Leadership
6 of its 12 chairmen have been prime ministers of Iceland:
- Tryggvi Þórhallsson PM 1927–1932 cm 1928-1932
- Ásgeir Ásgeirsson PM 1932-1934 chair man 1932-1933
- Hermann Jónasson PM 1934-1942 and 1956–1958 cm 1944-1962
- Ólafur Jóhannesson PM 1971-1974 and 1978–1979 cm 1968-1979
- Steingrímur Hermannsson PM 1983-1987 and 1988–1991 cm 1979-1994
- Halldór Ásgrímsson PM 2004–2006 cm 1994-2006
- Jón Sigurðsson cm 2006-2007
- Guðni Ágústsson cm 2007-2008
- Valgerður Sverrisdóttir cm 2008 - 2009
- Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson cm 2009–present
In addition to those, Steingrímur Steinþórsson headed a government from 1950 to 1953.
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