Historical country records
Iceland historical timeline
Iceland
| Date or term | Officeholder or event | Category |
|---|---|---|
| 1380 | Danish rule | Leaders |
| 26 Jun 1809 - 22 Aug 1809 | independence proclaimed by Danish adventurer | Leaders |
| 1 Dec 1918 | independence (kingdom in personal union with Denmark) | Leaders |
| 10 May 1940 - 1944 | Allied occupation | Leaders |
| 17 Jun 1944 | Republic of Iceland | Leaders |
| Governors (to 1770 in Copen | hagen) | Leaders |
| 1682 - 8 Dec 1719 | Ulrik Christian Gyldenløve, greve af Samsø (b. 1678 - d. 1719) | Leaders |
| 1719 - 29 Sep 1727 | Peter Raben | Leaders |
| 1728 - 1730 | Christian Gyldencrone | Leaders |
| 1730 - 9 Sep 1750 | Henrik Ocksen | Leaders |
| 1750 - 2 Oct 1768 | Otto Manderup, greve Rantzau | Leaders |
| 1768 - 1769 | Christian Lebrecht, baron von Prøck (b. 1718 - d. 1780) | Leaders |
| 1770 - 1785 | Lauritz Andreas Thodal | Leaders |
| 1785 - 1789 | Hans Christoph Diederich Victor von Levetzow (b. 1754 - d. 1829) | Leaders |
| 1790 - 1806 | Ólafur Stefánsson | Leaders |
| 1806 - 1810 | Fredrik Christopher, greve af Trampe (b. 1779 - d. 1832) | Leaders |
| 26 Jun 1809 - 22 Aug 1809 | Jürgen Jürgensen | Leaders |
| 1813 - 1819 | Johan Carl Thuerecht Castenschiold | Leaders |
| 1819 - 1823 | Ehrenreich Christopher Ludvig, greve Moltke (b. 1790 - d. 1864) | Leaders |
| 1824 - 1829 | Peter Fjeldsted Hoppe | Leaders |
| 1829 - 1836 | Lorentz Angel Krieger | Leaders |
| 1837 - 1841 | Carl Emil Bardenfleth | Leaders |
| 1841 - 1847 | Torkild Abraham Hoppe | Leaders |
| 1847 - 1849 | Mathias Hans Rosenørn | Leaders |
| 1850 - 1860 | Jørgen Ditlev, greve Trampe | Leaders |
| 1860 - 8 May 1865 | Thórdur Jónassen | Leaders |
| 8 May 1865 - 1883 | Søren Hilmar Steindor Finsen | Leaders |
| 1883 - 1886 | Bergur Ólafsson Thorberg | Leaders |
| 1886 - 1 Feb 1904 | Magnús Stephensen | Leaders |
| 1 Feb 1904 - 31 Mar 1909 | Hannes Hafstein (1st time) | Ministers |
| 31 Mar 1909 - 14 Mar 1911 | Björn Jónsson | Ministers |
| 14 Mar 1911 - 24 Jul 1912 | Kristján Jónsson | Ministers |
| 25 Jul 1912 - 21 Jul 1914 | Hannes Hafstein (2nd time) | Ministers |
| 21 Jul 1914 - 4 May 1915 | Sigurdur Eggerz | Ministers |
| 4 May 1915 - 4 Jan 1917 | Einar Arnórsson | Ministers |
| 1 Dec 1918 - 16 Jun 1944 | Kristján | King |
| 9 Apr 1940 - 17 Jun 1941 | Regency - Hermann Jónasson (b. 1896 - d. 1976) - Jakob Möller (b. 1880 - d. 1955) - Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson (b. 1894 - d. 1980) | King |
| 17 Jun 1941 - 16 Jun 1944 | Sveinn Björnsson (regent) | King |
| 10 May 1940 - Apr 1942 | Henry O. Curtis (U.K.) | Commanders of the Allied occupation forces |
| Apr 1942 - Jun 1943 | Charles H. Bonesteel (U.S.) | Commanders of the Allied occupation forces |
| Jun 1943 - Dec 1944 | William S. Key (U.S.) | Commanders of the Allied occupation forces |
| 17 Jun 1944 - 25 Jan 1952 | Sveinn Björnsson | Presidents |
| 25 Jan 1952 - 31 Jul 1952 | Interim triumvirate - Steingrímur Steinthórsson (b. 1893 - d. 1966) - Jón Pálmason (b. 1888 - d. 1973) - Jón Ásbjörnsson (b. 1890 - d. 1966) | Presidents |
| 1 Aug 1952 - 31 Jul 1968 | Ásgeir Ásgeirsson | Presidents |
| 1 Aug 1968 - 31 Jul 1980 | Kristján Eldjárn | Presidents |
| 1 Aug 1980 - 31 Jul 1996 | Vigdís Finnbogadóttir (f) | Presidents |
| 1 Aug 1996 - | Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson | Presidents |
| 4 Jan 1917 - 7 Mar 1922 | Jón Magnússon (1st time) | Prime ministers |
| 7 Mar 1922 - 22 Mar 1924 | Sigurdur Eggerz | Prime ministers |
| 22 Mar 1924 - 23 Jun 1926 | Jón Magnússon (2nd time) | Prime ministers |
| 23 Jun 1926 - 8 Jul 1926 | Magnús Gudmundsson | Prime ministers |
| 8 Jul 1926 - 28 Aug 1927 | Jón Thorláksson | Prime ministers |
| 28 Aug 1927 - 3 Jun 1932 | Tryggvi Thórhallsson | Prime ministers |
| 3 Jun 1932 - 29 Jul 1934 | Ásgeir Ásgeirsson | Prime ministers |
| 29 Jul 1934 - 16 May 1942 | Hermann Jónasson (1st time) | Prime ministers |
| 16 May 1942 - 16 Dec 1942 | Ólafur Thors (1st time) | Prime ministers |
| 16 Dec 1942 - 21 Oct 1944 | Björn Thórdarson | Prime ministers |
| 21 Oct 1944 - 4 Feb 1947 | Ólafur Thors (2nd time) | Prime ministers |
| 4 Feb 1947 - 6 Dec 1949 | Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson | Prime ministers |
| 6 Dec 1949 - 14 Mar 1950 | Ólafur Thors (3rd time) | Prime ministers |
| 14 Mar 1950 - 11 Sep 1953 | Steingrímur Steinthórsson | Prime ministers |
| 11 Sep 1953 - 24 Jul 1956 | Ólafur Thors (4th time) | Prime ministers |
| 24 Jul 1956 - 23 Dec 1958 | Hermann Jónasson (2nd time) | Prime ministers |
| 23 Dec 1958 - 20 Nov 1959 | Emil Jónsson | Prime ministers |
| 20 Nov 1959 - 14 Nov 1963 | Ólafur Thors (5th time) | Prime ministers |
| 14 Sep 1961 - 31 Dec 1961 | Bjarni Benediktsson | Prime ministers |
| 14 Nov 1963 - 10 Jul 1970 | Bjarni Benediktsson | Prime ministers |
| 10 Jul 1970 - 14 Jul 1971 | Jóhann Hafstein | Prime ministers |
| 14 Jul 1971 - 28 Aug 1974 | Ólafur Jóhannesson (1st time) | Prime ministers |
| 28 Aug 1974 - 1 Sep 1978 | Geir Hallgrímsson | Prime ministers |
| 1 Sep 1978 - 15 Oct 1979 | Ólafur Jóhannesson (2nd time) | Prime ministers |
| 15 Oct 1979 - 8 Feb 1980 | Benedikt Gröndal | Prime ministers |
| 8 Feb 1980 - 26 May 1983 | Gunnar Thoroddsen | Prime ministers |
| 26 May 1983 - 8 Jul 1987 | Steingrímur Hermannsson (1st time) | Prime ministers |
| 8 Jul 1987 - 28 Sep 1988 | Thorsteinn Pálsson | Prime ministers |
| 28 Sep 1988 - 30 Apr 1991 | Steingrímur Hermannsson (2nd time) | Prime ministers |
| 30 Apr 1991 - 15 Sep 2004 | Davíd Oddsson | Prime ministers |
| 15 Sep 2004 - 15 Jun 2006 | Halldór Ásgrímsson | Prime ministers |
| 15 Jun 2006 - | Geir H. Haarde | Prime ministers |