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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

^ "Þingmenn". Alþingi.
^ "Þingmenn". Alþingi.

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[2] "Þingmenn". Alþingi.

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+{{Short description|None}}
-This is a '''list of Speakers of the [[Althing]]''', the [[Iceland]]ic parliament.
+{{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>
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 ! Name !! Period
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 |1875-1877
 |-
-|[[Pétur Pétursson (born 1808)|Pétur Pétursson]]
+|[[Pétur Pétursson (bishop)|Pétur Pétursson]]
 |1879
 |-
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 |1886-1887
 |-
-|[[Benedikt Kristjánsson]]
+|Benedikt Kristjánsson
 |1889
 |-
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 |[[Hannes Hafstein]]
 |1912
+|-
+|[[Jón Magnússon (politician)|Jón Magnússon]]
+|1912-1913
 |-
 |[[Kristinn Daníelsson]]
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 |1945-1949
 |-
-|[[Steingrímur Steinþórson]]
+|[[Steingrímur Steinþórsson]]
 |1949-1950
 |-
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 |1959
 |-
-|[[Bjarni Benediktsson]]
+|[[Bjarni Benediktsson (born 1908)|Bjarni Benediktsson]]
 |1959
 |-
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 |1979
 |-
-|[[Jón Helgason]]
+|[[Jón Helgason (minister)|Jón Helgason]]
 |1979-1983
 |-
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 ==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 !! Party
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 | [[Independence Party (Iceland)|Independence Party]]
 |-
-| [[Ólafur G. Einarsson]]
+| [[Ólafur Garðar Einarsson]]
 | 1995 – 1999
 | Independence Party
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 |-
 | [[Sólveig Pétursdóttir]]
-| 2005 – 2008
+| 2005 – 2007
 | Independence Party
 |-
 | [[Sturla Böðvarsson]]
-| 2008 – 2009
+| 2007 – 2009
 | Independence Party
 |-
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 | [[Social Democratic Alliance]]
 |-
-| [[Ásta Ragnheiður Jóhannesdóttir]]
+| [[Ásta Ragnheiður Jóhannesdóttir|Ásta Jóhannesdóttir]]
-| 2009 – ''present day''
+| 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
 |}
-==Sources==
+==References==
+{{reflist}}
-*The official website of the Althing
 {{DEFAULTSORT:List of Speakers of the Althing (Iceland)}}
 [[Category:Speakers of the Althing|*Main]]
 [[Category:Lists of political office-holders in Iceland|Althing]]
-[[Category:Lists of legislative speakers|Althing]]
+[[Category:Lists of legislative speakers|Iceland]]