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This is a list of female cabinet ministers of Iceland .
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This is a list of female cabinet ministers of Iceland .
The politics of Iceland take place in the framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the president is the head of state, while the prime minister of Iceland serves as the head of government in a multi-party system. Executive power is exercised by the government. Legislative power is vested in both the government and the parliament, the Althingi. The judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature.
The president of Iceland is the head of state of Iceland. The incumbent is Guðni Thorlacius Jóhannesson, who is now in his second term as president, elected in 2016 and re-elected in 2020.
The prime minister of Iceland is Iceland's head of government. The prime minister is appointed formally by the president and exercises executive authority along with the cabinet subject to parliamentary support.
Minister for Iceland was a post in the Danish cabinet for Icelandic affairs.
The Ministry for Foreign Affairs is an Icelandic cabinet-level ministry founded 18 November 1941. The current Minister for Foreign Affairs is Bjarni Benediktsson. The Minister of Foreign Affairs takes care of the armed forces of Iceland, such as they are.
The Cabinet of Iceland is the collective decision-making body of the government of Iceland, composed of the Prime Minister and the cabinet ministers.
The following outline is provided as an overview of and topical guide to Iceland:
The Minister for Foreign Affairs is the head of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. The current Minister for Foreign Affairs is Bjarni Benediktsson.
The First cabinet of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir in Iceland was formed 1 February 2009 after the Second cabinet of Geir Haarde resigned due to the 2009 Icelandic financial crisis protests.
The Second cabinet of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir in Iceland was formed 10 May 2009. The cabinet left office on 23 May 2013.
The Cabinet of Halldór Ásgrímsson in Iceland was formed 15 September 2004.
The Fourth cabinet of Davíð Oddsson in Iceland was formed 23 May 2003.
The Third cabinet of Davíð Oddsson in Iceland was formed 28 May 1999.
The Third cabinet of Steingrímur Hermannsson in Iceland was formed 10 September 1989.
The Second cabinet of Steingrímur Hermannsson in Iceland was formed 28 September 1988.
The Second cabinet of Ólafur Jóhannesson in Iceland was formed 1 September 1978.
The Cabinet of Geir Hallgrímsson in Iceland was formed 28 August 1974.
The Cabinet of Bjarni Benediktsson in Iceland was formed 14 November 1963. It dissolved 10 July 1970 due to the death of the Prime Minister, Bjarni Benediktsson, who was killed in a house fire the night before along with his wife and grandson.
The Cabinet of Benedikt Sigurðsson Gröndal in Iceland was formed 15 October 1979.
The Cabinet of Bjarni Benediktsson was formed on 11 January 2017, following the 2016 parliamentary election. The cabinet was led by Bjarni Benediktsson of the Independence Party, who served as Prime Minister of Iceland.