Progressive Party (Iceland)
Progressive Party Framsóknarflokkurinn | |
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| Chairperson | Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson |
| Vice-chairperson | Lilja Dögg Alfreðsdóttir |
| Chairperson of the municipal council | Elín Líndal |
| Founded | 16 December 1916 |
| Merger of | |
| Headquarters | Hverfisgata 33, 101 Reykjavík |
| Youth wing | Association of Young People in the Progressive Party |
| Ideology | |
| Political position | Centre to centre-right |
| International affiliation | Liberal International |
| Nordic affiliation | Centre Group |
| Colours | Green |
| Seats in Parliament | 5 / 63 |
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| Website | |
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The Progressive Party (Icelandic: Framsóknarflokkurinn, FSF) is an agrarian political party in Iceland.
For most of its history, the Progressive Party has governed with the Independence Party. From 30 November 2017 until the 2024 election, the party was a coalition partner in the Bjarni Benediktsson 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.
Throughout most of the 20th century, the party entered into coalitions with parties on both the Left and Right on the Icelandic political spectrum.