What is List Of Presidents Of Iceland?

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The President of Iceland (Icelandic: forseti Íslands) is Iceland's elected head of state. The president is elected to a four-year term by universal adult suffrage and has limited powers. There have been five presidents since Iceland gained independence from Denmark in 1944. The incumbent is Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, who was re-elected in the 2004 presidential election, having been first elected in 1996.

The presidential residence is situated in Bessastaðir in Álftanes. The nation's constitution specifies that when the president cannot perform the duties of the office, such as when he or she is abroad or under anesthesia, the prime minister, the president of the Althingi (Parliament), and the president of the Supreme Court take over the power vested in the office. The three vote on any presidential decisions that must be made during that time. The president is also the designated Grand Master of the Order of the Falcon.

Presidents of Iceland

Since 1944, when the office was created, only five people held the seat of the President of Iceland. These are the following:[1]

#	Name	Took office	Left office	Notes
1	Sveinn Björnsson	17 June 1944	25 January 1952	He is the first President of Iceland and Regent of Iceland He is also the only president to die in office
2	Ásgeir Ásgeirsson	29 January 1952	1 August 1968	He was the first Present of Iceland elected by the populace and is the longest serving.
3	Kristján Eldjárn	1 August 1968	1 August 1980	At one point considered forming a government that did not rely on parliamentary support after leaders of the parliamentary parties had reached an impasse.
4	Vigdís Finnbogadóttir	1 August 1980	1 August 1996	She was the world's first elected female president and overwhelmingly won a contested election in 1988.
5	Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson	1 August 1996	Present	Ólafur is the first president to use the authorization to veto a law from Alþingi

Latest election

Main article: Icelandic presidential election, 2004

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'''Summary of the 26 June 2004 Icelandic presidential Icelandic presidential election, 2004>election results

Candidates	Votes	%
lafur Ragnar Grmsson (Independence Party)	90,662	85.6
Baldur gstsson (Social Democratic Alliance)	13,250	12.3
str Magnsson (Liberal Party)	2,001	1.9
Total valid votes (turnout 63.0%)	105,913	100.0
Empty ballots	27,627
Void votes	834
Source: Ruv.is. Blank votes made up 23.3 percent of the total. All three candidates stood as independents. These are the final figures.

See also

• List of Icelandic rulers

External links

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