List of Speakers of the Upper House of the Althing (Iceland)

Speakers of the Upper House of the Althing.

Name Period
Pétur Pétursson 1875-1881
Bergur Thorberg 1881-1882
Pétur Pétursson 1882-1886
Ární Thorsteinsson 1886-1889
Benedikt Kristjánsson 1889-1893
Árni Thorsteinsson 1893-1905
Júliús Havsteen 1905-1909
Kristján Jónsson 1909-1911
Jens Pálsson 1911-1912
Júliús Havsteen 1912-1913
Stefán Stefánsson 1913-1916
Guðmundur Björnsson 1916-1923
Halldór Steinsson 1923-1928
Guðmundur Ólafsson 1928-1933
Eínar Árnason 1933-1942
Johann þ Josefsson 1942
Steingrímur Aðalsteinsson 1942-1946
Þorsteinn Þorsteinsson 1946-1947
Bernharð Stefánsson 1947-1953
Gísli Jónsson 1953-1956
Bernharð Stefánsson 1956-1959
Eggert G. Þorsteinsson 1959
Sigurður Ó. Ólafsson 1959-1967
Jónas G. Rafnar 1967-1971
Björn Jónsson 1971-1973
Ásgeir Bjarnason 1973-1974
Þorvaldur Garðar Kristjánsson 1974-1978
Bragi Sigurjónsson 1978-December 4, 1978
Þorvaldur Garðar Kristjánsson December 4, 1978-1979
Helgi Seljan 1979-1983
Salome Þorkelsdóttir 1983-1987
Karl Steinar Guðnason 1987-1988
Jón Helgason 1988-1991

In 1991 the Althing became unicameral.

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