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

Speakers of the Upper House of the Althing.

Name Period
Pétur Pétursson 1875–1881
Bergur Thorberg 1881–1882
Pétur Pétursson 1882–1886
Ární Thorsteinsson 1886–1889
Benedikt Kristjánsson 1889–1893
Árni Thorsteinsson 1893–1905
Júliús Havsteen 1905–1909
Kristján Jónsson 1909–1911
Jens Pálsson 1911–1912
Júlíus Havsteen 1912–1913
Stefán Stefánsson [is] 1913–1916
Guðmundur Björnsson 1916–1923
Halldór Steinsson 1923–1928
Guðmundur Ólafsson 1928–1933
Eínar Árnason 1933–1942
Jóhann Þ Jósefsson 1942
Steingrímur Aðalsteinsson 1942–1946
Þorsteinn Þorsteinsson 1946–1947
Bernharð Stefánsson 1947–1953
Gísli Jónsson 1953–1956
Bernharð Stefánsson 1956–1959
Eggert G. Þorsteinsson 1959
Sigurður Ó. Ólafsson 1959–1967
Jónas G. Rafnar 1967–1971
Björn Jónsson 1971–1973
Ásgeir Bjarnason 1973–1974
Þorvaldur Garðar Kristjánsson 1974–1978
Bragi Sigurjónsson 1978 – 4 December 1978
Þorvaldur Garðar Kristjánsson 4 December 1978 – 1979
Helgi Seljan 1979–1983
Salome Þorkelsdóttir 1983–1987
Karl Steinar Guðnason 1987–1988
Jón Helgason 1988–1991

In 1991, the Althing became unicameral.

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