Prime Minister of Iceland

Prime Minister of Iceland Forsætisráðherra Íslands
Coat of arms of Iceland
Incumbent Bjarni Benediktsson since 9 April 2024
Prime Minister's Office
Member of	State Council of Iceland Cabinet of Iceland
Seat	Reykjavík, Capital Region
Nominator	Incumbent's political party and coalition government
Appointer	President of Iceland
Term length	No Term limit Serves as long as the incumbent has majority support in the Parliament.
Constituting instrument	Constitution of Iceland Law on the Cabinet of Iceland
Precursor	Minister for Iceland
Inaugural holder	Jón Magnússon
Formation	1 February 1904
Salary	2,021,825 ISK monthly (2017)[1] Or about $15,885 USD monthly
Website	eng.forsaetisraduneyti.is (in English) forsaetisraduneyti.is (in Icelandic)

The prime minister of Iceland (Icelandic: Forsætisráðherra Íslands) is Iceland's head of government. The prime minister is appointed formally by the president.

1. ↑ "2016.3.001 Alþingismenn, ráðherrar og forseti Íslands" [2016.3.001 Parliamentarians, Ministers and President of Iceland] (PDF). Kjararáð (in Icelandic). p. 7. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-08-28. Retrieved 2020-05-04.