Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Iceland)

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Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iceland
Utanríkisráðuneytið
Coat of arms of Iceland.svg
Thorgerdur Katrin Gunnarsdottir 2021.jpg
since 21 December 2024
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Member of Cabinet of Iceland
Term length No fixed length
Formation18 November 1941
First holder Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson
Website https://www.government.is/ministries/ministry-for-foreign-affairs/


The Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Icelandic : Utanríkisráðuneytið) is an Icelandic cabinet-level ministry founded 18 November 1941. The ministry is responsible for foreign policy, diplomatic missions, trade, foreign aid, and interactions with international organizations among other tasks.

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The current Minister for Foreign Affairs is Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is also responsible for national security and defense policy for Iceland.

List of Ministers

The following lists the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, their party, date of assuming and leaving office, their tenure in years and days, and the cabinet they served in.

Key

   Independence Party
   Progressive Party
   Social Democratic Party
   Social Democratic Alliance


PortraitNamePartyTook officeLeft officeTenureCabinetRef
Stefan Johann Stefansson.jpg Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson SDP 18 November 194117 January 194260 days Hermann Jónasson IV [1]
Olafur Thors.jpg Ólafur Thors IP 16 May 194216 December 1942214 days Ólafur Thors I [1]
Vilhjálmur Þór Independent16 December 194221 October 19441 year, 310 days Björn Þórðarson [1]
Olafur Thors.jpg Ólafur Thors IP 21 October 19444 February 19472 years, 106 days Ólafur Thors II [1]
Bjarni Benediktsson 1908.jpg Bjarni Benediktsson IP 4 February 194711 September 19536 years, 219 days Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson
Ólafur Thors III
Steingrímur Steinþórsson
[1]
Kristinn Guðmundsson PP 11 September 195324 July 19562 years, 317 days Ólafur Thors IV [1]
Guðmundur Í. Guðmundsson SDP 24 July 19563 August 195610 days Hermann Jónasson V [1]
Emil Jonsson.jpg Emil Jónsson SDP 3 August 195617 October 195675 days Hermann Jónasson V [1]
Guðmundur Í. Guðmundsson SDP 17 October 195631 August 19658 years, 318 days Hermann Jónasson V
Emil Jónsson
Ólafur Thors V
Bjarni Benediktsson (1908)
[1]
Emil Jonsson.jpg Emil Jónsson SDP 31 August 196514 July 19715 years, 317 days Bjarni Benediktsson (1908)
Jóhann Hafstein
[1]
Einar Ágústsson PP 14 July 19711 September 19787 years, 49 days Ólafur Jóhannesson I
Geir Hallgrímsson
[1]
Benedikt Gröndal SDP 1 September 19788 February 19801 year, 160 days Ólafur Jóhannesson II
Benedikt Gröndal
[1]
Ólafur Jóhannesson PP 8 February 198026 May 19833 years, 107 days Gunnar Thoroddsen [1]
Geir Hallgrímsson IP 26 May 198324 January 19862 years, 243 days Steingrímur Hermannsson I [1]
Matthías Á. Mathiesen IP 24 January 19868 July 19871 year, 165 days Steingrímur Hermannsson I [1]
Visit of Steingrimur Hermannsson, Icelandic Prime Minister, to the CEC (cropped).jpg Steingrímur Hermannsson PP 8 July 198728 September 19881 year, 82 days Þorsteinn Pálsson [1]
Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson SDP 28 September 198823 April 19956 years, 207 days Steingrímur Hermannsson [1] [2]
Halldor Asgrimsson generalsekreterare Nordiska ministerradet (2).jpg
Halldór Ásgrímsson PP 23 April 199515 September 20049 years, 145 days Davíð Oddsson [1] [3]
Bilden ar tagen vid Nordiska radets session i Oslo, 2003.jpg
Davíð Oddsson IP |15 September 200427 September 20051 year, 12 days Halldór Ásgrímsson [1] [4]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 "Timeline List of all Icelandic Ministers". althingi.is . Retrieved 10 September 2024.
  2. "Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson". Alþingi (in Icelandic). Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  3. "Halldór Ásgrímsson". Alþingi (in Icelandic). Retrieved 21 December 2024.
  4. "Davíð Oddsson". Alþingi (in Icelandic). Retrieved 21 December 2024.

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