Mayor of Reykjavík
| Mayor of Reykjavík | |
|---|---|
| Borgarstjóri Reykjavíkur | |
Municipal coat of arms | |
since 21 February 2025 | |
| Reykjavík City Council | |
| Seat | Reykjavík |
| Term length | Four years Renewable indefinitely with the support of the Reykjavík City Council. |
| Constituting instrument | Local Government Act |
| Formation | 1907 |
| First holder | Jón Þorláksson |
| Deputy | Þorsteinn Gunnarsson |
| Salary | 1,976,025 ISK monthly (2021) |
| Website | reykjavik reykjavik |
The post of Mayor of Reykjavík (Icelandic: Borgarstjóri Reykjavíkur) was created in 1907 and advertised in 1908. Páll Einarsson and Knud Zimsen applied for the job and Páll got the position for a period of six years, at the end of which he did not wish to renew his tenure. Rather than a direct election, Reykjavík City Council members elect the mayor from within their ranks.
Between 1932 and 1994 the centre-right Independence Party dominated Reykjavík municipal politics, but since then other parties have been more competitive. During the 2006-2010 term four people held the mayor position, due to an unprecedented amount of instability in Reykjavík's municipal coalition government caused in part by the 2008–11 Icelandic financial crisis.
The incumbent mayor is Heiða Björg Hilmisdóttir, who took office in 2025. Heiða's Social Democratic Alliance currently governs the city as the senior coalition partner with the People's Party, Pirate Party, Left-Green Movement and Socialist Party. As of 2024, Reykjavik has had 22 mayors including eighteen men and five women.