This is a list of speakers of the Althing, the Icelandic parliament.

The Speaker of the Althing (, literally the President of the Althing) is the presiding officer (speaker) of that legislature.

Speakers of the United Althing (1875–1991) Source: Name PeriodJón Sigurðsson1875-1877Pétur Pétursson1879Bergur Thorberg1881Magnús Stephensen1883Árni Thorsteinson1885Benedikt Sveinsson1886-1887Benedikt Kristjánsson1889Eiríkur Briem1891Benedikt Sveinsson1893-1894Ólafur Briem1895Hallgrímur Sveinsson1897-1899Eiríkur Briem1901-1907Björn Jónsson1909Skúli Thoroddsen1909-1911Hannes Hafstein1912Jón Magnússon1912-1913Kristinn Daníelsson1914-1917Jóhannes Jóhannesson1918-1921Sigurður Eggerz1922Magnús Kristjánsson1922-1923Jóhannes Jóhannesson1924-1926Magnús Torfason1927-1929Ásgeir Ásgeirsson1930-1931Einar Árnason1931-1932Tryggvi Þórhallsson1933Jón Baldvinsson1933-1938Haraldur Guðmundsson1938-1941Gísli Sveinsson1942Haraldur Guðmundsson1942-1943Gísli Sveinsson1943-1945Jón Pálmason1945-1949Steingrímur Steinþórsson1949-1950Jón Pálmason1950-1953Jörundur Brynjólfsson1953-1956Emil Jónsson1956-1958Jón Pálmason1959Bjarni Benediktsson1959Friðjón Skarphéðinsson1959-1963Birgir Finnsson1963-1971Eysteinn Jónsson1971-1974Gylfi Þorsteinsson Gíslason1974Ásgeir Bjarnason1974-1978Gils Guðmundsson1978-1979Oddur Ólafsson1979Jón Helgason1979-1983Þorvaldur Garðar Kristjánsson1983-1988Guðrún Helgadóttir1988-1991Salome Þorkelsdóttir1991

Speakers of the unicameral Althing (1991–) Source: Name Period Party Salome Þorkelsdóttir 1991 – 1995 Independence Party Ólafur Garðar Einarsson 1995 – 1999 Independence Party Halldór Blöndal 1999 – 2005 Independence Party Sólveig Pétursdóttir 2005 – 2007 Independence Party Sturla Böðvarsson 2007 – 2009 Independence Party Guðbjartur Hannesson 2009 Social Democratic Alliance Ásta Jóhannesdóttir 2009 – 2013 Social Democratic Alliance Einar Kristinn Guðfinnsson 2013 – 2016 Independence Party Steingrímur J. Sigfússon 2016 – 2017 The Left-Green Movement Unnur Brá Konráðsdóttir 2017* Independence Party Steingrímur J. Sigfússon 2017 – 2021 The Left-Green Movement Birgir Ármannsson 2021 – 2024 Independence Party Þórunn Sveinbjarnardóttir 2024 – Social Democratic Alliance

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