The prime minister of Iceland () is head of government of the country of Iceland. The prime minister is appointed formally by the president and exercises executive authority along with the cabinet subject to parliamentary support.
Official title
The title of Iceland's head of government in Icelandic is forsætisráðherra. Translated, this means "minister-president". This is different from the heads of government of other Nordic states, whose official titles are literally translated as "minister of state" (statsminister). However, since "prime minister" or "premier" is the more usual title in a parliamentary system for a head of government in English-speaking nations, the title is translated as "prime minister" by most English sources.
Constitutional basis
The prime minister is appointed by the president under the Constitution of Iceland, Section II Article 17, and chairs the Cabinet of Iceland:
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: The [cabinet] meetings shall be presided over by the Minister called upon by the President of the Republic to do so, who is designated Prime Minister.
Locations
The prime minister's office is located in the Governing Council (Stjórnarráðið), Reykjavik, where their secretariat is based and where cabinet meetings are held. The prime minister has a summer residence, Þingvallabær in Þingvellir. The prime minister also has a reception house in Tjarnargata, Reykjavik, which was the prime ministerial residence until 1943.
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Image:Iceland-Reykjavik-Stjornarrad-1.jpg|Stjórnarráðið in Reykjavík, the Prime Minister's Office
Image:El Antiguo Parlamento Parque Nacional de " Thingvellir " Islandia (8621781601).jpg|Þingvallabær, the Prime Minister's summer residence
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List of officeholders
Home Rule (1904–1918)
Despite Hannes Hafstein being a Minister for Iceland, he and his successors are considered to be the first Prime Ministers of Iceland by the national government.
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| Björn Jónsson<br />
| 31 March 1909
| 14 March 1911
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| Independence Party
| Neergaard I<br />Holstein-Ledreborg<br />Zahle I<br />Berntsen
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| Kristján Jónsson<br />
| 14 March 1911
| 25 July 1912
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| Independent
| Berntsen
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| Sigurður Eggerz<br />
| 21 July 1914
| 4 May 1915
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| Independence Party
| Zahle II
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