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List of speakers of the Parliament of Iceland
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 |
|---|---|
| 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-)
| Name | Period | Party |
|---|---|---|
| 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 – 2017* | Independence Party |
| Steingrímur J. Sigfússon | 2017 – 2021 | The Left-Green Movement |
| Birgir Ármannsson | 2021- | Independence Party |