First Steingrimur Hermannsson Government
Begins the First Steingrimur Hermannsson Government and serves as Prime Minister of Iceland.
Role range: 1983-1987
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Steingrimur Hermannsson Biography and Timeline
Follow Steingrimur Hermannsson through 9 dated historical records for Iceland.
Steingrimur Hermannsson, historical timeline
A chronological timeline drawn from matching World History Database records.
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1983–1991Years on this page
1983
Prime Minister of Iceland
Appointed Prime Minister of Iceland
1986
Reykjavik Summit
Iceland hosts the Reagan-Gorbachev summit, providing the venue for major discussions on nuclear arms reductions during the late Cold War.
Role range: 1983-1987
1987
First Steingrimur Hermannsson Government
The First Steingrimur Hermannsson Government ends, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Iceland.
Role range: 1983-1987
1988
Second Steingrimur Hermannsson Government
Begins the Second Steingrimur Hermannsson Government and serves as Prime Minister of Iceland.
Role range: 1988-1989
1989
Beer Prohibition Ends
Iceland ends its long-standing prohibition on beer, allowing legal domestic sale of stronger beer for the first time since 1915.
Role range: 1989-1991
Second Steingrimur Hermannsson Government
The Second Steingrimur Hermannsson Government ends, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Iceland.
Role range: 1988-1989
Third Steingrimur Hermannsson Government
Begins the Third Steingrimur Hermannsson Government and serves as Prime Minister of Iceland.
Role range: 1989-1991
1991
Third Steingrimur Hermannsson Government
The Third Steingrimur Hermannsson Government ends, concluding this term as Prime Minister of Iceland.
Role range: 1989-1991
Records, sources and methodology
These dates and descriptions come from the historical_events database. Exact duplicate records have been collapsed. Names are grouped by the country, Name 2 and Name 1 fields; records with missing Name 2 cannot be reliably assigned to an individual biography. Check the underlying sources before formal citation.