| Leaders of Iceland (Republic of Iceland) |
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Also visit a detailed page on Icelandic Governments since 1990 to know more about the ruling parties.
Look for biographies of the leaders (in Spanish) at CIDOB website.
Parties:
AB: People's Alliance (Alþýðubandalagið, merged into SF in 1998) - AF: Social Democratic Party (Alþýðuflokkurinn, merged into SF in 1998) - BF: Bright Future (Björt framtíð) - FF: People's Party (Flokkur fólksins) - FSF: Progressive Party - (Framsóknarflokkurinn) - MF: Centre Party (Miðflokkurinn) - Píratar: Pirate Party - SF: Social Democratic Alliance (Samfylkingin) - SSF: Independence Party (Sjálfstæðisflokkurinn) - VG: Left-Green Movement (Vinstrihreyfingin) - Viðreisn: Reform Party
Heads of State
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President of the Republic
Sveinn Björnsson 17 Jun 1944 - 25 Jan 1952 (†1952)
Interim Triumvirate (*)
Steingrímur Steinthórsson + (†1966)
Jón Pálmason + (†1973)
Jón Ásbjörnsson 25 Jan 1952 - 31 Jul 1952 (†1966)
Presidents of the Republic
Ásgeir Ásgeirsson 1 Aug 1952 - 1 Aug 1968 (†1972)
Kristján Thórarinsson Eldjárn 1 Aug 1968 - 1 Aug 1980 (†1982)
Vigdís Finnbogadóttir 1 Aug 1980 - 1 Aug 1996
Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson 1 Aug 1996 - 1 Aug 2016
Gudni Thorlacius Jóhannesson 1 Aug 2016 -
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(*) Lieutenants for the President, acting as collective leadership of the State.
Prime Ministers
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Ólafur Thors 21 Oct 1944 - 4 Feb 1947 (†1964) SSF
Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson 4 Feb 1947 - 6 Dec 1949 (†1980) AF
Ólafur Thors 6 Dec 1949 - 14 Mar 1950 (†1964) SSF
Steingrímur Steinthórsson 14 Mar 1950 - 11 Sep 1953 (†1966) FSF
Ólafur Thors 11 Sep 1953 - 24 Jul 1956 (†1964) SSF
Hermann Jónasson 24 Jul 1956 - 23 Dec 1958 (†1976) FSF
Emil Jónsson 23 Dec 1958 - 20 Nov 1959 (†1986) AF
Ólafur Thors 20 Nov 1959 - 14 Nov 1963 (†1964) SSF
Bjarni Benediktsson 14 Nov 1963 - 10 Jul 1970 (†1970) SSF
Jóhann Hafstein 10 Jul 1970 - 14 Jul 1971 (†1980) SSF
Ólafur Jóhannesson 14 Jul 1971 - 28 Aug 1974 (†1984) FSF
Geir Hallgrímsson 28 Aug 1974 - 1 Sep 1978 (†1990) SSF
Ólafur Jóhannesson 1 Sep 1978 - 15 Oct 1979 (†1984) FSF
Benedikt Sigurðsson Gröndal 15 Oct 1979 - 8 Feb 1980 (†2010) AF
Gunnar Thoroddsen 8 Feb 1980 - 26 May 1983 (†1983) SSF
Steingrímur Hermannsson 26 May 1983 - 8 Jul 1987 (†2010) FSF
Thorsteinn Pálsson 8 Jul 1987 - 28 Sep 1988 SSF
Steingrímur Hermannsson 28 Sep 1988 - 30 Apr 1991 (†2010) FSF
Davíd Oddsson 30 Apr 1991 - 15 Sep 2004 SSF
Halldór Ásgrímsson 15 Sep 2004 - 15 Jun 2006 (†2015) FSF
Geir Hilmar Haarde 15 Jun 2006 - 1 Feb 2009 SSF
Jóhanna Sigurdardóttir 1 Feb 2009 - 23 May 2013 SF
Sigmundur Davíd Gunnlaugsson 23 May 2013 - 7 Apr 2016 FSF
Sigurdur Ingi Jóhannsson 7 Apr 2016 - 11 Jan 2017 FSF
Bjarni Benediktsson (Jr) 11 Jan 2017 - 30 Nov 2017 SSF
Katrín Jakobsdóttir 30 Nov 2017 - VG
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Ministers of Foreign Affairs
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Ólafur Thors 1944-1947 (†1964) SSF
Bjarni Benediktsson 1947-1953 (†1970) SSF
Kristinn Gudmundsson 1953-1956 (†1982)
Gudmundur Ívarsson Gudmundsson 1956 (†1987) AF
Emil Jónsson 1956 (†1986) AF (acting)
Gudmundur Ívarsson Gudmundsson 1956-1965 (†1987) AF
Emil Jónsson 1965-1971 (†1986) AF
Einar Ágústsson 1971-1978 (†1986) FSF
Benedikt Sigurðsson Gröndal 1978-1980 (†2010) AF
Ólafur Jóhannesson 1980-1983 (†1984) FSF
Geir Hallgrímsson 1983-1986 (†1990) SSF
Matthías Á. Mathiesen 1986-1987 (†2011) SSF
Steingrímur Hermannsson 1987-1988 (†2010) FSF
Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson 1988-1995 AF
Halldór Ásgrímsson 1995-2004 (†2015) FSF
Davíd Oddsson 2004-2005 SSF
Geir Hilmar Haarde 2005-2006 SSF
Valgerdur Sverrisdóttir 2006-2007 FSF
Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir 2007-2009 SF
Össur Skarphédinsson 2009-2013 SF
Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson 2013-2016 FSF
Lilja Dögg Alfredsdóttir 2016-2017 FSF
Gudlaugur Thór Thórdarson 2017-2021 SSF
Thórdís Kolbrún R. Gylfadóttir 2021-2023 SSF
Bjarni Benediktsson (Jr) 2023- SSF
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Leaders of SSF
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Ólafur Thors 1934-1961 (†1964)
Bjarni Benediktsson 1961-1970 (†1970)
Jóhann Hafstein 1970-1973 (†1980)
Geir Hallgrímsson 1973-1983 (†1990)
Thorsteinn Pálsson 1983-1991
Davíd Oddsson 1991-2005
Geir Hilmar Haarde 2005-2009
Bjarni Benediktsson (Jr) 2009-
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Leaders of FSF
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Hermann Jónasson 1944-1962 (†1976)
Eysteinn Jónsson 1962-1968 (†1993)
Ólafur Jóhannesson 1968-1979 (†1984)
Steingrímur Hermannsson 1979-1994 (†2010)
Halldór Ásgrímsson 1994-2006 (†2015)
Jón Sigurdsson 2006-2007
Gudni Ágústsson 2007-2008
Valgerdur Sverrisdóttir 2008-2009
Sigmundur Davíd Gunnlaugsson 2009-2016
Sigurdur Ingi Jóhannsson 2016-
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Leaders of SF
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Margrét Frímannsdóttir 1999-2000
Össur Skarphéðinsson 2000-2005
Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir 2005-2009
Jóhanna Sigurdardóttir 2009-2013
Árni Páll Árnason 2013-2016
Oddny Gudbjörg Hardardóttir 2016
Logi Már Einarsson 2016-
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The Social Democratic Alliance (SF) was launched in 1998 as a four-party coalition made by the Social Democratic Party (AF), the People's Alliance (AB), the Womens's Alliance and the National Movement. The parties formally merged into a single one in May 2000.
Leaders of VG
Steingrímur Jóhann Sigfússon 1999-2013
Katrín Jakobsdóttir 2013-
VG was founded on 6 Feb 1999.
Leader of MF
Sigmundur Davíd Gunnlaugsson 2017-
MF was founded by splinters of FSF on 24 Sep 2017.
(De facto) Leaders of Píratar
Birgitta Jónsdóttir 2012-2017
Halldóra Mogensen 2017-
Píratar was founded on 24 Nov 2012.
Leader of FF
Inga Sæland 2016-
FF was founded in 2016.
Leaders of Viðreisn
Benedikt Jóhannesson 2016-2017
Thorgerdur Katrín Gunnarsdóttir2017-
Viðreisn was founded on 24 May 2016.
Leaders of BF
Gudmundur Steingrímsson 2012-2015
Óttarr Proppé 2015-2017
Björt Ólafsdóttir 2017-
BF was founded on 4 Feb 2012.
Leaders of AF (1916-2000)
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Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson 1938-1952 (†1980)
Hannibal Valdimarsson 1952-1954 (†1991)
Haraldur Gudmundsson 1954-1958 (†1971)
Emil Jónsson 1958-1968 (†1986)
Gylfi Thorsteinsson Gíslason 1968-1974 (†2004)
Benedikt Sigurðsson Gröndal 1974-1980 (†2010)
Kjartan Jóhannsson 1980-1984
Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson 1984-1996
Sighvatur Björgvinsson 1996-1998
Gudmundur Árni Stefánsson 1998-2000
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In 2000 the Social Democratic Party (AF) merged with the People's Alliance (AB), the Womens's Alliance and the National Movement to form the current Social Democratic Alliance (SF, see above).
Leaders of AB (1956-1998)
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Hannibal Valdimarsson 1956-1968 (†1991)
Ragnar Arnalds 1968-1977
Lúðvík Jósepsson 1977-1980 (†1994)
Svavar Gestsson 1980-1987
Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson 1987-1995
Margrét Frímannsdóttir 1995-1998
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In 1998 the People's Alliance (AB) allied with the Social Democratic Party (AF), the Womens's Alliance and the National Movement to form the current Social Democratic Alliance (SF, see above).
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