |
| Jóhann Hafstein | 1959-1961 |
| Ragnhildur Helgadóttir | 1961-1962 |
| Jóhann Hafstein | 1962-November 14, 1963 |
| Sigurður Bjarnason | November 14, 1963-February 28, 1970 |
| Matthías Árni Mathiesen | March 3, 1970-1971 |
| Gils Gudmundsson | 1971-1974 |
| Ragnhildur Helgadóttir | 1974-1978 |
| Ingvar Gíslason | 1978-1979 |
| Árni Gunnarsson | 1979 |
| Sverrir Hermannsson | 1979-1983 |
| Ingvar Gíslason | 1983-1987 |
| Jón Kristjánsson | 1987-1988 |
| Kjartan Jóhannsson | 1988-1989 |
| Árni Gunnarsson | 1989-1991 |
| Matthías Bjarnason | 1991 |
In 1991 the Alting became unicameral.
Sources edit
- The official website of the Althing