The post of Mayor of Reykjavík

Reykjavík

Reykjavík is the capital and largest city in Iceland.Its latitude at 64°08' N makes it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói Bay...

was incepted in 1907 and advertised in 1908. Páll Einarsson and Knud Zimsen applied for the job and Páll got the position for a period of six years, at the end of which he did not wish to renew his tenure.

Over the period of 2003-2008, seven people have had the mayor position, due to an unprecedented amount of instability in Reykjavík's municipal coalition government

Coalition government

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Mayors of Reykjavík

Name	Date of birth	Date of death	Office Entered	Office Left	Party
Páll Einarsson	25 May 1868	17 December 1954	1908	1914
Knud Zimsen	17 August 1875	15 April 1953	1914	1932
Jón Þorláksson Jón Þorláksson Jón Þorláksson was Prime Minister of Iceland from 8 July 1926 to 28 August 1927. He was the only leader of the Conservative Party which merged with the Liberal Party to form the Independence Party in 1929, and the Mayor of Reykjavík from 1933 to his death.-Career:Jón Þorláksson was a farmer’s...	3 March 1877	20 March 1935	30 December 1932	20 March 1935	Independence Party
Pétur Halldórsson	26 April 1887	26 November 1940	20 March 1935	1940	Independence Party
Bjarni Benediktsson Bjarni Benediktsson Bjarni Benediktsson was Prime Minister of Iceland from 14 November 1963 to 10 July 1970. His father, Benedikt Sveinsson , was a leader in the independence movement in Iceland and a member of Althingi from 1908 to 1931.Bjarni studied constitutional law and became professor at the University of...	30 April 1908	10 July 1970	1940	10 February 1947	Independence Party
Gunnar Thoroddsen Gunnar Thoroddsen Gunnar Thoroddsen was Prime Minister of Iceland from 8 February 1980 to 26 May 1983. Gunnar is the youngest man ever elected to the Althing, Iceland's Parliament. He was 23 years old when he was elected as MP in 1934. He served as an Ambassador of Iceland in Denmark from 1965 to 1969 when he ran...	29 December 1910	27 September 1983	10 February 1947	19 November 1959	Independence Party
Geir Hallgrímsson Geir Hallgrímsson Geir Hallgrímsson was the 16th Prime Minister of Iceland for the Independence Party from 28 August 1974 to 1 September 1978. Geir was mayor of Reykjavík from 1959 to 1972. During his term as mayor he greatly expanded the city and improved the inner structure... (co-mayor with Auður Auðuns)	16 December 1925	1 September 1990	19 November 1959	6 October 1960	Independence Party
Auður Auðuns (co-mayor with Geir Hallgrímsson)	18 February 1911	19 October 1999			Independence Party
Geir Hallgrímsson Geir Hallgrímsson Geir Hallgrímsson was the 16th Prime Minister of Iceland for the Independence Party from 28 August 1974 to 1 September 1978. Geir was mayor of Reykjavík from 1959 to 1972. During his term as mayor he greatly expanded the city and improved the inner structure...	16 December 1925	1 September 1990	6 October 1960	1 December 1972	Independence Party
Birgir Ísleifur Gunnarsson	19 July 1936		1 December 1972	May 1978	Independence Party
Egill Skúli Ingibergsson	1926		May 1978	27 May 1982	Independent
Davíð Oddsson Davíð Oddsson Davíð Oddsson is an Icelandic politician and the longest-serving Prime Minister of Iceland, holding office from 1991 to 2004. He also served as Foreign Minister from 2004 to 2005. Previously, he was Mayor of Reykjavík from 1982 to 1991, and he chaired the board of governors of the Central Bank of...	17 January 1948		27 May 1982	16 July 1991	Independence Party
Markús Örn Antonsson Markús Örn Antonsson Markús Örn Antonsson was the Mayor of Reykjavík from 1991 to 1994.-Education and journalism career:Markús Örn graduated from Reykjavík Junior College in 1965 and was an exchange student in the United States...	25 May 1943		16 July 1991	17 March 1994	Independence Party
Árni Sigfússon Árni Sigfússon Árni Sigfússon is the former mayor of Reykjavík, Iceland's capital and has been the mayor of the town of Reykjanesbær, Iceland since 2002....	30 July 1956		17 March 1994	13 June 1994	Independence Party
Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir is an Icelandic politician from the Social Democratic Alliance, formerly Minister for Foreign Affairs 2007–2009 and leader of the Alliance 2005–2009.-Education:...	31 December 1954		13 June 1994	1 February 2003	The Reykjavík Alliance
Þórólfur Árnason Þórólfur Árnason Þórólfur Árnason took over as the mayor of Reykjavík on February 1, 2003 after the Left Greens and the Progressive Party had demanded that Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir, which was mayor next before Þórólfur, would either resign, or decide not to pursue a career in national politics.His appointment...			1 February 2003	30 November 2004	Independent
Steinunn Valdís Óskarsdóttir Steinunn Valdís Óskarsdóttir Steinunn Valdís Óskarsdóttir is an Icelandic politician, and a former mayor of Reykjavík. She was the mayor from November 30, 2004 to June 13, 2006; took over after Þórólfur Árnason resignation. Steinunn is a member of The Social Democratic Alliance...	7 April 1965		30 November 2004	13 June 2006	Social Democratic Alliance
Vilhjálmur Þ. Vilhjálmsson Vilhjálmur Þ. Vilhjálmsson Vilhjálmur Þórmundur Vilhjálmsson is an Icelandic lawyer and politician who was mayor of Reykjavík 2006-2007 and is currently the chairman of the executive committee of the City Council of Reykjavik. He has been a member of Reykjavik's City Council since 1982.-External links:*...	26 April 1946		13 June 2006	16 October 2007	Independence Party
Dagur B. Eggertsson Dagur B. Eggertsson Dagur Bergþóruson Eggertsson M.D. is an Icelandic politician who became the mayor of Reykjavík in 2007. He is the current vice-chairman of the Social Democratic Party. He was first elected to the city council of Reykjavík in a 2002 election and became the mayor on October 16, 2007...	19 June 1972		16 October 2007	24 January 2008	Social Democratic Party
Ólafur F. Magnússon Ólafur F. Magnússon Ólafur Friðrik Magnússon is a former mayor of Reykjavík, Iceland. His term was from January 24, 2008 to August 21, 2008. He was originally expected to step down in March 2009, when a representative from the Independence Party was to assume the office of the mayor, as agreed upon in the coalition...	3 August 1952		24 January 2008	21 August 2008	Liberal Party
Hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir Hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir Hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir is an Icelandic politician. She is member of the City Council of Reykjavik and was Mayor of Reykjavík from 21 August 2008 to 15 June 2010. She represents the Independence Party ....	12 October 1966		21 August 2008	15 June 2010	Independence Party
Jón Gnarr Jón Gnarr Jón Gnarr Kristinsson is an Icelandic actor, comedian, politician and the mayor of Reykjavík, since 15 June 2010. He goes by Jón Gnarr, being an Icelander does not have a family name. He was originally named Jón Gunnar Kristinsson but legally changed his middle name in 2005, to the way his mother...	2 January 1967		15 June 2010		Best Party