List of speakers of the Lower House of the Althing

Speakers of the Lower House of the Althing.

Below is a list of office-holders from 1889:

Name Period
Jón Sigurðsson 1875–1879
Jón Sigurðsson (Gaultlöndum) 1879–1885
Grímur Thomsen 1885–1886
Jón Sigurðsson (Gaultlöndum) 1886–1889
Benedikt Sveinsson 1889–1891
Þórarinn Böðvarsson 1891–1893
Benedikt Sveinsson 1893–1894
Þórarinn Böðvarson 1894–1895
Benedikt Sveinsson 1895–1897
Þórhallur Bjarnarson 1897–1901
Klemens Jónsson 1901–1905
Magnus Stephensen 1905–1909
Hannes þorsteinsson 1909–1912
Magnús Andrésson 1912–1914
Ólafur Briem 1914–1920
Benedikt Sveinsson 1920–1931
Jörundur Brynjólfsson 1931–1942
Emil Jónsson 1942
Jóhann Þ Jósefsson 1942–1943
Jörundur Brynjólfsson 1943–1945
Barði Guðmundsson 1945–1949
Sigurður Bjarnason 1949–1956
Einar Olgeirsson 1956–1959
Jóhann Hafstein 1959–1961
Ragnhildur Helgadóttir 1961–1962
Jóhann Hafstein 1962 – 14 November 1963
Sigurður Bjarnason 14 November 1963 – 28 February 1970
Matthías Árni Mathiesen 2 March 1970 – 1971
Gils Guðmundsson 1971–1974
Ragnhildur Helgadóttir 1974–1978
Ingvar Gíslason 1978–1979
Árni Gunnarsson 1979
Sverrir Hermannsson 1979–1983
Ingvar Gíslason 1983–1987
Jón Kristjánsson 1987–1988
Kjartan Jóhannsson 1988–1989
Árni Gunnarsson 1989–1991
Matthías Bjarnason 1991

In 1991 the Alting became unicameral.

Sources

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  • The official website of the Althing