List of speakers of the Upper House of the Althing (Iceland) explained

Speakers of the Upper House of the Althing.

NamePeriod
Pétur Pétursson1875–1881
Bergur Thorberg1881–1882
Pétur Pétursson1882–1886
Ární Thorsteinsson1886–1889
Benedikt Kristjánsson1889–1893
Árni Thorsteinsson1893–1905
Júliús Havsteen1905–1909
Kristján Jónsson1909–1911
Jens Pálsson1911–1912
1912–1913
1913–1916
Guðmundur Björnsson1916–1923
Halldór Steinsson1923–1928
Guðmundur Ólafsson1928–1933
Eínar Árnason1933–1942
Jóhann Þ Jósefsson1942
Steingrímur Aðalsteinsson1942–1946
Þorsteinn Þorsteinsson1946–1947
Bernharð Stefánsson1947–1953
Gísli Jónsson1953–1956
Bernharð Stefánsson1956–1959
Eggert G. Þorsteinsson1959
Sigurður Ó. Ólafsson1959–1967
Jónas G. Rafnar1967–1971
Björn Jónsson1971–1973
Ásgeir Bjarnason1973–1974
Þorvaldur Garðar Kristjánsson1974–1978
Bragi Sigurjónsson1978 – 4 December 1978
Þorvaldur Garðar Kristjánsson4 December 1978 – 1979
Helgi Seljan1979–1983
Salome Þorkelsdóttir1983–1987
Karl Steinar Guðnason1987–1988
Jón Helgason1988–1991

In 1991, the Althing became unicameral.

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