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President of Iceland
Forseti Íslands (Icelandic)
Presidential Coat of Arms
Presidential Standard
Guðni Thorlacius Jóhannesson, the President of Iceland
Incumbent
Guðni Thorlacius Jóhannesson
since 1 August 2016
Office of the President
Style
  • Mr President (informal)
  • His Excellency (diplomatic)
Member ofState Council of Iceland
ResidenceBessastaðir
SeatGarðabær, Iceland
AppointerPopular vote
Term lengthFour years, renewable
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Iceland
PrecursorKing of Iceland
Formation17 June 1944; 79 years ago (1944-06-17)
First holderSveinn Björnsson
SuccessionLine of succession
Salary€289,000 annually[1]
Websiteforseti.is/en (in English)
forseti.is (in Icelandic)

The president of Iceland (Icelandic: Forseti Íslands) is the head of state of Iceland. The incumbent is Guðni Thorlacius Jóhannesson, who is now in his second term as president, elected in 2016 and re-elected in 2020.

Vigdís Finnbogadóttir assumed Iceland's presidency on 1 August 1980, she made history as the first elected female head of state in the world.[2]

The president is elected to a four-year term by popular vote, is not term-limited, and has limited powers. The presidential residence is situated in Bessastaðir in Garðabær, near the capital city Reykjavík.

  1. ^ "Iceland's president turns down a monthly pay increase of 5,300 USD".
  2. ^ "Vigdis Finnbogadottir, the world's first elected female president". France 24. 31 July 2020.

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