List of speakers of the Lower House of the Althing
Speakers of the Lower House of the Althing.
Below is a list of office-holders from 1889:
| Name | Period |
|---|---|
| Jón Sigurðsson | 1875–1879 |
| Jón Sigurðsson (Gaultlöndum) | 1879–1885 |
| Grímur Thomsen | 1885–1886 |
| Jón Sigurðsson (Gaultlöndum) | 1886–1889 |
| Benedikt Sveinsson | 1889–1891 |
| Þórarinn Böðvarsson | 1891–1893 |
| Benedikt Sveinsson | 1893–1894 |
| Þórarinn Böðvarson | 1894–1895 |
| Benedikt Sveinsson | 1895–1897 |
| Þórhallur Bjarnarson | 1897–1901 |
| Klemens Jónsson | 1901–1905 |
| Magnus Stephensen | 1905–1909 |
| Hannes þorsteinsson | 1909–1912 |
| Magnús Andrésson | 1912–1914 |
| Ólafur Briem | 1914–1920 |
| Benedikt Sveinsson | 1920–1931 |
| Jörundur Brynjólfsson | 1931–1942 |
| Emil Jónsson | 1942 |
| Jóhann Þ Jósefsson | 1942–1943 |
| Jörundur Brynjólfsson | 1943–1945 |
| Barði Guðmundsson | 1945–1949 |
| Sigurður Bjarnason | 1949–1956 |
| Einar Olgeirsson | 1956–1959 |
| Jóhann Hafstein | 1959–1961 |
| Ragnhildur Helgadóttir | 1961–1962 |
| Jóhann Hafstein | 1962 – 14 November 1963 |
| Sigurður Bjarnason | 14 November 1963 – 28 February 1970 |
| Matthías Árni Mathiesen | 2 March 1970 – 1971 |
| Gils Guðmundsson | 1971–1974 |
| Ragnhildur Helgadóttir | 1974–1978 |
| Ingvar Gíslason | 1978–1979 |
| Árni Gunnarsson | 1979 |
| Sverrir Hermannsson | 1979–1983 |
| Ingvar Gíslason | 1983–1987 |
| Jón Kristjánsson | 1987–1988 |
| Kjartan Jóhannsson | 1988–1989 |
| Árni Gunnarsson | 1989–1991 |
| Matthías Bjarnason | 1991 |
In 1991 the Alting became unicameral.
Sources
- The official website of the Althing