| Mayor of Reykjavík | |
|---|---|
| Borgarstjóri Reykjavíkur | |
 Municipal coat of arms | |
Incumbent Einar Þorsteinsson since 16 January 2024 | |
| Reykjavík City Council | |
| Seat | Reykjavík |
| Term length | Four years Renewable indefinitely with the support of the Reykjavík City Council. |
| Constituting instrument | Local Government Act |
| Formation | 1907 |
| First holder | Jón Þorláksson |
| Deputy | Þorsteinn Gunnarsson |
| Salary | 1,976,025 ISK monthly (2021)[1] |
| Website | reykjavik reykjavik |
The post of Mayor of Reykjavík (Icelandic: Borgarstjóri Reykjavíkur) was created 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. Rather than a direct election, Reykjavík City Council members elect the mayor from within their ranks.
Between 1932 and 1994 the centre-right Independence Party dominated Reykjavík municipal politics, but since then other parties have been more competitive. Since 2003 seven people have held the mayor position, due to an unprecedented amount of instability in Reykjavík's municipal coalition government caused in part by the 2008–11 Icelandic financial crisis.
The incumbent mayor is Einar Þorsteinsson, who was elected in 2024. Einar's Progressive Party currently governs the city as the senior coalition partner with the Social Democratic Alliance, Pirate Party, and Reform.
List of mayors
| No. | Portrait | Mayor | Took office | Left office | Duration | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 
|
Páll Einarsson (1868–1954) |
7 May 1908 | 7 May 1914 | 6 years (2,191 days) |
indep. | |
| 2 |
|
Knud Zimsen (1875–1953) |
7 May 1914 | 30 December 1932 | 18 years, 7 months, 23 days (6,812 days) |
indep. | |
| 3 | 
|
Jón Þorláksson (1877–1935) |
30 December 1932 | 20 March 1935 | 2 years, 2 months, 20 days (810 days) |
IP | |
| 4 |
|
Pétur Halldórsson (1887–1940) |
20 March 1935 | 26 November 1940 | 5 years, 8 months, 6 days (2,078 days) |
IP | |
| 5 |
|
Bjarni Benediktsson (1908–1970) |
26 November 1940 | 10 February 1947 | 6 years, 2 months, 15 days (2,267 days) |
IP | |
| 6 |
|
Gunnar Thoroddsen (1910–1983) |
10 February 1947 | 19 November 1959 | 12 years, 9 months, 9 days (4,665 days) |
IP | |
| 7 |
|
Auður Auðuns (1911–1999) |
19 November 1959 | 6 October 1960 | 10 months, 17 days (322 days) |
IP | |
|
|
Geir Hallgrímsson (1925–1990) |
1 December 1972 | 13 years, 12 days (4,761 days) |
IP | |||
| 8 |
|
Birgir Ísleifur Gunnarsson (1936–2019) |
1 December 1972 | 15 August 1978 | 5 years, 8 months, 14 days (2,083 days) |
IP | |
| 9 |
|
Egill Skúli Ingibergsson (1926–2021) |
15 August 1978 | 27 May 1982 | 3 years, 9 months, 12 days (1,381 days) |
indep. | |
| 10 | 
|
Davíð Oddsson (b. 1948) |
27 May 1982 | 16 July 1991 | 9 years, 1 month, 19 days (3,337 days) |
IP | |
| 11 |
|
Markús Örn Antonsson (b. 1943) |
16 July 1991 | 17 March 1994 | 2 years, 8 months, 1 day (975 days) |
IP | |
| 12 |
|
Árni Sigfússon (b. 1956) |
17 March 1994 | 13 June 1994 | 2 months, 27 days (88 days) |
IP | |
| 13 | 
|
Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir (b. 1954) |
13 June 1994 | 1 February 2003 | 8 years, 7 months, 19 days (3,155 days) |
Reykjavík List | |
| 14 |
|
Þórólfur Árnason (b. 1957) |
1 February 2003 | 30 November 2004 | 1 year, 9 months, 29 days (668 days) |
indep. | |
| 15 |
|
Steinunn Valdís Óskarsdóttir (b. 1965) |
30 November 2004 | 13 June 2006 | 1 year, 6 months, 14 days (560 days) |
Reykjavík List | |
| 16 |
|
Vilhjálmur Þórmundur Vilhjálmsson (b. 1946) |
13 June 2006 | 16 October 2007 | 1 year, 4 months, 3 days (490 days) |
IP | |
| 17 | 
|
Dagur Bergþóruson Eggertsson (b. 1972) |
16 October 2007 | 24 January 2008 | 3 months, 8 days (100 days) |
SDA | |
| 18 |
|
Ólafur Friðrik Magnússon (b. 1952) |
24 January 2008 | 21 August 2008 | 6 months, 28 days (210 days) |
LP | |
| 19 |
|
Hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir (b. 1966) |
21 August 2008 | 15 June 2010 | 1 year, 9 months, 25 days (663 days) |
IP | |
| 20 | 
|
Jón Gnarr (b. 1967) |
15 June 2010 | 16 June 2014 | 4 years, 2 days (1,463 days) |
BP | |
| 21 |
|
Dagur Bergþóruson Eggertsson (b. 1972) |
16 June 2014 | 16 January 2024 | 9 years, 7 months, 1 day (3,502 days) |
SDA | |
| 22 | Einar Þorsteinsson (b. 1978) |
16 January 2024 | Incumbent | 46 days (46 days) |
PP | ||
See also
References
- ^ "Laun og kostnaðargreiðslur borgarfulltrúa". 30 January 2019.
- Reykjavik.is - Borgarstjórar í Reykjavík frá upphafi (Mayors of Reykjavík since the beginning, in Icelandic)
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