Iceland: Heads of State: 1944-2024 |
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| Forseti Íslands | President of Iceland [1] | |
| 17 Jun 1944 - 25 Jan 1952 | Sveinn Björnsson |
| Handhafar valds Forseta Íslands | Holders of the authority of the President of Iceland | |
| 25 Jan 1952 - 31 Jul 1952 | Steingrímur Steinþórsson |
| 25 Jan 1952 - 31 Jul 1952 | Jón Pálmason [2] |
| 25 Jan 1952 - 31 Jul 1952 | Jón Ásbjörnsson |
| Forseti Íslands | President of Iceland [1] | |
| 1 Aug 1952 - 31 Jul 1968 | Ásgeir Ásgeirsson |
| 1 Aug 1968 - 31 Jul 1980 | Kristján Eldjárn Þórarinsson |
| 1 Aug 1980 - 31 Jul 1996 | Vigdís Finnbogadóttir |
| 1 Aug 1996 - 31 Jul 2016 | Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson |
| 1 Aug 2016 - 31 Jul 2024 | Guðni Thorlacius Jóhannesson |
| 1 Auğ 2024 - | Halla Tómasdóttir |
- The Constitution of Iceland of 1944 refers to the office both as President of Iceland (Forseti Íslands) and President of the Republic (Forseti lýðveldisins).
- In his capacity as the President of the United Alþingi (Forseti Sameinaðs Alþingis), Jón Pálmason presided at the meetings of the holders of the authority of the President of Iceland.
Last update: 03 Aug 2024