List of parliamentary assemblies of Iceland

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This is a list of parliamentary assemblies of Iceland. Assemblies of Parliament in Iceland correspond to parliaments in the United Kingdom and congresses in the United States. Each parliamentary assembly (Icelandic: þing) is divided into meetings. Each parliamentary meeting (Icelandic: þingfundur) typically lasts a few hours and multiple meetings can occur the same day. Parliamentary assemblies are either regular assemblies (Icelandic: regluleg þing), beginning the second Tuesday of September and lasting a year, or extra-assemblies (Icelandic: aukaþing), beginning after elections in spring and adjourning before the start of a regular assembly.

Although parliamentary assemblies are sometimes referred to as sessions in English and extra-assemblies as special sessions, they are in fact not sessions. Assemblies, which typically last no more than a full year, divide solely into meetings. The business of an assembly, i.e. its schedule of meetings, may be postponed and resumed as need be, for instance to allow for summer holidays.

Historical overview[edit]

  • Commonwealth of Iceland (930–1262)
  • Union with Norway (1262–1814)
    • When Iceland became a dependency of Norway, the legislative power of Parliament was shared with the king of Norway who ruled through his officials. Laws adopted by Parliament were subject to royal assent and, conversely, if the king initiated legislation, Parliament had to give its consent.
  • Danish monarchy (1380–1944)
    • Norway falls under the control the Danish monarchy and Iceland along with it. Parliament served almost exclusively as a court of law until the year 1800 when it was disbanded by royal decree.
    • A royal decree providing for the reestablishment of Parliament was issued on 8 March 1843. Elections were held the following year and the assembly finally met on 1 July 1845. Parliament functioned however only as a consultative assembly.
  • Constitution of Iceland (1874)
    • The constitution of 1874 granted to Parliament joint legislative power with the crown in matters of exclusive Icelandic concern. The king retained the right to veto legislation and often, on the advice of his ministers, refused to consent to legislation adopted by Parliament.
    • Parliament began meeting in the newly built Parliament House in 1881 and has done so ever since.
    • A constitutional amendment, confirmed on 3 October 1903, granted Icelanders home rule and parliamentary government.
    • After 1915 standing committees began operating in Parliament for the first time. Parliament was bicameral and each chamber had the same seven standing committees.
  • Kingdom of Iceland (1918–1944)
    • Parliament was granted unrestricted legislative power.
  • Republic of Iceland (1944–present)

Parliament as a consultative assembly (1845–1873)[edit]

Assembly Year Begin date Adjourn date Election Head of state
1st 1845 1 July 5 August Christian VIII
2nd 1847 1 July 7 August
3rd 1849 2 July 8 August Frederick VII
National Assembly 1851 5 July 9 August
4th 1853 1 July 10 August
5th 1855 2 July 9 August
6th 1857 1 July 17 August
7th 1859 1 July 18 August
8th 1861 1 July 19 August
9th 1863 1 July 17 August
10th 1865 1 July 26 August Christian IX
11th 1867 1 July 11 August
12th 1869 27 July 13 August
13th 1871 1 July 22 August
14th 1873 1 July 2 August

Parliament as a legislative assembly (1875–present)[edit]

Assembly Begin date
(resumption)
Adjourn date
(postponement)
Election Head of state
1st 1 July 1875 26 August 1875 Christian IX
2nd 2 July 1877 30 August 1877
3rd 1 July 1879 27 August 1879
4th 1 July 1881 27 August 1881
5th 2 July 1883 27 August 1883
6th 1 July 1885 27 August 1885
7th (extra-assembly) 28 July 1886 26 August 1886
8th 1 July 1887 26 August 1887
9th 1 July 1889 26 August 1889
10th 1 July 1891 26 August 1891
11th 1 July 1893 26 August 1893
12th (extra-assembly) 1 August 1894 28 August 1894
13th 1 July 1895 24 August 1895
14th 1 July 1897 26 August 1897
15th 1 July 1899 26 August 1899
16th 1 July 1901 26 August 1901
17th (extra-assembly) 26 July 1902 25 August 1902
18th 1 July 1903 26 August 1903
19th 1 July 1905 29 August 1905
20th 1 July 1907 14 September 1907 Frederick VIII
21st 15 February 1909 8 May 1909
22nd 15 February 1911 10 May 1911
23rd (extra-assembly) 15 July 1912 26 August 1912 Christian X
24th 1 July 1913 13 September 1913
25th (extra-assembly) 1 July 1914 13 August 1914
26th 7 July 1915 15 September 1915
27th (extra-assembly) 11 December 1916 13 January 1917 August 1916
October 1916
28th 2 July 1917 17 September 1917
29th (extra-assembly) 10 April 1918 18 July 1918
30th (extra-assembly) 2 September 1918 10 September 1918
31st 1 July 1919 27 September 1919
32nd (extra-assembly) 5 February 1920 1 March 1920 1919
33rd 15 February 1921 21 May 1921
34th 15 February 1922 26 April 1922
35th 15 February 1923 14 May 1923 1922
36th 15 February 1924 7 May 1924 1923
37th 7 February 1925 16 May 1925
38th 6 February 1926 15 May 1926
39th 9 February 1927 19 May 1927 1926
40th 19 January 1928 18 April 1928 1927
41st 15 February 1929 18 May 1929
42nd 17 January 1930
26 June 1930
19 April 1930
28 June 1930
1930
43rd 14 February 1931 (dissolution) 14 April 1931
44th (extra-assembly) 15 July 1931 24 August 1931 1931
45th 15 February 1932 6 June 1932
46th 15 February 1933 3 June 1933
47th (extra-assembly) 2 November 1933 9 December 1933 1933
48th 1 October 1934 22 December 1934 1934
49th 15 February 1935
10 October 1935
4 April 1935
23 December 1935
50th 15 February 1936 9 May 1936
51st 15 February 1937 (dissolution) 20 April 1937
52nd (extra-assembly) 9 October 1937 22 December 1937 1937
53rd 15 February 1938 12 May 1938
54th 15 February 1939
1 November 1939
26 April 1939
5 January 1940
55th 15 February 1940 24 April 1940
56th 15 February 1941 17 June 1941
57th (extra-assembly) 9 July 1941 10 July 1941
58th (extra-assembly) 13 October 1941 21 November 1941
59th 16 February 1942
(no continuation)
23 May 1942
(dissolution) 5 July 1942
60th (extra-assembly) 4 August 1942 9 September 1942 July 1942
61st (extra-assembly) 14 November 1942 14 April 1943 October 1942
62nd 15 April 1943
1 September 1943
21 April 1943
17 December 1943
63rd 10 January 1944
10 June 1944
2 September 1944
11 March 1944
20 June 1944
3 March 1945
Sveinn Björnsson
64th 1 October 1945
1 February 1946
21 December 1945
29 April 1946
65th (extra-assembly) 22 July 1946
19 September 1946
25 July 1946
9 October 1946
66th 10 October 1946
7 January 1947
22 December 1946
24 May 1947
1946
67th 1 October 1947
20 January 1948
20 December 1947
24 March 1948
68th 11 October 1948
21 January 1949
20 December 1948
18 May 1949
69th 14 November 1949
4 January 1950
20 December 1949
17 May 1950
1949
70th 10 October 1950
8 January 1951
19 December 1950
7 March 1951
71st 1 October 1951
3 January 1952
20 December 1951
24 January 1952
72nd 1 October 1952
12 January 1953
19 December 1952
6 February 1953
Ásgeir Ásgeirsson
73rd 1 October 1953
5 February 1954
18 December 1953
14 April 1954
1953
74th 9 October 1954
4 February 1955
18 December 1954
11 May 1955
75th 8 October 1955
5 January 1956
17 December 1955
28 March 1956
76th 10 October 1956
21 January 1957
22 December 1956
31 May 1957
1956
77th 10 October 1957
4 February 1958
20 December 1957
4 June 1958
78th 10 October 1958 14 May 1959
79th (extra-assembly) 21 July 1959 15 August 1959 June 1959
80th 20 November 1959
28 January 1960
7 December 1959
3 June 1960
October 1959
81st 10 October 1960
16 January 1961
20 December 1960
29 March 1961
82nd 10 October 1961
1 February 1962
19 December 1961
18 April 1962
83rd 10 October 1962
29 January 1963
20 December 1962
20 April 1963
84th 10 October 1963
16 January 1964
21 December 1963
14 May 1964
1963
85th 10 October 1964
1 February 1965
22 December 1964
12 May 1965
86th 8 October 1965
7 February 1966
17 December 1965
5 May 1966
87th 10 October 1966
1 February 1967
17 December 1966
19 April 1967
88th 10 October 1967
16 January 1968
20 December 1967
20 April 1968
1967
89th 10 October 1968
7 February 1969
21 December 1968
17 May 1969
Kristján Eldjárn
90th 10 October 1969
12 January 1970
2 March 1970
19 December 1969
3 February 1970
4 May 1970
91st 10 October 1970
25 January 1971
18 December 1970
7 April 1971
92nd 11 October 1971
20 January 1972
21 December 1971
20 May 1972
1971
93rd 10 October 1972
25 January 1973
21 December 1972
18 April 1973
94th 10 October 1973
21 January 1974
21 December 1973
(dissolution) 9 May 1974
95th (extra-assembly) 18 July 1974 5 September 1974
96th 29 October 1974
27 January 1975
21 December 1974
16 May 1975
1974
97th 10 October 1975
26 January 1976
20 December 1975
19 May 1976
98th 11 October 1976
24 January 1977
21 December 1976
4 May 1977
99th 10 October 1977
23 January 1978
21 December 1977
6 May 1978
100th 10 October 1978
25 January 1979
22 December 1978
23 May 1979
1978
101st 10 October 1979 (dissolution) 16 October 1979
102nd (extra-assembly) 12 December 1979
8 January 1980
21 December 1979
29 May 1980
1979
103rd 10 October 1980
26 January 1981
20 December 1980
25 May 1981
Vigdís Finnbogadóttir
104th 10 October 1981
20 January 1982
19 December 1981
7 May 1982
105th 11 October 1982
17 January 1983
18 December 1982
14 March 1983
106th 10 October 1983
23 January 1984
20 December 1983
22 May 1984
1983
107th 10 October 1984
28 January 1985
20 December 1984
21 June 1985
108th 10 October 1985
27 January 1986
21 December 1985
23 April 1986
109th 10 October 1986
13 January 1987
20 December 1986
19 March 1987
110th 10 October 1987 11 May 1988 1987
111th 10 October 1988
6 February 1989
6 January 1989
20 May 1989
112th 10 October 1989
22 January 1990
22 December 1990
5 May 1990
113th 10 October 1990
14 January 1991
21 December 1990
20 March 1991
114th (extra-assembly) 13 May 1991 31 May 1991
115th 1 October 1991
6 January 1992
22 December 1991
20 May 1992
1991
116th 17 August 1992
4 January 1993
10 February 1993
22 December 1992
14 January 1993
9 May 1993
117th 1 October 1993
24 January 1994
16 June 1994
21 December 1993
11 May 1994
17 June 1994
118th 1 October 1994
25 January 1995
30 December 1994
25 February 1995
119th (extra-assembly) 16 May 1995 15 June 1995
120th 2 October 1995
30 January 1996
22 December 1995
5 June 1996
1995
121st 1 October 1996
28 January 1997
20 December 1996
17 May 1997
Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson
122nd 1 October 1997
27 January 1998
20 December 1997
5 June 1998
123rd 1 October 1998
6 January 1999
2 February 1999
25 March 1999
20 December 1998
13 January 1999
11 March 1999
25 March 1999
124th (extra-assembly) 8 June 1999 16 June 1999
125th 1 October 1999
1 February 2000
2 July 2000
21 December 1999
13 May 2000
2 July 2000
1999
126th 2 October 2000
15 January 2001
8 February 2001
16 December 2000
24 January 2001
20 May 2001
127th 1 October 2001
22 January 2002
14 December 2001
3 May 2002
128th 1 October 2002
21 January 2003
13 December 2002
15 March 2003
129th (extra-assembly) 26 May 2003 27 May 2003
130th 1 October 2003
28 January 2004
5 July 2004
15 December 2003
28 May 2004
22 July 2004
2003
131st 1 October 2004
24 January 2005
10 December 2004
11 May 2005
132nd 1 October 2005
17 January 2006
30 May 2006
9 December 2005
4 May 2006
3 June 2006
133rd 2 October 2006
15 January 2007
9 December 2006
18 March 2007
134th (extra-assembly) 31 May 2007 13 June 2007
135th 1 October 2007
15 January 2008
14 December 2007
29 May 2008
2007
136th 1 October 2008
20 January 2009
22 December 2008
(dissolution) 17 April 2009
137th (extra-assembly) 15 May 2009 28 August 2009
138th 1 October 2009
8 January 2010
29 January 2010
2 September 2010
30 December 2009
8 January 2010
24 June 2010
28 September 2010
2009
139th 1 October 2010
17 January 2011
2 September 2011
18 December 2010
15 June 2011
17 September 2011
140th 1 October 2011
17 December 2011
16 January 2012
19 June 2012
141st 11 September 2012
22 December 2012
14 January 2013
28 March 2013
142nd (extra-assembly) 6 June 2013
10 September 2013
5 July 2013
18 September 2013
2013
143rd 1 October 2013
14 January 2014
18 June 2014
21 December 2013
16 May 2014
18 June 2014
144th 9 September 2014
20 January 2015
16 December 2014
3 July 2015
145th 8 September 2015
19 January 2016
8 June 2016
15 August 2016
19 December 2015
2 June 2016
8 June 2016
13 October 2016
146th 6 December 2016
24 January 2017
22 December 2016
1 June 2017
2016 Guðni Thorlacius Jóhannesson
147th 12 September 2017 27 September 2017
148th 14 December 2017
22 January 2018
17 July 2018
30 December 2017
12 June 2018
18 July 2018
2017
149th 11 September 2018
21 January 2019
28 August 2019
14 December 2018
20 June 2019
2 September 2019
150th 10 September 2019
20 January 2020
27 August 2020
17 December 2019
30 June 2020
4 September 2020
151st 1 October 2020
18 January 2021
6 July 2021
18 December 2020
13 June 2021
6 July 2021
152nd 23 November 2021
17 January 2022
28 December 2021
16 June 2022
2021
153rd