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The President of Iceland (Icelandic: forseti Íslands) is Iceland's elected head of state. The president is elected to a four-year term by universal adult suffrage and has limited powers. The president isn't the head of government; the Prime Minister of Iceland is the head of government. There have been five presidents since Iceland gained independence from Denmark in 1944. The incumbent is Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, who was re-elected in the 2004 presidential election, having been first elected in 1996.
The presidential residence is situated in Bessastaðir in Álftanes. The nation's constitution specifies that when the president can't perform the duties of the office, such as when he or she's abroad or under anesthesia, the prime minister, the president of the Althingi (Parliament), and the president of the Supreme Court take over the power vested in the office. The three vote on any presidential decisions that must be made during that time. The president is also the designated Grand Master of the Order of the Falcon.

Presidents of Iceland

Since 1944, when the office was created, only five people have held the position of President of Iceland. These are the following:(External Link

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#	Name	Left office	Notes
1	Sveinn Björnsson	25 January 1952	First President and Regent of Iceland 17 June 1941 - 16 June 1944.The only president to die in office. In 1950 considered forming a government that didn't rely on parliamentary support after leaders of the parliamentary parties had reached an impasse. In the period from his death until the next president took office, the seat was vacant but the powers of the office were vested jointly in the prime minister, the president of parliament and the president of the supreme court as the constitution commands.
2	Ásgeir Ásgeirsson	1 August 1968	First elected by popular vote.
3	Kristján Eldjárn	1 August 1980	At one point considered forming a government that didn't rely on parliamentary support after leaders of the parliamentary parties had reached an impasse.
4	Vigdís Finnbogadóttir	1 August 1996	Was the world's first elected female president and overwhelmingly won a contested election in 1988.
5	Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson	Present	First president to use the authorization to veto a law from Alþingi.

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