Iceland: Heads of State: 1944-2023 Forseti Íslands | President of Iceland [1] 17 Jun 1944 - 25 Jan 1952 Sveinn Björnsson Handhafar valds Forseta Íslands | Holders of the authority of the President of Iceland 25 Jan 1952 - 31 Jul 1952 Steingrímur Steinþórsson 25 Jan 1952 - 31 Jul 1952 Jón Pálmason [2] 25 Jan 1952 - 31 Jul 1952 Jón Ásbjörnsson Forseti Íslands | President of Iceland [1] 1 Aug 1952 - 31 Jul 1968 Ásgeir Ásgeirsson 1 Aug 1968 - 31 Jul 1980 Kristján Eldjárn Þórarinsson 1 Aug 1980 - 31 Jul 1996 Vigdís Finnbogadóttir 1 Aug 1996 - 31 Jul 2016 Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson 1 Aug 2016 - Guðni Thorlacius Jóhannesson [1] The Constitution of Iceland of 1944 refers to the office both as President of Iceland (Forseti Íslands) and President of the Republic (Forseti lýðveldisins). [2] In his capacity as the President of the United Althingi (Forseti Sameinaðs Alþingis), he "leads their meetings" (stýrir fundum þeirra) Last updated on: 07 Jun 2023 07:29:23
