Leaders
All former chairmen of the party have held the office of the Prime Minister of Iceland: Ólafur Thors, Bjarni Benediktsson, Jóhann Hafstein, Geir Hallgrímsson, Þorsteinn Pálsson, Davíð Oddsson and Geir H. Haarde. Jón Þorláksson, the first chairman of the Independence party was Prime Minister for the Conservative party prior to the foundation of the Independence party. Gunnar Thoroddsen, who was the party's vice chairman 1974–1981, was Iceland's PM from 1980 to 1983, but the Independence Party did not officially support his government, although some MPs in the party did.
| Leader | From | To | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jón Þorláksson | 29 May 1929 | 2 October 1934 |
| 2nd | Ólafur Thors | 2 October 1934 | 22 October 1961 |
| 3rd | Bjarni Benediktsson | 22 October 1961 | 10 July 1970 |
| 4th | Jóhann Hafstein | 10 July 1970 | 12 October 1973 |
| 5th | Geir Hallgrímsson | 12 October 1973 | 6 November 1983 |
| 6th | Þorsteinn Pálsson | 6 November 1983 | 10 March 1991 |
| 7th | Davíð Oddsson | 10 March 1991 | 16 October 2005 |
| 8th | Geir Haarde | 16 October 2005 | 29 March 2009 |
| 9th | Bjarni Benediktsson | 29 March 2009 | Present |
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