List of cabinets of Iceland

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This is a list of cabinets of Iceland .

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Kingdom of Iceland (1918–1944)

NºCabinet
(Nickname)		Took officeLeft officeDurationCoalition partiesNumber ofKing
ministersministries
1 Jón Magnússon I 4 January 191725 February 19203 years, 1 month, 21 days
(1,147 days)		 HRP—IP þversum—PP N/A0 Christian X
2 Jón Magnússon II 25 February 19207 March 19222 years, 10 days
(741 days)		 HRP—independents N/A
3 Sigurður Eggerz 7 March 192222 March 19242 years, 15 days
(746 days)		 IP—PP—independents N/A
4 Jón Magnússon III 22 March 19248 July 19262 years, 3 months, 16 days
(838 days)		 CP N/A
5 Jón Þorláksson 8 July 192628 August 19271 year, 1 month, 20 days
(416 days)		 CP N/A
6 Tryggvi Þórhallsson 28 August 19273 June 19324 years, 9 months, 6 days
(1,741 days)		 PP N/A
7 Ásgeir Ásgeirsson 3 June 193228 July 19342 years, 1 month, 25 days
(785 days)		 PP—IP N/A
8 Hermann Jónasson I 28 July 19342 April 19383 years, 8 months, 5 days
(1,344 days)		 PP—SDP N/A
9 Hermann Jónasson II 2 April 193817 April 19391 year, 15 days
(380 days)		 PP N/A
10 Hermann Jónasson III 17 April 193918 November 19412 years, 7 months, 1 day
(946 days)		 national unity government
PP—IP—SDP 		N/A
11 Hermann Jónasson IV 18 November 194116 May 19425 months, 28 days
(179 days)		 PP—IP—SDP N/A
12 Ólafur Thors I 16 May 194216 December 19427 months
(214 days)		 IP N/A
13 Björn Þórðarson
(The "Coca-Cola" Administration) [1] 		16 December 194221 October 19441 year, 10 months, 5 days
(675 days)		Ministers from outside the Althing, appointed by the regent N/A

Republic of Iceland (1944–present)

NºCabinet
(Nickname)		Took officeLeft officeDurationCoalition partiesNumber ofPresident
ministersministries
14 Ólafur Thors II
(The Innovation Administration) [2] 		21 October 19444 February 19472 years, 3 months, 14 days
(836 days)		 IP—SP—SDP N/A0 Sveinn Björnsson
15 Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson 4 February 19476 December 19492 years, 10 months, 2 days
(1,036 days)		 SDP—IP—PP N/A
16 Ólafur Thors III 6 December 194914 March 19503 months, 8 days
(98 days)		 IP N/A
17 Steingrímur Steinþórsson 14 March 195011 September 19533 years, 5 months, 28 days
(1,277 days)		 PP—IP N/A Sveinn Björnsson
Ásgeir Ásgeirsson
18 Ólafur Thors IV 11 September 195324 July 19563 years, 13 days
(1,109 days)		 IP—PP N/A Ásgeir Ásgeirsson
19 Hermann Jónasson V 24 July 195623 December 19582 years, 4 months, 29 days
(882 days)		 PP—PA—SDP N/A Ásgeir Ásgeirsson
Kristján Eldjárn
20 Emil Jónsson 23 December 195820 November 195910 months, 28 days
(332 days)		 SDP N/A Kristján Eldjárn
21 Ólafur Thors V
(The Reconstruction Administration) [3] 		20 November 195914 November 19633 years, 11 months, 25 days
(1,455 days)		 IP—SDP N/A
22 Bjarni Benediktsson the Elder 14 November 196310 July 19706 years, 7 months, 26 days
(2,430 days)		 IP—SDP N/A13
23 Jóhann Hafstein 10 July 197014 July 19711 year, 4 days
(369 days)		 IP—SDP 6–7
24 Ólafur Jóhannesson I 14 July 197128 August 19743 years, 1 month, 14 days
(1,141 days)		 PP—PA—ULL 6–7
25 Geir Hallgrímsson 28 August 19741 September 19784 years, 4 days
(1,465 days)		 IP—PP 8
26 Ólafur Jóhannesson II 1 September 197815 October 19791 year, 1 month, 14 days
(409 days)		 PP—PA—SDP 9
27 Benedikt Sigurðsson Gröndal 15 October 19798 February 19803 months, 24 days
(116 days)		 SDP 6
28 Gunnar Thoroddsen 8 February 198026 May 19833 years, 3 months, 18 days
(1,203 days)		 IP—PP—PA 10 Kristján Eldjárn
Vigdís Finnbogadóttir
29 Steingrímur Hermannsson I 26 May 19838 July 19874 years, 1 month, 12 days
(1,504 days)		 PP—IP 9–10 Vigdís Finnbogadóttir
30 Þorsteinn Pálsson 8 July 198728 September 19881 year, 2 months, 20 days
(448 days)		 IP—PP—SDP 11
31 Steingrímur Hermannsson II 28 September 198810 September 198911 months, 13 days
(347 days)		 PP—SDP—PA 9
32 Steingrímur Hermannsson III 10 September 198930 April 19911 year, 7 months, 20 days
(597 days)		 PP—SDP—PA—CP 1113–14
33 Davíð Oddsson I
(The Viðey Administration)		30 April 199123 April 19953 years, 11 months, 24 days
(1,454 days)		 IP—SDP 9–1014
34 Davíð Oddsson II 23 April 199528 May 19994 years, 1 month, 5 days
(1,496 days)		 IP—PP 8–10 Vigdís Finnbogadóttir
Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson
35 Davíð Oddsson III 28 May 199923 May 20033 years, 11 months, 25 days
(1,456 days)		 IP—PP 12 Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson
36 Davíð Oddsson IV 23 May 200315 September 20041 year, 3 months, 23 days
(481 days)		 IP—PP 12
37 Halldór Ásgrímsson 15 September 200415 June 20061 year, 9 months
(638 days)		 PP—IP 12
38 Geir Haarde I 15 June 200624 May 200711 months, 9 days
(343 days)		 IP—PP 12
39 Geir Haarde II 24 May 20071 February 20091 year, 8 months, 8 days
(619 days)		 IP—SDA 1212–14
40 Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir I 1 February 200910 May 20093 months, 9 days
(98 days)		 SDA—LGM— independents 1012
41 Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir II 10 May 200923 May 20134 years, 13 days
(1474 days)		 SDA—LGM— independents 8–128–12
42 Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson 23 May 20137 April 20162 years, 10 months, 15 days
(1,050 days)		 PP—IP 9–1010
43 Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson 7 April 201611 January 20179 months and 4 days
(279 days)		 PP—IP 10
44 Bjarni Benediktsson the Younger I 11 January 201715 September 20178 months, 1 day
(245 days)		 IP—RP—BF 1010 Guðni Th. Jóhannesson

Halla Tómasdóttir

45 Katrín Jakobsdóttir I 30 November 201728 November 20213 years, 11 months and 29 days
(1,459 days)		 LGM—IP—PP 119
46 Katrín Jakobsdóttir II 28 November 20219 April 20242 years, 4 months and 10 days
(861 days)		 LGM—IP—PP 1212
47 Bjarni Benediktsson the Younger II 9 April 202421 December 20248 months, 12 days
(257 days)		 IP—PP—LGM
48 Kristrún Frostadóttir 21 December 2024incumbentincumbent S—C—F 1111 Halla Tómasdóttir

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References

  1. ↑ "Ráðuneyti Björns Þórðarsonar" [Cabinet of Björn Þórðarson]. Historical material (in Icelandic). Cabinet of Iceland . Retrieved 4 October 2012. Þessi utanflokkastjórn var við völd við lýðveldistökuna 17.06.1944, og var í daglegu tali kölluð "Coca Cola"-stjórnin, en í henni voru eigendur verksmiðjunnar, Vilhjálmur Þór og Björn Ólafsson.
  2. ↑ "Annað ráðuneyti Ólafs Thors" [Second cabinet of Ólafs Thors]. Historical material (in Icelandic). Cabinet of Iceland . Retrieved 4 October 2012. Þessi ríkisstjórn var gjarnan nefnd Nýsköpunarstjórnin.
  3. ↑ "Fimmta ráðuneyti Ólafs Thors" [Fifth cabinet of Ólafur Thors]. Historical material (in Icelandic). Cabinet of Iceland . Retrieved 4 October 2012. Þessi tveggja flokka ríkisstjórn var löngum nefnd „Viðreisnarstjórn", og kjörtímabilið og tvö þau næstu þar á eftir „Viðreisnartímabil".
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