Sveinn Björnsson was the first president of Iceland (1944–1952).
Sveinn Björnsson
Björn Sveinsson Björnsson, Sveinn's eldest son, survived the war and died in 1998.
The president of Iceland 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.
President of Iceland
Bessastaðir with Reykjavík in the background
Image: Sveinn Björnsson
Image: Asgeir Asgeirsson