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{{Short description|Head of government of Iceland}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}
{{Infobox official post
| post = Prime Minister
| body = Iceland
| native_name = {{native name|is|Forsætisráðherra Íslands}}
| insignia = Coat of arms of Iceland.svg
| insigniasize = 125px
| insigniacaption = [[Coat of arms of Iceland]]
| image = Kristrún Frostadóttir 2021.jpg
| incumbent = [[Kristrún Frostadóttir]]
| incumbentsince = 21 December 2024
| department = Prime Minister's Office
| member_of = {{unbulleted list|State Council of Iceland|[[Cabinet of Iceland]]}}
| style = {{unbulleted list|Madam Prime Minister (informal)|[[Excellency|Her Excellency]] (diplomatic)}}
| seat = [[Reykjavík]], [[Iceland]]
| nominator = 
| appointer = [[President of Iceland|President]]
| termlength = No term limit
| constituting_instrument = {{unbulleted list|[[Constitution of Iceland]]|Law on the Cabinet of Iceland}}
| precursor = [[Minister for Iceland]]
| formation = {{start date and age|df=y|1904|2|1}}
| inaugural = [[Jón Magnússon (politician)|Jón Magnússon]]
| salary = 2,021,825 [[Icelandic króna|kr]]/US$ 14,038 monthly<ref>{{cite web|title=2016.3.001 Alþingismenn, ráðherrar og forseti Íslands|trans-title=2016.3.001 Parliamentarians, Ministers and President of Iceland|url=http://www.kjararad.is/media/urskurdir/2016.3.001-althingismenn,-radherrar-og-forseti.pdf|website=Kjararáð|page=7|language=is}}</ref>
| website = {{URL|eng.forsaetisraduneyti.is}} {{in lang|en}}<br />{{URL|forsaetisraduneyti.is}} {{in lang|is}}
}}
{{Politics of Iceland}}
The '''prime minister of Iceland''' ({{langx|is|Forsætisráðherra Íslands}}) is [[head of government]] of the country of [[Iceland]]. The prime minister is appointed formally by the [[president of Iceland|president]] and exercises executive authority along with the [[Cabinet of Iceland|cabinet]] subject to parliamentary support.

==Constitutional basis==
The prime minister is appointed by the [[President of Iceland|president]] under the [[Constitution of Iceland]], Section II Article 17, and chairs the [[Cabinet of Iceland]]:

: ''{{lang|is|Fundunum stjórnar sá ráðherra, er forseti lýðveldisins hefur kvatt til forsætis, og nefnist hann forsætisráðherra.}}''<ref>[http://www.stjornarrad.is/stjornarskra/ Constitution of Iceland (Icelandic version)]</ref>
: The [cabinet] meetings shall be presided over by the Minister called upon by the President of the Republic to do so, who is designated Prime Minister.<ref>[http://www.government.is/constitution/ Constitution of Iceland (English version)]</ref>

==Locations==
The prime minister's office is located in the Governing Council (''Stjórnarráðið''), Reykjavik, where their secretariat is based and where cabinet meetings are held.<ref>{{cite web|title=The Prime Minister's Office (PMO) in Iceland|url=http://eng.forsaetisraduneyti.is/ministry/about/|publisher=Prime Minister's Office|access-date=28 October 2015}}</ref> The prime minister has a summer residence, Þingvallabær in [[Þingvellir]]. The prime minister also has a reception house in Tjarnargata, Reykjavik, which was the prime ministerial residence until 1943.<ref>{{cite web|title=Minister's Residence|url=http://eng.forsaetisraduneyti.is/ministry/ministers-residence/|publisher=Prime Minister's Office|access-date=28 October 2015}}</ref>

<gallery>
Image:Iceland-Reykjavik-Stjornarrad-1.jpg|Stjórnarráðið in [[Reykjavík]], the Prime Minister's Office
Image:El Antiguo Parlamento Parque Nacional de " Thingvellir " Islandia (8621781601).jpg|Þingvallabær, the Prime Minister's summer residence
</gallery>

==List of officeholders==
===Home Rule (1904–1918)===
{{see also|Minister for Iceland}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! rowspan=2| {{abbr|No.|Number}}
! rowspan=2| Portrait
! rowspan=2| Name<br><small>(born-died)</small>
! colspan=3| Term of office
! colspan=2 rowspan=2| Political party
! rowspan=2| Government
! rowspan=2| {{abbr|Ref.|References}}
|-
! Took office
! Left office
! Time in office
|-
| 1
| [[File:Hannes Hafstein by Elfelt.jpg|frameless|upright=0.3]]
| '''[[Hannes Hafstein]]'''<br />{{small|(1861–1922)<br />MP for [[Eyjafjörður|Eyjafjarðarsýsla]]}}
| 1 February 1904
| 31 March 1909
| {{ayd|1904|02|01|1909|03|31}}
! style="background:{{party color|Home Rule Party (Iceland)}};" |
| [[Home Rule Party (Iceland)|Home Rule Party]]
| [[Deuntzer Cabinet|Deuntzer]]<br />[[Christensen I cabinet|Christensen I]]–[[Christensen II Cabinet|II]]<br />[[Neergaard I cabinet|Neergaard I]]
| <ref name="Deuntzer">{{cite web |title=Regeringen Deuntzer |url=https://stm.dk/regeringen/regeringer-siden-1848/regeringen-deuntzer/ |website=Statsministeriet |access-date=11 October 2025 |language=da}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Regeringen Christensen I |url=https://stm.dk/regeringen/regeringer-siden-1848/regeringen-christensen-i/ |website=Statsministeriet |access-date=11 October 2025 |language=da}}</ref><br /><ref>{{cite web |title=Regeringen Christensen II |url=https://stm.dk/regeringen/regeringer-siden-1848/regeringen-christensen-ii/ |website=Statsministeriet |access-date=11 October 2025 |language=da}}</ref><ref name="NeergaardI">{{cite web |title=Regeringen Neergaard I |url=https://stm.dk/regeringen/regeringer-siden-1848/regeringen-neergaard-i/ |website=Statsministeriet |access-date=11 October 2025 |language=da}}</ref>
|-
| 2
| [[File:Bjorn Jonsson.jpg|frameless|upright=0.3]]
| '''[[Björn Jónsson]]'''<br />{{small|(1846–1912)<br />MP for [[Barðastrandarsýsla]]}}
| 31 March 1909
| 14 March 1911
| {{ayd|1909|03|31|1911|03|14}}
! style="background:{{party color|Independence Party (Iceland, historical)}};" |
| [[Independence Party (Iceland, historical)|Independence Party]]
| [[Neergaard I cabinet|Neergaard I]]<br />[[Holstein-Ledreborg cabinet|Holstein-Ledreborg]]<br />[[Zahle I cabinet|Zahle I]]<br />[[Berntsen cabinet|Berntsen]]
| <ref name="NeergaardI" /><ref>{{cite web |title=Regeringen Holstein-Ledreborg |url=https://stm.dk/regeringen/regeringer-siden-1848/regeringen-holstein-ledreborg/ |website=Statsministeriet |access-date=11 October 2025 |language=da}}</ref><br /><ref>{{cite web |title=Regeringen Zahle I |url=https://stm.dk/regeringen/regeringer-siden-1848/regeringen-zahle-i/ |website=Statsministeriet |access-date=11 October 2025 |language=da}}</ref><ref name="Berntsen">{{cite web |title=Regeringen Berntsen |url=https://stm.dk/regeringen/regeringer-siden-1848/regeringen-berntsen/ |website=Statsministeriet |access-date=11 October 2025 |language=da}}</ref>
|-
| 3
| [[File:Kristjan Jonsson.jpg|frameless|upright=0.3]]
| '''[[Kristján Jónsson (politician)|Kristján Jónsson]]'''<br />{{small|(1852–1926)<br />MP for [[Borgarfjarðarsýsla]]}}
| 14 March 1911
| 25 July 1912
| {{ayd|1911|03|14|1912|07|25}}
! style="background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}};" |
| [[Independent (politician)|Independent]]
| [[Berntsen cabinet|Berntsen]]
| <ref name="Berntsen" />
|-
| (1)
| [[File:Hannes Hafstein by Elfelt.jpg|frameless|upright=0.3]]
| '''[[Hannes Hafstein]]'''<br />{{small|(1861–1922)<br />MP for [[Eyjafjörður|Eyjafjarðarsýsla]]}}
| 25 July 1912
| 21 July 1914
| {{ayd|1912|07|25|1914|07|21}}
! style="background:#02529C;" |
| [[Union Party (Iceland)|Union Party]]
| [[Berntsen cabinet|Berntsen]]<br />[[Zahle II Cabinet|Zahle II]]
| <ref name="Berntsen" /><ref name="ZahleII">{{cite web |title=Regeringen Zahle II |url=https://stm.dk/regeringen/regeringer-siden-1848/regeringen-zahle-ii/ |website=Statsministeriet |access-date=11 October 2025 |language=da}}</ref>
|-
| 4
| [[File:Sigurður Eggerz.jpg|frameless|upright=0.3]]
| '''[[Sigurður Eggerz]]'''<br />{{small|(1875–1945)<br />MP for [[Vestur-Skaftafellssýsla|West Skaftafellssýsla]]}}
| 21 July 1914
| 4 May 1915
| {{ayd|1914|07|21|1915|05|04}}
! style="background:{{party color|Independence Party (Iceland, historical)}};" |
| [[Independence Party (Iceland, historical)|Independence Party]]
| [[Zahle II Cabinet|Zahle II]]
| <ref name="ZahleII" />
|-
| 5
| [[File:EinarArnorsson.jpg|frameless|upright=0.3]]
| '''[[Einar Arnórsson]]'''<br />{{small|(1880–1955)<br />MP for [[Árnessýsla]]}}
| 4 May 1915
| 4 January 1917
| {{ayd|1915|05|04|1917|01|04}}
! style="background:{{party color|Independence Party (Iceland, historical)}};" |
| [[Independence Party (Iceland, historical)|Independence Party – Langsum]]
| [[Zahle II Cabinet|Zahle II]]
| <ref name="ZahleII" />
|}

===Kingdom (1918–1944)===
{{further|Kingdom of Iceland}}

'''Political party:'''
{{legend2|blue|[[Home Rule Party (Iceland)|Home Rule]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|{{party color|Independence Party (Iceland)}}|[[Independence Party (Iceland)|Independence]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|{{party color|Conservative Party (Iceland)}}|[[Conservative Party (Iceland)|Conservative]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|{{party color|Progressive Party (Iceland)}}|[[Progressive Party (Iceland)|Progressive]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|{{party color|Independent (politician)}}|[[Independent politician|Independent]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan=2| {{Abbr|No.|Number}}
! rowspan=2| Portrait
! rowspan=2| Name<br />{{small|(birth–death)<br />Constituency}}
! colspan=3| Term of office
! colspan=2 rowspan=2| Party
! rowspan=2| Elected
! rowspan=2| Cabinet<br />{{small|coalition}}
! rowspan=2| [[Kingdom of Iceland|Monarch]]<br />{{small|(reign)}}
|-
! Took office
! Left office
! Time in office
|-
| rowspan=2| 6
| rowspan=2| [[File:Jón Magnússon1.jpg|frameless|upright=0.3]]
| rowspan=2| '''[[Jón Magnússon (politician)|Jón Magnússon]]'''<br />{{small|(1859–1926)<br />MP for [[Reykjavík]] until 1920<br />not in Parliament from 1920}}
| rowspan=2| 4 January 1917
| rowspan=2| 7 March 1922
| rowspan=2| {{ayd|1917|1|4|1922|3|7}}
! rowspan="2" style="background:{{party color|Home Rule Party (Iceland)}};" |
| rowspan=2| [[Home Rule Party (Iceland)|Home Rule Party]]
| [[October 1916 Icelandic parliamentary election|{{small|Oct.}}<br/>1916]]
| [[First cabinet of Jón Magnússon|Magnússon I]]<br />{{small|[[Home Rule Party (Iceland)|HP]]–[[Independence Party (Iceland, historical)|IP]]–[[Progressive Party (Iceland)|PP]]}}
| rowspan=17| {{small|'''[[Kristján X]]'''}}<br/>[[File:Christian X of Denmark circa 1915.jpg|70px]]<br />{{small|(1918–1944)}}
|-
| [[1919 Icelandic parliamentary election|1919]]
| [[Second cabinet of Jón Magnússon|Magnússon II]]<br />{{small|[[Home Rule Party (Iceland)|HP]]–others}}
|-
| (4)
| [[File:Sigurður Eggerz.jpg|frameless|upright=0.3]]
| '''[[Sigurður Eggerz]]'''<br />{{small|(1875–1945)<br />MP without constituency}}
| 7 March 1922
| 22 March 1924
| {{ayd|1922|3|7|1924|3|22}}
! style="background:{{party color|Independence Party (Iceland)}};" |
| [[Independence Party (Iceland, historical)|Independence Party]]
| –
| [[Cabinet of Sigurður Eggerz|Eggerz]]<br />{{small|[[Independence Party (Iceland, historical)|IP]]–others}}
|-
| (6)
| [[File:Jón Magnússon1.jpg|frameless|upright=0.3]]
| '''[[Jón Magnússon (politician)|Jón Magnússon]]'''<br />{{small|(1859–1926)<br />MP without constituency}}
| 22 March 1924
| 23 June 1926{{natural causes}}
| {{ayd|1924|3|22|1926|6|23}}
! style="background:{{party color|Conservative Party (Iceland)}};" |
| [[Conservative Party (Iceland)|Conservative Party]]
| [[1923 Icelandic parliamentary election|1923]]
| rowspan=2|[[Third cabinet of Jón Magnússon|Magnússon III]]<br />{{small|[[Conservative Party (Iceland)|CP]]}}
|-
| 7
| [[File:Magnús Guðmundsson.jpg|frameless|upright=0.3]]
| [[Magnús Guðmundsson]]<br />{{small|Acting}}<br />{{small|(1879–1937)<br />MP for [[Skagafjarðarsýsla]]}}
| 23 June 1926
| 8 July 1926
| {{ayd|1926|6|23|1926|7|8}}
! style="background:{{party color|Conservative Party (Iceland)}};" |
| [[Conservative Party (Iceland)|Conservative Party]]<br />{{small|[[Conservative Party (Iceland)|CP]]}}
| –
|-
| 8
| [[File:JThorl1927.jpg|frameless|upright=0.3]]
| '''[[Jón Þorláksson]]'''<br />(1877–1935)<br />{{small|MP without constituency}}
| 8 July 1926
| 28 August 1927
| {{ayd|1926|7|8|1927|8|28}}
! style="background:{{party color|Conservative Party (Iceland)}};" |
| [[Conservative Party (Iceland)|Conservative Party]]
| –
| [[Cabinet of Jón Þorláksson|Þorláksson]]<br />{{small|[[Conservative Party (Iceland)|CP]]}}
|-
| rowspan=2| 9
| rowspan=2| [[File:Tryggvi Þórhallson.jpg|frameless|upright=0.3]]
| rowspan=2| '''[[Tryggvi Þórhallsson]]'''<br />{{small|(1889–1935)<br />MP for [[Strandasýsla]]}}
| rowspan=2| 28 August 1927
| rowspan=2| 3 June 1932
| rowspan=2| {{ayd|1927|8|28|1932|6|3}}
! rowspan=2 style="background:{{party color|Progressive Party (Iceland)}};" |
| rowspan=2| [[Progressive Party (Iceland)|Progressive Party]]
| [[1927 Icelandic parliamentary election|1927]]
| rowspan=2| [[Cabinet of Tryggvi Þórhallsson|Þórhallsson]]<br />{{small|[[Progressive Party (Iceland)|PP]]}}
|-
| [[1931 Icelandic parliamentary election|1931]]
|-
| rowspan=2| 10
| rowspan=2| [[File:Asgeir Asgeirsson.jpg|frameless|upright=0.3]]
| rowspan=2| '''[[Ásgeir Ásgeirsson]]'''<br />{{small|(1894–1972)<br />MP for [[Vestur-Ísafjarðarsýsla|West Ísafjarðarsýsla]]}}
| rowspan=2| 3 June 1932
| rowspan=2| 28 July 1934
| rowspan=2| {{ayd|1932|6|3|1934|7|28}}
! rowspan=2 style="background:{{party color|Progressive Party (Iceland)}};" |
| rowspan=2| [[Progressive Party (Iceland)|Progressive Party]]
| –
| rowspan=2| [[Cabinet of Ásgeir Ásgeirsson|Ásgeirsson]]<br />{{small|[[Progressive Party (Iceland)|PP]]–[[Independence Party (Iceland)|IP]]–Peasants}}
|-
| [[1933 Icelandic parliamentary election|1933]]
|-
| rowspan=4| 11
| rowspan=4| [[File:Hermann Jonasson.jpg|frameless|upright=0.3]]
| rowspan=4| '''[[Hermann Jónasson]]'''<br />{{small|(1896–1976)<br />MP for [[Strandasýsla]]}}
| rowspan=4| 28 July 1934
| rowspan=4| 16 May 1942
| rowspan=4| {{ayd|1934|7|28|1942|5|16}}
! rowspan=4 style="background:{{party color|Progressive Party (Iceland)}};" |
| rowspan=4|[[Progressive Party (Iceland)|Progressive Party]]
| [[1934 Icelandic parliamentary election|1934]]
| [[First cabinet of Hermann Jónasson|Jónasson I]]<br />{{small|[[Progressive Party (Iceland)|PP]]–[[Social Democratic Party (Iceland)|SDP]]}}
|-
| [[1937 Icelandic parliamentary election|1937]]
| [[Second cabinet of Hermann Jónasson|Jónasson II]]<br />{{small|[[Progressive Party (Iceland)|PP]]}}
|-
| –
| [[Third cabinet of Hermann Jónasson|Jónasson III]]<br />{{small|[[Progressive Party (Iceland)|PP]]–[[Independence Party (Iceland)|IP]]–[[Social Democratic Party (Iceland)|SDP]]}}
|-
| –
| [[Fourth cabinet of Hermann Jónasson|Jónasson IV]]<br />{{small|[[Progressive Party (Iceland)|PP]]–[[Independence Party (Iceland)|IP]]–[[Social Democratic Party (Iceland)|SDP]]}}
|-
| rowspan=2| 12
| rowspan=2| [[File:Olafur Thors.jpg|frameless|upright=0.3]]
| rowspan=2| '''[[Ólafur Thors]]'''<br />{{small|(1892–1964)<br />MP for Gullbringu and Kjósarsýsla}}
| rowspan=2| 16 May 1942
| rowspan=2| 16 December 1942
| rowspan=2| {{ayd|1942|5|16|1942|12|16}}
! rowspan=2 style="background:{{party color|Independence Party (Iceland)}};" |
| rowspan=2| [[Independence Party (Iceland)|Independence Party]]
| [[July 1942 Icelandic parliamentary election|{{small|Jul.}}<br/>1942]]
| rowspan=2| [[First cabinet of Ólafur Thors|Thors I]]<br />{{small|[[Independence Party (Iceland)|IP]]}}
|-
| [[October 1942 Icelandic parliamentary election|{{small|Oct.}}<br/>1942]]
|-
| 13
| [[File:Björn Þórðarson.png|frameless|upright=0.3]]
| '''[[Björn Þórðarson]]'''<br />{{small|(1879–1963)<br />Not in Parliament}}
| 16 December 1942
| 21 October 1944
| {{ayd|1942|12|16|1944|10|21}}
! style="background:{{party color|Independent (politician)}};" |
| [[Independent politician|Independent]]
| –
| [[Cabinet of Björn Þórðarson|Þórðarson]]
|}

===Republic (1944–present)===
{{further|1944 Icelandic constitutional referendum}}

'''Political party:'''
{{legend2|{{party color|Independence Party (Iceland)}}|[[Independence Party (Iceland)|Independence]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|{{party color|Progressive Party (Iceland)}}|[[Progressive Party (Iceland)|Progressive]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|{{party color|Social Democratic Party (Iceland)}}|[[Social Democratic Party (Iceland)|Social Democratic Party]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|{{party color|Social Democratic Alliance}}|[[Social Democratic Alliance]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}
{{legend2|{{party color|Left-Green Movement}}|[[Left-Green Movement|Left-Green]]|border=1px solid #AAAAAA}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
! rowspan=2| {{Abbr|No.|Number}}
! rowspan=2| Portrait
! rowspan=2| Name<br />{{small|(birth–death)<br />Constituency}}
! colspan=3| Term of office
! colspan=2 rowspan=2| Party
! rowspan=2| Elected
! rowspan=2| Cabinet<br />{{small|coalition}}
! rowspan=2| [[President of Iceland|President(s)]]<br />{{small|(term)}}
|-
! Took office
! Left office
! Time in office
|-
| rowspan=2| (12)
| rowspan=2| [[File:Olafur Thors.jpg|frameless|upright=0.3]]
| rowspan=2| '''[[Ólafur Thors]]'''<br />{{small|(1892–1964)<br />MP for Gullbringu and Kjósarsýsla}}
| rowspan=2| 21 October 1944
| rowspan=2| 4 February 1947
| rowspan=2| {{ayd|1944|10|21|1947|2|4}}
! rowspan=2 style="background:{{party color|Independence Party (Iceland)}};" |
| rowspan=2| [[Independence Party (Iceland)|Independence Party]]
| –
| rowspan=2| [[Second cabinet of Ólafur Thors|Thors II]]<br />{{small|[[Independence Party (Iceland)|IP]]–[[Social Democratic Party (Iceland)|SDP]]–[[People's Unity Party – Socialist Party|SP]]}}
| rowspan=5|{{small|'''[[Sveinn Björnsson|Sveinn<br/>Björnsson]]'''}}<br/>[[File:Sveinn Björnsson.jpg|70px]]<br />{{small|(1944–1952)}}
|-
| [[1946 Icelandic parliamentary election|1946]]
|-
| 14
| [[File:Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson.jpg|frameless|upright=0.3]]
| '''[[Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson]]'''<br />{{small|(1894–1980)<br />MP for [[Eyjafjörður|Eyjafjarðarsýsla]]}}
| 4 February 1947
| 6 December 1949
| {{ayd|1947|2|4|1949|12|6}}
! style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party (Iceland)}};" |
| [[Social Democratic Party (Iceland)|Social Democratic Party]]
| –
| [[Cabinet of Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson|Stefánsson]]<br />{{small|[[Independence Party (Iceland)|IP]]–[[Social Democratic Party (Iceland)|SDP]]–[[People's Unity Party – Socialist Party|SP]]}}
|-
| (12)
| [[File:Olafur Thors.jpg|frameless|upright=0.3]]
| '''[[Ólafur Thors]]'''<br />{{small|(1892–1964)<br />MP for Gullbringu and Kjósarsýsla}}
| 6 December 1949
| 14 March 1950
| {{ayd|1949|12|6|1950|3|14}}
! style="background:{{party color|Independence Party (Iceland)}};" |
| [[Independence Party (Iceland)|Independence Party]]
| |[[1949 Icelandic parliamentary election|1949]]
| [[Third cabinet of Ólafur Thors|Thors III]]<br />{{small|[[Independence Party (Iceland)|IP]]}}
|-
| 15
| [[File:Steingrímur Steinþórsson.jpg|frameless|upright=0.3]]
| '''[[Steingrímur Steinþórsson]]'''<br />{{small|(1893–1966)<br />MP for [[Skagafjarðarsýsla]]}}
| 14 March 1950
| 11 September 1953
| {{ayd|1950|3|14|1953|9|11}}
! style="background:{{party color|Progressive Party (Iceland)}};" |
| [[Progressive Party (Iceland)|Progressive Party]]
| –
| [[Cabinet of Steingrímur Steinþórsson|Steinþórsson]]<br />{{small|[[Progressive Party (Iceland)|PP]]–[[Independence Party (Iceland)|IP]]}}
|-
| (12)
| [[File:Olafur Thors.jpg|frameless|upright=0.3]]
| '''[[Ólafur Thors]]'''<br />{{small|(1892–1964)<br />MP for Gullbringu and Kjósarsýsla}}
| 11 September 1953
| 24 July 1956
| {{ayd|1953|9|11|1956|7|12}}
! style="background:{{party color|Independence Party (Iceland)}};" |
| [[Independence Party (Iceland)|Independence Party]]
| [[1953 Icelandic parliamentary election|1953]]
| [[Fourth cabinet of Ólafur Thors|Thors IV]]<br />{{small|[[Progressive Party (Iceland)|PP]]–[[Independence Party (Iceland)|IP]]}}
| rowspan=7|{{small|'''[[Ásgeir Ásgeirsson|Ásgeir<br/>Ásgeirsson]]'''}}<br/>[[File:Iceland President Ásgeir Ásgeirsson. Jerusalem 1966 (D803-058) (cropped).jpg|frameless|99x99px]]<br />{{small|(1952–1968)}}
|-
| (11)
| [[File:Hermann Jonasson.jpg|frameless|upright=0.3]]
| '''[[Hermann Jónasson]]'''<br />{{small|(1896–1976)<br />MP for [[Strandasýsla]]}}
| 24 July 1956
| 23 December 1958
| {{ayd|1956|7|12|1958|12|23}}
! style="background:{{party color|Progressive Party (Iceland)}};" |
| [[Progressive Party (Iceland)|Progressive Party]]
| [[1956 Icelandic parliamentary election|1956]]
| [[Fifth cabinet of Hermann Jónasson|Jónasson V]]<br />{{small|[[Progressive Party (Iceland)|PP]]–[[Social Democratic Party (Iceland)|SDP]]–[[People's Alliance (Iceland)|PA]]}}
|-
| 16
| [[File:Emil Jónsson.jpg|frameless|upright=0.3]]
| '''[[Emil Jónsson]]'''<br />{{small|(1902–1986)<br />MP for [[Hafnarfjörður]]}}
| 23 December 1958
| 20 November 1959
| {{ayd|1958|12|23|1959|11|20}}
! style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party (Iceland)}};" |
| [[Social Democratic Party (Iceland)|Social Democratic Party]]
| [[June 1959 Icelandic parliamentary election|{{small|Jun.}}<br/>1959]]
| [[Cabinet of Emil Jónsson|Jónsson]]<br />{{small|[[Social Democratic Party (Iceland)|SDP]]}}
|-
| (12)
| [[File:Olafur Thors.jpg|frameless|upright=0.3]]
| '''[[Ólafur Thors]]'''<br />{{small|(1892–1964)<br />MP for Gullbringu and Kjósarsýsla}}
| 20 November 1959
| 8 September 1961
| {{ayd|1959|11|20|1961|9|8}}
! style="background:{{party color|Independence Party (Iceland)}};" |
| [[Independence Party (Iceland)|Independence Party]]
| [[October 1959 Icelandic parliamentary election|{{small|Oct.}}<br/>1959]]
| rowspan=3| [[Fifth cabinet of Ólafur Thors|Thors V]]<br />{{small|[[Independence Party (Iceland)|IP]]–[[Social Democratic Party (Iceland)|SDP]]}}
|-
| –
| [[File:Bjarni Benediktsson 1908.jpg|frameless|upright=0.3]]
| [[Bjarni Benediktsson (born 1908)|Bjarni Benediktsson]]<br />{{small|(1908–1970)<br />''acting''<br />MP for [[Reykjavík (Althing constituency)|Reykjavík]]}}
| 8 September 1961
| 31 December 1961
| {{ayd|1961|9|8|1961|12|31}}
! style="background:{{party color|Independence Party (Iceland)}};" |
| [[Independence Party (Iceland)|Independence Party]]
| –
|-
| (12)
| [[File:Olafur Thors.jpg|frameless|upright=0.3]]
| '''[[Ólafur Thors]]'''<br />{{small|(1892–1964)<br />MP for Gullbringu and Kjósarsýsla}}
| 1 January 1962
| 14 November 1963
| {{ayd|1962|1|1|1963|11|14}}
! style="background:{{party color|Independence Party (Iceland)}};" |
| [[Independence Party (Iceland)|Independence Party]]
| –
|-
| rowspan=2| 17
| rowspan=2| [[File:Bjarni Benediktsson 1908.jpg|frameless|upright=0.3]]
| rowspan=2| '''[[Bjarni Benediktsson (born 1908)|Bjarni Benediktsson]]'''<br />{{small|(1908–1970)<br />MP for [[Reykjavík (Althing constituency)|Reykjavík]]}}

| rowspan=2| 14 November 1963
| rowspan=2| 10 July 1970{{natural causes}}
| rowspan=2| {{ayd|1963|11|14|1970|7|10}}
! rowspan=2 style="background:{{party color|Independence Party (Iceland)}};" |
| rowspan=2| [[Independence Party (Iceland)|Independence Party]]
| [[1963 Icelandic parliamentary election|1963]]
| rowspan=2| [[Cabinet of Bjarni Benediktsson|Benediktsson]]<br />{{small|[[Independence Party (Iceland)|IP]]–[[Social Democratic Party (Iceland)|SDP]]}}
|-
| [[1967 Icelandic parliamentary election|1967]]
| rowspan=7|{{small|'''[[Kristján Eldjárn|Kristján<br/>Eldjárn]]'''}}<br/>[[File:Kristján Eldjárn (1982).jpg|70px]]<br />{{small|(1968–1980)}}
|-
| –
| rowspan=2| [[File:Jóhann Hafstein.jpg|frameless|upright=0.3]]
| rowspan=2| '''[[Jóhann Hafstein]]'''<br />{{small|(1915–1980)<br />MP for [[Reykjavík (Althing constituency)|Reykjavík]]}}
| 10 July 1970
| 10 October 1970
| {{ayd|1970|7|10|1970|10|10}}
! rowspan=2 style="background:{{party color|Independence Party (Iceland)}};" |
| rowspan=2| [[Independence Party (Iceland)|Independence Party]]
| rowspan=2| –
| rowspan=2| [[Cabinet of Jóhann Hafstein|Hafstein]]<br />{{small|[[Independence Party (Iceland)|IP]]–[[Social Democratic Party (Iceland)|SDP]]}}
|-
| 18
| 10 October 1970
| 14 July 1971
| {{ayd|1970|10|10|1971|7|14}}
|-
| 19
| 
| '''[[Ólafur Jóhannesson]]'''<br />{{small|(1913–1984)<br />MP for [[Northwestern (Althing constituency)|Northwestern]]}}
| 14 July 1971
| 28 August 1974
| {{ayd|1971|7|14|1974|8|28}}
! style="background:{{party color|Progressive Party (Iceland)}};" |
| [[Progressive Party (Iceland)|Progressive Party]]
| [[1971 Icelandic parliamentary election|1971]]
| [[First cabinet of Ólafur Jóhannesson|Jóhannesson I]]<br />{{small|[[Progressive Party (Iceland)|PP]]–[[People's Alliance (Iceland)|PA]]–[[Union of Liberals and Leftists|LL]]}}
|-
| 20
| [[File:Geir Hallgrímsson (cropped).jpg|frameless|upright=0.3]]
| '''[[Geir Hallgrímsson]]'''<br />{{small|(1925–1990)<br />MP for [[Reykjavík (Althing constituency)|Reykjavík]]}}
| 28 August 1974
| 1 September 1978
| {{ayd|1974|8|28|1978|9|1}}
! style="background:{{party color|Independence Party (Iceland)}};" |
| [[Independence Party (Iceland)|Independence Party]]
| [[1974 Icelandic parliamentary election|1974]]
| [[Cabinet of Geir Hallgrímsson|Hallgrímsson]]<br />{{small|[[Independence Party (Iceland)|IP]]–[[Progressive Party (Iceland)|PP]]}}
|-
| (19)
| 
| '''[[Ólafur Jóhannesson]]'''<br />{{small|(1913–1984)<br />MP for [[Northwestern (Althing constituency)|Northwestern]]}}
| 1 September 1978
| 15 October 1979
| {{ayd|1978|9|1|1979|10|15}}
! style="background:{{party color|Progressive Party (Iceland)}};" |
| [[Progressive Party (Iceland)|Progressive Party]]
| [[1978 Icelandic parliamentary election|1978]]
| [[Second cabinet of Ólafur Jóhannesson|Jóhannesson II]]<br />{{small|[[Progressive Party (Iceland)|PP]]–[[People's Alliance (Iceland)|PA]]}}
|-
| 21
| 
| '''[[Benedikt Sigurðsson Gröndal|Benedikt Gröndal]]'''<br />{{small|(1924–2010)<br />MP for [[Reykjavík (Althing constituency)|Reykjavík]]}}
| 15 October 1979
| 8 February 1980
| {{ayd|1979|10|15|1980|2|8}}
! style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Party (Iceland)}};" |
| [[Social Democratic Party (Iceland)|Social Democratic Party]]
| [[1979 Icelandic parliamentary election|1979]]
| [[Cabinet of Benedikt Sigurðsson Gröndal|Sigurðsson Gröndal]]<br />{{small|[[Social Democratic Party (Iceland)|SDP]]}}
|-
| 22
|
| '''[[Gunnar Thoroddsen]]'''<br />{{small|(1910–1983)<br />MP for [[Reykjavík (Althing constituency)|Reykjavík]]}}
| 8 February 1980
| 26 May 1983
| {{ayd|1980|2|8|1983|5|26}}
! style="background:{{party color|Independence Party (Iceland)}};" |
| [[Independence Party (Iceland)|Independence Party]]<br />(*''Gunnar's faction'')
| –
| [[Cabinet of Gunnar Thoroddsen|Thoroddsen]]<br />{{small|[[Independence Party (Iceland)|IP]]*–[[Progressive Party (Iceland)|PP]]–[[People's Alliance (Iceland)|PA]]}}
| rowspan=6|{{small|'''[[Vigdís Finnbogadóttir|Vigdís<br/>Finnbogadóttir]]'''}}<br/>[[File:Vigdis Finnbogadottir (1985).jpg|70px]]<br />{{small|(1980–1996)}}
|-
| 23
| [[File:Visit of Steingrimur Hermannsson, Icelandic Prime Minister, to the CEC (cropped).jpg|frameless|upright=0.3]]
| '''[[Steingrímur Hermannsson]]'''<br />{{small|(1928–2010)<br />MP for [[Westfjords (Althing constituency)|Westfjords]]}}
| 26 May 1983
| 8 July 1987
| {{ayd|1983|5|26|1987|7|8}}
! style="background:{{party color|Progressive Party (Iceland)}};" |
| [[Progressive Party (Iceland)|Progressive Party]]
| [[1983 Icelandic parliamentary election|1983]]
| [[First cabinet of Steingrímur Hermannsson|Hermannsson I]]<br />{{small|[[Progressive Party (Iceland)|PP]]–[[Independence Party (Iceland)|IP]]}}
|-
| 24
| [[File:Þorsteinn Pálsson (cropped).jpeg|frameless|upright=0.3]]
| '''[[Þorsteinn Pálsson]]'''<br />{{small|(born 1947)<br />MP for [[Southern (Althing constituency)|Southern]]}}
| 8 July 1987
| 28 September 1988
| {{ayd|1987|7|8|1988|9|28}}
! style="background:{{party color|Independence Party (Iceland)}};" |
| [[Independence Party (Iceland)|Independence Party]]
| [[1987 Icelandic parliamentary election|1987]]
| [[Cabinet of Þorsteinn Pálsson|Pálsson]]<br />{{small|[[Independence Party (Iceland)|IP]]–[[Progressive Party (Iceland)|PP]]–[[Social Democratic Party (Iceland)|SDP]]}}
|-
| rowspan=2| (23)
| rowspan=2| [[File:Visit of Steingrimur Hermannsson, Icelandic Prime Minister, to the CEC (cropped).jpg|frameless|upright=0.3]]
| rowspan=2| '''[[Steingrímur Hermannsson]]'''<br />{{small|(1928–2010)<br />MP for [[Reykjanes (Althing constituency)|Reykjanes]]}}
| rowspan=2| 28 September 1988
| rowspan=2| 30 April 1991
| rowspan=2| {{ayd|1988|9|28|1991|4|30}}
! rowspan=2 style="background:{{party color|Progressive Party (Iceland)}};" |
| rowspan=2| [[Progressive Party (Iceland)|Progressive Party]]
| –
| [[Second cabinet of Steingrímur Hermannsson|Hermannsson II]]<br />{{small|[[Progressive Party (Iceland)|PP]]–[[Social Democratic Party (Iceland)|SDP]]–[[People's Alliance (Iceland)|PA]]}}
|-
| –
| [[Third cabinet of Steingrímur Hermannsson|Hermannsson III]]<br />{{small|[[Progressive Party (Iceland)|PP]]–[[Social Democratic Party (Iceland)|SDP]]–[[People's Alliance (Iceland)|PA]]–[[Citizens' Party (Iceland)|CiP]]}}
|-
| rowspan=4| 25
| rowspan=4| [[File:Bilden ar tagen vid Nordiska radets session i Oslo, 2003.jpg|frameless|upright=0.3]]
| rowspan=4| '''[[Davíð Oddsson]]'''<br />{{small|(born 1948)<br />MP for [[Reykjavík (Althing constituency)|Reykjavík]] until 2003<br />MP for [[Reykjavík North (Althing constituency)|Reykjavík North]] from 2003}}
| rowspan=4| 30 April 1991
| rowspan=4| 15 September 2004
| rowspan=4| {{ayd|1991|4|30|2004|9|15}}
! rowspan=4 style="background:{{party color|Independence Party (Iceland)}};" |
| rowspan=4| [[Independence Party (Iceland)|Independence Party]]
| [[1991 Icelandic parliamentary election|1991]]
| [[First cabinet of Davíð Oddsson|Oddsson I]]<br />{{small|[[Independence Party (Iceland)|IP]]–[[Social Democratic Party (Iceland)|SDP]]}}
|-
| [[1995 Icelandic parliamentary election|1995]]
| [[Second cabinet of Davíð Oddsson|Oddsson II]]<br />{{small|[[Independence Party (Iceland)|IP]]–[[Progressive Party (Iceland)|PP]]}}
| rowspan=9|{{small|'''[[Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson|Ólafur<br/>Ragnar<br/>Grímsson]]'''}}<br/>[[File:Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, September 2011 (cropped).jpeg|70px]]<br />{{small|(1996–2016)}}
|-
| [[1999 Icelandic parliamentary election|1999]]
| [[Third cabinet of Davíð Oddsson|Oddsson III]]<br />{{small|[[Independence Party (Iceland)|IP]]–[[Progressive Party (Iceland)|PP]]}}
|-
| [[2003 Icelandic parliamentary election|2003]]
| [[Fourth cabinet of Davíð Oddsson|Oddsson IV]]<br />{{small|[[Independence Party (Iceland)|IP]]–[[Progressive Party (Iceland)|PP]]}}
|-
| 26
| [[File:Halldor Asgrimsson generalsekreterare Nordiska ministerradet.jpg|frameless|upright=0.3]]
| '''[[Halldór Ásgrímsson]]'''<br />{{small|(1947–2015)<br />MP for [[Reykjavík North (Althing constituency)|Reykjavík North]]}}
| 15 September 2004
| 15 June 2006
| {{ayd|2004|9|15|2006|6|15}}
! style="background:{{party color|Progressive Party (Iceland)}};" |
| [[Progressive Party (Iceland)|Progressive Party]]
| –
| [[Cabinet of Halldór Ásgrímsson|Ásgrímsson]]<br />{{small|[[Independence Party (Iceland)|IP]]–[[Progressive Party (Iceland)|PP]]}}
|-
| rowspan=2| 27
| rowspan=2| [[File:Geir H. Haarde Islands utrikesminister (cropped).png|frameless|upright=0.3]]
| rowspan=2| '''[[Geir Haarde]]'''<br />{{small|(born 1951)<br />MP for [[Reykjavík South (Althing constituency)|Reykjavík South]]}}
| rowspan=2| 15 June 2006
| rowspan=2| 1 February 2009
| rowspan=2| {{ayd|2006|6|15|2009|2|1}}
! rowspan=2 style="background:{{party color|Independence Party (Iceland)}};" |
| rowspan=2| [[Independence Party (Iceland)|Independence Party]]
| –
| [[First cabinet of Geir Haarde|Haarde I]]<br />{{small|[[Independence Party (Iceland)|IP]]–[[Progressive Party (Iceland)|PP]]}}
|-
| [[2007 Icelandic parliamentary election|2007]]
| [[Second cabinet of Geir Haarde|Haarde II]]<br />{{small|[[Independence Party (Iceland)|IP]]–[[Social Democratic Alliance|SDA]]}}
|-
| rowspan=2| 28
| rowspan=2| [[File:Johanna sigurdardottir official portrait.jpg|frameless|upright=0.3]]
| rowspan=2| '''[[Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir]]'''<br />{{small|(born 1942)<br />MP for [[Reykjavík North (Althing constituency)|Reykjavík North]]}}
| rowspan=2| 1 February 2009
| rowspan=2| 23 May 2013
| rowspan=2| {{ayd|2009|2|1|2013|5|23}}
! rowspan=2 style="background:{{party color|Social Democratic Alliance}};" |
| rowspan=2| [[Social Democratic Alliance]]
| –
| [[First cabinet of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir|Sigurðardóttir I]]<br />{{small|[[Social Democratic Alliance|SDA]]–[[Left-Green Movement|LGM]]}}
|-
| [[2009 Icelandic parliamentary election|2009]]
| [[Second cabinet of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir|Sigurðardóttir II]]<br />{{small|[[Social Democratic Alliance|SDA]]–[[Left-Green Movement|LGM]]}}
|-
| 29
| [[File:Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson 2013.jpg|frameless|upright=0.3]]
| '''[[Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson]]'''<br />{{small|(born 1975)<br />MP for [[Northeast (Althing constituency)|Northeast]]}}
| 23 May 2013
| 7 April 2016
| {{ayd|2013|5|23|2016|4|6}}
! style="background:{{party color|Progressive Party (Iceland)}};" |
| [[Progressive Party (Iceland)|Progressive Party]]
| [[2013 Icelandic parliamentary election|2013]]
| [[Cabinet of Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson|Gunnlaugsson]]<br />{{small|[[Progressive Party (Iceland)|PP]]–[[Independence Party (Iceland)|IP]]}}
|-
| 30
| [[File:Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson 2016.jpg|frameless|upright=0.3]]
| '''[[Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson]]'''<br />{{small|(born 1962)<br />MP for [[South (Althing constituency)|South]]}}
| 7 April 2016
| 11 January 2017
| {{ayd|2016|4|6|2017|1|11}}
! style="background:{{party color|Progressive Party (Iceland)}};" |
| [[Progressive Party (Iceland)|Progressive Party]]
| –
| [[Cabinet of Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson|Jóhannsson]]<br />{{small|[[Progressive Party (Iceland)|PP]]–[[Independence Party (Iceland)|IP]]}}
| rowspan="4" |{{small|'''[[Guðni Th. Jóhannesson|Guðni<br/>Thorlacius<br/>Jóhannesson]]'''}}<br/>[[File:Guðni Th. Jóhannesson (cropped).jpg|70px]]<br />{{small|(2016–2024)}}
|-
| 31
| [[File:Bjarni Benediktsson 2016.jpg|frameless|upright=0.3]]
| '''[[Bjarni Benediktsson (born 1970)|Bjarni Benediktsson]]'''<br />{{small|(born 1970)<br />MP for [[Southwest (Althing constituency)|Southwest]]}}
| 11 January 2017
| 30 November 2017
| {{ayd|2017|1|11|2017|11|30}}
! style="background:{{party color|Independence Party (Iceland)}};" |
| [[Independence Party (Iceland)|Independence Party]]
| [[2016 Icelandic parliamentary election|2016]]
| [[Cabinet of Bjarni Benediktsson (2017)|Benediktsson I]]<br />{{small|[[Independence Party (Iceland)|IP]]–[[Viðreisn|C]]–[[Bright Future (Iceland)|BF]]}}
|-
| rowspan=2| 32
| rowspan=2| [[File:Katrín Jakobsdóttir 2017.jpg|frameless|upright=0.3]]
| rowspan=2| '''[[Katrín Jakobsdóttir]]'''<br />{{small|(born 1976)<br />MP for [[Reykjavík North (Althing constituency)|Reykjavík North]]}}
| rowspan=2| 30 November 2017
| rowspan=2| 9 April 2024
| rowspan=2| {{ayd|2017|11|30|2024|4|9}}
! rowspan=2 style="background:{{party color|Left-Green Movement}};" |
| rowspan=2| [[Left-Green Movement]]
| [[2017 Icelandic parliamentary election|2017]]
| [[First cabinet of Katrín Jakobsdóttir|Jakobsdóttir I]]<br />{{small|[[Left-Green Movement|LGM]]–[[Independence Party (Iceland)|IP]]–[[Progressive Party (Iceland)|PP]]}}
|-
| [[2021 Icelandic parliamentary election|2021]]
| [[Second cabinet of Katrín Jakobsdóttir|Jakobsdóttir II]]<br />{{small|[[Left-Green Movement|LGM]]–[[Independence Party (Iceland)|IP]]–[[Progressive Party (Iceland)|PP]]}}
|-
| (31)
| [[File:Bjarni Benediktsson - 2023 (cropped).jpg|frameless|upright=0.3]]
| '''[[Bjarni Benediktsson (born 1970)|Bjarni Benediktsson]]'''<br />{{small|(born 1970)<br />MP for [[Southwest (Althing constituency)|Southwest]]}}
| 9 April 2024
| 21 December 2024
| {{ayd|2024|4|9|2024|12|21}}
! style="background:{{party color|Independence Party (Iceland)}};" |
| [[Independence Party (Iceland)|Independence Party]]
| –
| [[Second cabinet of Bjarni Benediktsson|Benediktsson II]]<br />{{small|[[Left-Green Movement|LGM]]–[[Independence Party (Iceland)|IP]]–[[Progressive Party (Iceland)|PP]]}}
| rowspan="2" | {{small|'''[[Halla Tómasdóttir|Halla<br/>Tómasdóttir]]'''}}<br>[[File:Halla Tómasdóttir at Arctic Circle 2024 cropped.jpg|frameless|81x81px]]<br />{{small|(2024–present)}}
|-
| 33
| [[File:Kristrún Frostadóttir 2021.jpg|frameless|upright=0.3]]
| '''[[Kristrún Frostadóttir]]'''<br />{{small|(born 1988)<br />MP for [[Reykjavík South (Althing constituency)|Reykjavík South]]}}
| 21 December 2024
| ''Incumbent''
| {{ayd|2024|12|21|||}}
| bgcolor={{party color|Social Democratic Alliance}} " |
| [[Social Democratic Alliance]]
| [[2024 Icelandic parliamentary election|2024]]
| [[Cabinet of Kristrún Frostadóttir|Frostadóttir]]<br />{{small|[[Social Democratic Alliance|SDA]]–[[Viðreisn|RP]]–[[People's Party (Iceland)|PP]]}}
|}

==Timeline==
{{Timeline Icelandic PM Horizontal}}

== See also ==

{{Portal|Iceland|Politics}}

* [[Lists of heads of state of Iceland|List of rulers of Iceland]]
* [[Cabinet of Iceland]]

==References==
{{reflist|30em}}

==External links==
*[http://eng.forsaetisraduneyti.is/ Iceland's Prime Ministers Office]

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