List of cabinets of Iceland explained

This is a list of cabinets of Iceland.

List

Kingdom of Iceland (1918–1944)

Nº	Cabinet (Nickname)	Took office	Left office	Duration	Coalition parties	Number of		King
						ministers	ministries
1	Jón Magnússon I	4 January 1917	25 February 1920	3 years, 1 month, 21 days (1,147 days)	HRP—IP þversum—PP	N/A	0	Christian X
2	Jón Magnússon II	25 February 1920	7 March 1922	2 years, 10 days (741 days)	HRP—independents	N/A
3	Sigurður Eggerz	7 March 1922	22 March 1924	2 years, 15 days (746 days)	IP—PP—independents	N/A
4	Jón Magnússon III	22 March 1924	8 July 1926	2 years, 3 months, 16 days (838 days)	CP	N/A
5	Jón Þorláksson	8 July 1926	28 August 1927	1 year, 1 month, 20 days (416 days)	CP	N/A
6	Tryggvi Þórhallsson	28 August 1927	3 June 1932	4 years, 9 months, 6 days (1,741 days)	PP	N/A
7	Ásgeir Ásgeirsson	3 June 1932	28 July 1934	2 years, 1 month, 25 days (785 days)	PP—IP	N/A
8	Hermann Jónasson I	28 July 1934	2 April 1938	3 years, 8 months, 5 days (1,344 days)	PP—SDP	N/A
9	Hermann Jónasson II	2 April 1938	17 April 1939	1 year, 15 days (380 days)	PP	N/A
10	Hermann Jónasson III	17 April 1939	18 November 1941	2 years, 7 months, 1 day (946 days)	national unity government PP—IP—SDP	N/A
11	Hermann Jónasson IV	18 November 1941	16 May 1942	5 months, 28 days (179 days)	PP—IP—SDP	N/A
12	Ólafur Thors I	16 May 1942	16 December 1942	7 months (214 days)	IP	N/A
13	Björn Þórðarson (The "Coca-Cola" Administration)^[1]	16 December 1942	21 October 1944	1 year, 10 months, 5 days (675 days)	Ministers from outside the Althing, appointed by the regent	N/A

Republic of Iceland (1944–present)

Nº	Cabinet (Nickname)	Took office	Left office	Duration	Coalition parties	Number of		President
						ministers	ministries
14	Ólafur Thors II (The Innovation Administration)^[2]	21 October 1944	4 February 1947	2 years, 3 months, 14 days (836 days)	IP—SP—SDP	N/A	0	Sveinn Björnsson
15	Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson	4 February 1947	6 December 1949	2 years, 10 months, 2 days (1,036 days)	SDP—IP—PP	N/A
16	Ólafur Thors III	6 December 1949	14 March 1950	3 months, 8 days (98 days)	IP	N/A
17	Steingrímur Steinþórsson	14 March 1950	11 September 1953	3 years, 5 months, 28 days (1,277 days)	PP—IP	N/A		Sveinn Björnsson Ásgeir Ásgeirsson
18	Ólafur Thors IV	11 September 1953	24 July 1956	3 years, 13 days (1,109 days)	IP—PP	N/A		Ásgeir Ásgeirsson
19	Hermann Jónasson V	24 July 1956	23 December 1958	2 years, 4 months, 29 days (882 days)	PP—PA—SDP	N/A		Ásgeir Ásgeirsson Kristján Eldjárn
20	Emil Jónsson	23 December 1958	20 November 1959	10 months, 28 days (332 days)	SDP	N/A		Kristján Eldjárn
21	Ólafur Thors V (The Reconstruction Administration)^[3]	20 November 1959	14 November 1963	3 years, 11 months, 25 days (1,455 days)	IP—SDP	N/A
22	Bjarni Benediktsson the Elder	14 November 1963	10 July 1970	6 years, 7 months, 26 days (2,430 days)	IP—SDP	N/A	13
23	Jóhann Hafstein	10 July 1970	14 July 1971	1 year, 4 days (369 days)	IP—SDP	6–7
24	Ólafur Jóhannesson I	14 July 1971	28 August 1974	3 years, 1 month, 14 days (1,141 days)	PP—PA—ULL	6–7
25	Geir Hallgrímsson	28 August 1974	1 September 1978	4 years, 4 days (1,465 days)	IP—PP	8
26	Ólafur Jóhannesson II	1 September 1978	15 October 1979	1 year, 1 month, 14 days (409 days)	PP—PA—SDP	9
27	Benedikt Sigurðsson Gröndal	15 October 1979	8 February 1980	3 months, 24 days (116 days)	SDP	6
28	Gunnar Thoroddsen	8 February 1980	26 May 1983	3 years, 3 months, 18 days (1,203 days)	IP—PP—PA	10		Kristján Eldjárn Vigdís Finnbogadóttir
29	Steingrímur Hermannsson I	26 May 1983	8 July 1987	4 years, 1 month, 12 days (1,504 days)	PP—IP	9–10		Vigdís Finnbogadóttir
30	Þorsteinn Pálsson	8 July 1987	28 September 1988	1 year, 2 months, 20 days (448 days)	IP—PP—SDP	11
31	Steingrímur Hermannsson II	28 September 1988	10 September 1989	11 months, 13 days (347 days)	PP—SDP—PA	9
32	Steingrímur Hermannsson III	10 September 1989	30 April 1991	1 year, 7 months, 20 days (597 days)	PP—SDP—PA—CP	11	13–14
33	Davíð Oddsson I (The Viðey Administration)	30 April 1991	23 April 1995	3 years, 11 months, 24 days (1,454 days)	IP—SDP	9–10	14
34	Davíð Oddsson II	23 April 1995	28 May 1999	4 years, 1 month, 5 days (1,496 days)	IP—PP	8–10		Vigdís Finnbogadóttir Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson
35	Davíð Oddsson III	28 May 1999	23 May 2003	3 years, 11 months, 25 days (1,456 days)	IP—PP	12		Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson
36	Davíð Oddsson IV	23 May 2003	15 September 2004	1 year, 3 months, 23 days (481 days)	IP—PP	12
37	Halldór Ásgrímsson	15 September 2004	15 June 2006	1 year, 9 months (638 days)	PP—IP	12
38	Geir Haarde I	15 June 2006	24 May 2007	11 months, 9 days (343 days)	IP—PP	12
39	Geir Haarde II	24 May 2007	1 February 2009	1 year, 8 months, 8 days (619 days)	IP—SDA	12	12–14
40	Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir I	1 February 2009	10 May 2009	3 months, 9 days (98 days)	SDA—LGM—independents	10	12
41	Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir II	10 May 2009	23 May 2013	4 years, 13 days (1474 days)	SDA—LGM—independents	8–12	8–12
42	Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson	23 May 2013	7 April 2016	2 years, 10 months, 15 days (1,050 days)	PP—IP	9–10	10
43	Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson	7 April 2016	11 January 2017	(days)	PP—IP	10
44	Bjarni Benediktsson the Younger	11 January 2017	15 September 2017	8 months, 1 day (245 days)	IP—RP—BF	10		Guðni Th. Jóhannesson
45	Katrín Jakobsdóttir I	30 November 2017	28 November 2021	(days)	LGM—IP—PP	11	9
46	Katrín Jakobsdóttir II	28 November 2021	incumbent		LGM—IP—PP	12	12

See also

• Government of Iceland

Notes and References

1. Web site: Ráðuneyti Björns Þórðarsonar. Historical material. Cabinet of Iceland. Icelandic. Cabinet of Björn Þórðarson. 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. Web site: Annað ráðuneyti Ólafs Thors. Historical material. Cabinet of Iceland. Icelandic. Second cabinet of Ólafs Thors. 4 October 2012. Þessi ríkisstjórn var gjarnan nefnd Nýsköpunarstjórnin..
3. Web site: Fimmta ráðuneyti Ólafs Thors. Historical material. Cabinet of Iceland. Icelandic. Fifth cabinet of Ólafur Thors. 4 October 2012. Þessi tveggja flokka ríkisstjórn var löngum nefnd „Viðreisnarstjórn“, og kjörtímabilið og tvö þau næstu þar á eftir „Viðreisnartímabil“..