Prime Minister of Iceland
The prime minister of Iceland is Iceland's head of government. The prime minister is appointed formally by the president and exercises executive authority along with the cabinet subject to parliamentary support.
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:Locations
The prime minister's office is located in 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 at Tjarnargata, Reykjavik, which was the prime ministerial residence until 1943.List of previous prime ministers
Home Rule (1904–1918)
Political party:| No | Portrait | Name Constituency | Took office | Left office | Party |
| Hannes Þórður Pétursson Hafstein MP for Eyjafjarðarsýsla | 1 February 1904 | 31 March 1909 | Home Rule Party | ||
| Björn Jónsson MP for Barðastrandarsýsla | 31 March 1909 | 14 March 1911 | Independence Party | ||
| Kristján Jónsson MP for Borgarfjarðarsýsla | 14 March 1911 | 24 July 1912 | Independent | ||
| Hannes Hafstein MP for Eyjafjarðarsýsla | 24 July 1912 | 21 July 1914 | Union Party | ||
| Sigurður Eggerz MP for West Skaftafellssýsla | 21 July 1914 | 4 May 1915 | Independence Party | ||
| Einar Arnórsson MP for Árnessýsla | 4 May 1915 | 4 January 1917 | Independence Party |