Progressive Party (Iceland)

Progressive Party
Framsóknarflokkurinn
ChairpersonSigurður Ingi Jóhannsson
Vice-chairpersonLilja Dögg Alfreðsdóttir
Chairperson of the municipal councilElín Líndal
Founded16 December 1916
Merger of
HeadquartersHverfisgata 33,
101 Reykjavík
Youth wingAssociation of Young People in the Progressive Party
Ideology
Political positionCentre[1][7] to centre-right[8]
International affiliationLiberal International
Nordic affiliationCentre Group
Colours    Green
Seats in Parliament
13 / 63
Election symbol
B
Website
www.framsokn.is

The Progressive Party (Icelandic: Framsóknarflokkurinn, FSF) is an agrarian political party in Iceland.[1][2][3]

For most of its history, the Progressive Party has governed with the Independence Party. Since 30 November 2017, the party has been a coalition partner in the Katrín Jakobsdóttir government. The current chairman of the party is Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson who was elected on 2 October 2016. His predecessor was Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, who was elected on 18 January 2009 and was Prime Minister of Iceland from 23 May 2013 to 5 April 2016.

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  3. ^ a b Christina Bergqvist (1999). Christina Bergqvist (ed.). Equal Democracies?: Gender and Politics in the Nordic Countries. Nordic Council of Ministers. p. 320. ISBN 978-82-00-12799-4.
  4. ^ a b c "Wahlcheck: Das wollen Islands Parteien". Deutsch-Isländische Gesellschaft Bremerhaven/Bremen. 11 September 2019. Retrieved 8 August 2022.
  5. ^ Gunnar Karlsson (2000). Iceland's 1100 Years: The History of a Marginal Society. C. Hurst & Co. Publishers. p. 303. ISBN 978-1-85065-420-9.
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  8. ^ "Elections '17: Who Are Iceland's Political Parties & Who Will Lead Next?". The Reykjavík Grapevine. 30 October 2017.

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