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'''Speakers of the Althing'''
{{Politics of Iceland}}
This is a '''list of speakers of the [[Althing]]''', the [[Iceland]]ic parliament.


The '''Speaker of the [[Althing]]''' ({{lang-is|Forseti Alþingis}}, literally the '''President of the [[Althing]]''') is the presiding officer ([[Speaker (politics)|speaker]]) of that legislature.
=====Speakers of the United Althing (1875-1991)=====

==Speakers of the United Althing (1875-1991)==
<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.althingi.is/thingmenn/althingismannatal/sogulegur-frodleikur/forsetar-althingis/forsetar-althingis-1875-1991/|title=Þingmenn|website=Alþingi}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
{| class="wikitable"
! Name
! Name !! Period
! Period
|-
|-
|[[Jón Sigurðsson]]
|[[Jón Sigurðsson]]
|1875-1877
|1875-1877
|-
|-
|[[Pétur Petursson]]
|[[Pétur Pétursson (bishop)|Pétur Pétursson]]
|1879
|1879
|-
|-
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|1886-1887
|1886-1887
|-
|-
|[[Benedikt Kristjánsson]]
|Benedikt Kristjánsson
|1889
|1889
|-
|-
|[[Eirikur Briem]]
|[[Eiríkur Briem]]
|1891
|1891
|-
|-
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|1895
|1895
|-
|-
|[[Hallgrimur Sveinsson]]
|[[Hallgrímur Sveinsson]]
|1897-1899
|1897-1899
|-
|-
|[[Eirikur Briem]]
|[[Eiríkur Briem]]
|1901-1907
|1901-1907
|-
|-
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|1909
|1909
|-
|-
|[[Skuli Thoroddsen]]
|[[Skúli Thoroddsen]]
|1909-1911
|1909-1911
|-
|-
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|1912
|1912
|-
|-
|[[Jón Magnússon (politician)|Jón Magnússon]]
|[[Kristinn Danielsson]]
|1912-1913
|-
|[[Kristinn Daníelsson]]
|1914-1917
|1914-1917
|-
|-
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|[[Sigurður Eggerz]]
|[[Sigurður Eggerz]]
|1922
|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 (born 1908)|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 (minister)|Jón Helgason]]
|1979-1983
|-
|[[Þorvaldur Garðar Kristjánsson]]
|1983-1988
|-
|[[Guðrún Helgadóttir]]
|1988-1991
|-
|[[Salome Þorkelsdóttir]]
|1991
|}
|}


=====Speakers of the unicameral [[Althing]] (1991-)=====
==Speakers of the unicameral [[Althing]] (1991-)==
<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.althingi.is/thingmenn/althingismannatal/sogulegur-frodleikur/forsetar-althingis/forsetar-althingis-1991-2010/|title=Þingmenn|website=Alþingi}}</ref>
{|class="wikitable"
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Name
!Period
! Name !! Period !! Party
!Party
|-
|-
|[[Salome Þorkelsdóttir]]
| [[Salome Þorkelsdóttir]]
|1991-1995
| 1991 – 1995
|[[Independence Party (Iceland)|Själfstæðisflokkurin]]
| [[Independence Party (Iceland)|Independence Party]]
|-
|-
|[[Ólafur G. Einarsson]]
| [[Ólafur Garðar Einarsson]]
|1995-1999
| 1995 – 1999
| Independence Party
|Själfstæðisflokkurin
|-
|-
|[[Halldór Blöndal]]
| [[Halldór Blöndal]]
|1999-2005
| 1999 – 2005
| Independence Party
|Sjáfstæðisflokkurin
|-
|-
|[[Sólveig Pétursdóttir]]
| [[Sólveig Pétursdóttir]]
|2005-2008
| 2005 – 2007
| Independence Party
|Sjálfstædðisflokkurin
|-
|-
|[[Sturla Böðvarsson]]
| [[Sturla Böðvarsson]]
|2008-2009
| 2007 – 2009
| Independence Party
|Sjálfstæðisflokkurin
|-
|-
|[[Guðbjartur Hannesson]]
| [[Guðbjartur Hannesson]]
|2009
| 2009
|[[Social Democratic Alliance|Samfylkingin]]
| [[Social Democratic Alliance]]
|-
|-
|[[Ásta R. Jóhannesdóttir]]
| [[Ásta Ragnheiður Jóhannesdóttir|Ásta Jóhannesdóttir]]
|2009-Incumbent
| 2009 – 2013
| Social Democratic Alliance
|Samfylkingen
|-
|-
| [[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
|}
|}


==Sources==
==References==
{{reflist}}
*The official website of the Althing



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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
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
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

References

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  1. ^ "Þingmenn". Alþingi.
  2. ^ "Þingmenn". Alþingi.
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