2006 in Iceland

The following lists events that happened in 2006 in Iceland.

Incumbents

• President – Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson
• Prime Minister – Halldór Ásgrímsson (until 15 June), Geir Haarde (starting 15 June)

Events

June

• June 6 - Iceland's Prime Minister Halldór Ásgrímsson resigns after poor showings in local elections. Foreign Minister Geir Haarde takes over.

October

• October 17 - Whaling in Iceland is to resume, in contravention of a 20-year moratorium passed by the International Whaling Commission.
• October 22 - Icelandic fisherman kill a fin whale, breaking the International Whaling Commission's ban on commercial whaling.

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