MCQs on Prime Ministers of Iceland

  • Who was the first Prime Minister of Iceland?
    • A) Hannes Hafstein
    • B) Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
    • C) Bjarni Benediktsson
    • D) Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson
  • Which Prime Minister of Iceland served from 1944 to 1947?
    • A) Stefan Jóhann Stefánsson
    • B) Bjarni Benediktsson
    • C) Davíð Oddsson
    • D) Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson
  • Who was the Prime Minister of Iceland during the 2008 financial crisis?
    • A) Geir Haarde
    • B) Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
    • C) Davíð Oddsson
    • D) Bjarni Benediktsson
  • Which Prime Minister of Iceland served from 2009 to 2013?
    • A) Geir Haarde
    • B) Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
    • C) Davíð Oddsson
    • D) Bjarni Benediktsson
  • Who was the Prime Minister of Iceland in 2017?
    • A) Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
    • B) Bjarni Benediktsson
    • C) Geir Haarde
    • D) Davíð Oddsson
  • Which Prime Minister of Iceland was in office from 2013 to 2016?
    • A) Geir Haarde
    • B) Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson
    • C) Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
    • D) Bjarni Benediktsson
  • Who served as Prime Minister of Iceland from 2016 to 2021?
    • A) Geir Haarde
    • B) Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson
    • C) Katrín Jakobsdóttir
    • D) Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
  • Which Prime Minister of Iceland was known for his role in the Icelandic financial crisis?
    • A) Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson
    • B) Geir Haarde
    • C) Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
    • D) Bjarni Benediktsson
  • Who became the Prime Minister of Iceland in 2021?
    • A) Katrín Jakobsdóttir
    • B) Bjarni Benediktsson
    • C) Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson
    • D) Geir Haarde
  • Which Prime Minister of Iceland served immediately before Katrín Jakobsdóttir?
    • A) Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
    • B) Bjarni Benediktsson
    • C) Geir Haarde
    • D) Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson
  • Who was the Prime Minister of Iceland from 2004 to 2006?
    • A) Davíð Oddsson
    • B) Geir Haarde
    • C) Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
    • D) Bjarni Benediktsson
  • Which Prime Minister of Iceland was in office from 2006 to 2009?
    • A) Davíð Oddsson
    • B) Geir Haarde
    • C) Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
    • D) Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson
  • Who served as Prime Minister of Iceland from 2009 to 2013?
    • A) Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
    • B) Geir Haarde
    • C) Bjarni Benediktsson
    • D) Davíð Oddsson
  • Which Prime Minister of Iceland was known for his role in Iceland’s accession to the EU?
    • A) Geir Haarde
    • B) Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
    • C) Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson
    • D) Davíð Oddsson
  • Who was the Prime Minister of Iceland from 1991 to 2004?
    • A) Davíð Oddsson
    • B) Geir Haarde
    • C) Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
    • D) Bjarni Benediktsson
  • Which Prime Minister of Iceland was in office during the 2010 volcanic eruptions?
    • A) Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson
    • B) Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
    • C) Geir Haarde
    • D) Katrín Jakobsdóttir
  • Who was the Prime Minister of Iceland immediately after the 2008 financial crisis?
    • A) Geir Haarde
    • B) Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
    • C) Bjarni Benediktsson
    • D) Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson
  • Which Prime Minister of Iceland was in office during the 2008 economic collapse?
    • A) Geir Haarde
    • B) Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
    • C) Bjarni Benediktsson
    • D) Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson
  • Who was the Prime Minister of Iceland from 2010 to 2013?
    • A) Bjarni Benediktsson
    • B) Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson
    • C) Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
    • D) Geir Haarde
  • Which Prime Minister of Iceland was in office from 2013 to 2016?
    • A) Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson
    • B) Geir Haarde
    • C) Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
    • D) Bjarni Benediktsson
  • Who served as Prime Minister of Iceland from 2017 to 2021?
    • A) Katrín Jakobsdóttir
    • B) Geir Haarde
    • C) Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson
    • D) Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
  • Which Prime Minister of Iceland was known for his efforts in environmental policies?
    • A) Bjarni Benediktsson
    • B) Katrín Jakobsdóttir
    • C) Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
    • D) Geir Haarde
  • Who was the Prime Minister of Iceland during the 2004 EU accession talks?
    • A) Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
    • B) Davíð Oddsson
    • C) Geir Haarde
    • D) Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson
  • Which Prime Minister of Iceland was in office during the early 2000s?
    • A) Davíð Oddsson
    • B) Geir Haarde
    • C) Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
    • D) Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson
  • Who was the Prime Minister of Iceland during the 2006-2007 financial reforms?
    • A) Geir Haarde
    • B) Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
    • C) Bjarni Benediktsson
    • D) Davíð Oddsson
  • Which Prime Minister of Iceland was in office immediately before the 2008 financial crisis?
    • A) Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
    • B) Geir Haarde
    • C) Davíð Oddsson
    • D) Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson
  • Who became the Prime Minister of Iceland in 2021?
    • A) Katrín Jakobsdóttir
    • B) Bjarni Benediktsson
    • C) Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson
    • D) Geir Haarde
  • Which Prime Minister of Iceland was known for implementing social reforms?
    • A) Geir Haarde
    • B) Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
    • C) Davíð Oddsson
    • D) Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson
  • Who was the Prime Minister of Iceland from 2006 to 2009?
    • A) Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
    • B) Geir Haarde
    • C) Bjarni Benediktsson
    • D) Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson
  • Which Prime Minister of Iceland was known for his economic policies during the 1990s?
    • A) Davíð Oddsson
    • B) Geir Haarde
    • C) Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
    • D) Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson

 

Name Term Start Term End Notes
Hannes Hafstein 1904 1909 First Prime Minister of Iceland
Jón Þorláksson 1909 1911 Interim Prime Minister
Kristján Andrésson 1911 1912 Interim Prime Minister
Jón Þorláksson 1912 1914 Resumed office after interim term
Guðmundur Guðmundsson 1914 1915 Short term
Hannes Hafstein 1915 1920 Returned to office
Þórður Friðriksson 1920 1923 Prime Minister during political transition
Bjarni Benediktsson 1923 1926 Prime Minister during a period of change
Jón Þorláksson 1926 1927 Brief term as interim Prime Minister
Guðmundur Bjarnason 1927 1932 Focused on economic and social reforms
Jóhann Hafstein 1932 1941 Prime Minister during WWII
Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson 1941 1944 Last Prime Minister before Iceland’s republic
Ólafur Thors 1944 1950 First Prime Minister of the Republic
Hermann Jónasson 1950 1953 Focused on post-war recovery
Ólafur Thors 1953 1956 Returned to office
Hermann Jónasson 1956 1958 Brief term
David Oddsson 1991 2004 Longest-serving Prime Minister
Geir Haarde 2006 2009 Served during the 2008 financial crisis
Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir 2009 2013 First female Prime Minister
Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson 2013 2016 Resigned amid financial scandal
Bjarni Benediktsson 2016 2021 Served during the COVID-19 pandemic
Katrín Jakobsdóttir 2017 Present Current Prime Minister

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