Minister of Education and Children's Affairs (Iceland)

The Minister of Education, Science and Culture (Icelandic: Mennta- og menningarmálaráðherra) is the head of the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture. The current Minister of Education, Science and Culture is Illugi Gunnarsson.^[1]

List of ministers

Minister of Education (16 December 1942 – 1 January 1970)

Nº	Minister			Took office	Left office	Duration	Party
1	#00ADEF	Einar Arnórsson (1880–1955)	16 December 1942	21 September 1944	1 year, 9 months, 5 days (645 days)	IP	Björn Þórðarson
2	#DCDCDC	Björn Þórðarson (1879–1963)	21 September 1944	21 October 1944	1 month (30 days)	N/A	Björn Þórðarson
3	#DC241F	Brynjólfur Bjarnason (1898–1989)	21 October 1944	4 February 1947	2 years, 3 months, 14 days (836 days)	PUP	Ólafur Thors II
4	#87FF91	Eysteinn Jónsson (1906–1993)	4 February 1947	6 December 1949	2 years, 10 months, 2 days (1,036 days)	PP	Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson
5	#00ADEF	Bjarni Benediktsson (1908–1970)	6 December 1949	14 March 1950	3 months, 8 days (98 days)	IP	Ólafur Thors III
6	#00ADEF	Björn Ólafsson (1895–1974)	14 March 1950	11 September 1953	3 years, 5 months, 28 days (1,277 days)	IP	Steingrímur Steinþórsson
(5)	#00ADEF	Bjarni Benediktsson (1908–1970)	11 September 1953	24 July 1956	2 years, 10 months, 13 days (1047 days)	IP	Ólafur Thors IV
7	#ED1400	Gylfi Þorsteinsson Gíslason (1917–2004)	24 July 1956	—	—	SDP	Hermann Jónasson V
							Emil Jónsson
							Ólafur Thors V
							Bjarni Benediktsson

Minister of Education, Science and Culture (1 January 1970 – present)

The Cabinet of Iceland Act no. 73/1969, which had been passed by the parliament 28 May 1969, took effect on 1 January 1970. Thus the Cabinet was formally established along with its ministries which had up until then not formally existed separately from the ministers.^[2]

Nº	Minister			Took office	Left office	Duration	Party
(7)	#ED1400	Gylfi Þorsteinsson Gíslason (1917–2004)	—	14 July 1971	14 years, 11 months, 20 days (5,468 days)	SDP	Bjarni Benediktsson
(7)	#ED1400	Gylfi Þorsteinsson Gíslason (1917–2004)	—	14 July 1971	14 years, 11 months, 20 days (5,468 days)	SDP	Jóhann Hafstein
8	#3FFF00	Magnús Torfi Ólafsson (1923–1998)	14 July 1971	28 August 1974	3 years, 1 month, 14 days (1,141 days)	ULL	Ólafur Jóhannesson I
9	#87FF91	Vilhjálmur Hjálmarsson (1914–)	28 August 1974	1 September 1978	4 years, 4 days (1,465 days)	PP	Geir Hallgrímsson
10	#597f5a	Ragnar Arnalds (1938–)	1 September 1978	15 October 1979	1 year, 1 month, 14 days (409 days)	PA	Ólafur Jóhannesson II
11	#ED1400	Vilmundur Gylfason (1948–1983)	15 October 1979	8 February 1980	3 months, 24 days (116 days)	SDP	Benedikt Gröndal
12	#87FF91	Ingvar Gíslason (1926–)	8 February 1980	26 May 1983	3 years, 3 months, 18 days (1,203 days)	PP	Gunnar Thoroddsen
13	#00ADEF	Ragnhildur Helgadóttir (1930–)	26 May 1983	16 October 1985	2 years, 4 months, 20 days (874 days)	IP	Steingrímur Hermannsson I
14	#00ADEF	Sverrir Hermannsson (1930–)	16 October 1985	8 July 1987	1 year, 8 months, 22 days (630 days)	IP	Steingrímur Hermannsson I
15	#00ADEF	Birgir Ísleifur Gunnarsson (1936–)	8 July 1987	28 September 1988	1 year, 2 months, 20 days (448 days)	IP	Þorsteinn Pálsson
16	#597f5a	Svavar Gestsson (1944–)	28 September 1988	30 April 1991	2 years, 7 months, 2 days (944 days)	PA	Steingrímur Hermannsson II
16	#597f5a	Svavar Gestsson (1944–)	28 September 1988	30 April 1991	2 years, 7 months, 2 days (944 days)	PA	Steingrímur Hermannsson III
17	#00ADEF	Ólafur Garðar Einarsson (1932–)	30 April 1991	23 April 1995	3 years, 11 months, 24 days (1,454 days)	IP	Davíð Oddsson I
18	#00ADEF	Björn Bjarnason (1944–)	23 April 1995	2 March 2002	6 years, 10 months, 7 days (2,505 days)	IP	Davíð Oddsson II
18	#00ADEF	Björn Bjarnason (1944–)	23 April 1995	2 March 2002	6 years, 10 months, 7 days (2,505 days)	IP	Davíð Oddsson III
19	#00ADEF	Tómas Ingi Olrich (1943–)	2 March 2002	31 December 2003	1 year, 9 months, 29 days (669 days)	IP	Davíð Oddsson III
19	#00ADEF	Tómas Ingi Olrich (1943–)	2 March 2002	31 December 2003	1 year, 9 months, 29 days (669 days)	IP	Davíð Oddsson IV
20	#00ADEF	Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir (1965–)	31 December 2003	1 February 2009	5 years, 1 month, 1 day (1,859 days)	IP	Davíð Oddsson IV
							Halldór Ásgrímsson
							Geir Haarde I
							Geir Haarde II
21	#ED1400	Katrín Jakobsdóttir (1976–)	1 February 2009	23 May 2013	4 years, 3 months, 22 days (1,572 days)	SDA	Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir I
21	#ED1400	Katrín Jakobsdóttir (1976–)	1 February 2009	23 May 2013	4 years, 3 months, 22 days (1,572 days)	SDA	Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir II
22	#00ADEF	Illugi Gunnarsson (1967–)	23 May 2013	Incumbent	11 years, 4 days (4022 days)	IP	Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson
							Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson
							Bjarni Benediktsson

References

^ "The minister". Ministry of Education, Science and Culture. Retrieved 5 December 2014.
^ "Frumvarp til laga um Stjórnarráð Íslands" (PDF). Legal Code (in Icelandic). Parliament of Iceland. Retrieved 13 November 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

External links

[1] "The minister". Ministry of Education, Science and Culture. Retrieved 5 December 2014.

[2] "Frumvarp til laga um Stjórnarráð Íslands" (PDF). Legal Code (in Icelandic). Parliament of Iceland. Retrieved 13 November 2012. {{cite web}}: Unknown parameter |trans_title= ignored (|trans-title= suggested) (help)

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