| Second cabinet of Geir Haarde | |
|---|---|
| 39th Cabinet of Iceland | |
 | |
| Date formed | 24 May 2007 |
| Date dissolved | 1 February 2009 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson |
| Head of government | Geir Haarde |
| Member parties |
|
| History | |
| Predecessor | Geir Haarde I |
| Successor | Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir I |
The Second cabinet of Geir Haarde in Iceland was formed 24 May 2007. [1] It resigned due to the 2009 Icelandic financial crisis protests.
The Ministry of Commerce was renamed in English the Ministry of Business Affairs but the Icelandic name was unchanged. The Ministry of Industry was renamed in English the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism but the Icelandic name was unchanged.
The Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Fisheries merged to form the Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture (Sjávarútvegs- og landbúnaðarráðuneytið). The Ministry of Health and Social Security was renamed the Ministry of Health (Heilbrigðisráðuneytið). The Ministry of Social Affairs was renamed the Ministry of Social Affairs and Social Security (Félags- og tryggingamálaráðuneytið). Statistics Iceland became an independent government agency. [2] [3]
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.
Ásatrúarfélagið is an Icelandic religious organisation of heathenry. It was founded on the First Day of Summer 1972, and granted recognition as a registered religious organization in 1973, allowing it to conduct legally binding ceremonies and collect a share of the church tax. The Allsherjargoði is the chief religious official.
Geir Hilmar Haarde is an Icelandic politician, who served as prime minister of Iceland from 15 June 2006 to 1 February 2009 and as president of the Nordic Council in 1995. Geir was chairman of the Icelandic Independence Party from 2005 to 2009. Since 23 February 2015 he has served as the ambassador of Iceland to the United States and several Latin American countries.
The Cabinet of Iceland is the collective decision-making body of the government of Iceland, composed of the Prime Minister and the cabinet ministers.
This is a timeline of Icelandic history, comprising important legal and territorial changes and political events in Iceland and its predecessor states. To read about the background to these events, see history of Iceland.
The Minister for Foreign Affairs is the head of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. The current Minister for Foreign Affairs is Þórdís Kolbrún R. Gylfadóttir.
The Minister of Education, Science and Culture is the head of the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture. The current Minister of Education, Science and Culture is Lilja Dögg Alfreðsdóttir.
The Minister of Health is a part of the Cabinet of Iceland. It is currently a part of the Ministry of Welfare.
The Minister of Justice in Iceland is the head of the Ministry of Justice and is a member of the Cabinet of Iceland. The Ministry was formed in 2017 and the current Minister is Áslaug Arna Sigurbjörnsdóttir.
The Minister of Transport and Local Government in Iceland is the head of the Ministry of Transport and Local Government and forms a part of the Cabinet of Iceland. The ministry was formed in 2017 and the current minister is Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson.
The Minister of Social Affairs was a cabinet position which existed between 17 April 1939 and 1 January 2008. The Ministry of Social Affairs existed alongside the minister after 1 January 1970 when the Cabinet of Iceland Act no. 73/1969 took effect since ministries had not formally existed separately from the ministers. On 1 January 2008 the position became Minister of Social Affairs and Social Security and the ministry itself was also renamed accordingly. On 31 December 2010 the Ministry of Social Affairs and Social Security was merged with the Ministry of Health and Social Security to form the Ministry of Welfare.
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 Second cabinet of Davíð Oddsson in Iceland was formed 23 April 1995.
The Third cabinet of Steingrímur Hermannsson in Iceland was formed 10 September 1989.
The Ministry of Industries and Innovation of Iceland is one of the eight ministries of the Government of Iceland. The ministry was created through the merger of four previously separated ministries: Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Industry, Ministry of Fisheries and Ministry of Agriculture. This merger was done in several steps:
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.
Björg Thorarensen is Professor of Law in the Faculty of Law at the University of Iceland.
Pétur Georg Markan is an Icelandic theologian, politician and former footballer. He played for several seasons in the Icelandic top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla for Fjölnir, Valur and Víkingur. In 2013, he was a member of Alþingi for the Social Democratic Alliance.
Hagstofa Íslands tók til starfa árið 1914. Til ársloka 2007 var hún eitt ráðuneyta í Stjórnarráði Íslands. Hagstofan hefur lengst af starfað samkvæmt stofnlögum sínum frá 1913 og lögum og reglugerð um Stjórnarráð Íslands. Hinn 1. janúar 2008 var Hagstofa Íslands lögð niður sem ráðuneyti. Þá tóku gildi ný lög um Hagstofu Íslands og opinbera hagskýrslugerð og komu þau að mestu í stað eldri löggjafar um starf Hagstofunnar. Samkvæmt þeim er Hagstofan sjálfstæð stofnun sem heyrir undir fjármála- og efnahagsráðherra. Í 1. gr. laganna segir að Hagstofan sé miðstöð opinberrar hagskýrslugerðar í landinu og hafi forystu um tilhögun, samræmingu og framkvæmd hennar svo og um samskipti við alþjóðastofnanir á þessu sviði.