Minister of Health (Iceland)

The Minister of Health (Icelandic: Heilbrigðisráðherra) is a part of the Cabinet of Iceland. It is currently a part of the Ministry of Welfare.

History

The cabinet position existed between 20 November 1959 and 1 January 1970 and again between 1 January 2008 and 31 December 2010. The Ministry of Health 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.^[1] Between 1 January 1970 and 1 January 2008 the position became Minister of Health and Social Security (Icelandic: Heilbrigðis- og tryggingamálaráðherra), and the ministry itself was renamed accordingly. On 31 December 2010, the Ministry of Health was merged with the Ministry of Social Affairs and Social Security to form the Ministry of Welfare.

List of ministers

Minister of Health (20 November 1959 – 1 January 1970)

Nº	Minister			Took office	Left office	Duration	Party
1	#00ADEF	Bjarni Benediktsson (1908–1970)	20 November 1959	14 September 1961	1 year, 9 months, 25 days (664 days)	IP	Ólafur Thors V
2	#00ADEF	Jóhann Hafstein (1915–1980)	14 September 1961	1 January 1962	3 months, 18 days (109 days)	IP
(1)	#00ADEF	Bjarni Benediktsson (1908–1970)	1 January 1962	14 November 1963	1 year, 10 months, 13 days (682 days)	IP
(2)	#00ADEF	Jóhann Hafstein (1915–1980)	14 November 1963	1 January 1970	6 years, 1 month, 18 days (2,240 days)	IP	Bjarni Benediktsson

Minister of Health and Social Security (1 January 1970 – 1 January 2008)

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.^[1]

Nº	Minister			Took office	Left office	Duration	Party
3	#ED1400	Eggert Gíslason Þorsteinsson (1925–1995)	1 January 1970	14 July 1971	1 year, 6 months, 13 days (559 days)	SDP	Bjarni Benediktsson
3	#ED1400	Eggert Gíslason Þorsteinsson (1925–1995)	1 January 1970	14 July 1971	1 year, 6 months, 13 days (559 days)	SDP	Jóhann Hafstein
4	#597f5a	Magnús Kjartansson (1919–1981)	14 July 1971	28 August 1974	3 years, 1 month, 14 days (1,141 days)	PA	Ólafur Jóhannesson I
5	#00ADEF	Matthías Bjarnason (1921–)	28 August 1974	1 September 1978	4 years, 4 days (1,465 days)	IP	Geir Hallgrímsson
6	#ED1400	Magnús Helgi Magnússon (1922–2006)	1 September 1978	8 February 1980	1 year, 5 months, 7 days (525 days)	SDP	Ólafur Jóhannesson II
6	#ED1400	Magnús Helgi Magnússon (1922–2006)	1 September 1978	8 February 1980	1 year, 5 months, 7 days (525 days)	SDP	Benedikt Gröndal
7	#597f5a	Svavar Gestsson (1944–)	8 February 1980	26 May 1983	3 years, 3 months, 18 days (1,203 days)	PA	Gunnar Thoroddsen
(5)	#00ADEF	Matthías Bjarnason (1921–)	26 May 1983	16 October 1985	2 years, 4 months, 20 days (874 days)	IP	Steingrímur Hermannsson I
8	#00ADEF	Ragnhildur Helgadóttir	16 October 1985	8 July 1987	1 year, 8 months, 22 days (630 days)	IP	Steingrímur Hermannsson I
9	#87FF91	Guðmundur Kristján Bjarnason	8 July 1987	30 April 1991	3 years, 9 months, 22 days (1,392 days)	PP	Þorsteinn Pálsson
							Steingrímur Hermannsson II
							Steingrímur Hermannsson III
10	#ED1400	Sighvatur Kristinn Björgvinsson	30 April 1991	14 June 1993	2 years, 1 month, 15 days (776 days)	SDP	Davíð Oddsson I
11	#ED1400	Guðmundur Árni Stefánsson	14 June 1993	24 June 1994	1 year, 10 days (375 days)	SDP
(10)	#ED1400	Sighvatur Kristinn Björgvinsson	24 June 1994	23 April 1995	9 months, 30 days (303 days)	SDP
12	#87FF91	Ingibjörg Pálmadóttir	23 April 1995	14 April 2001	5 years, 11 months, 22 days (2,183 days)	PP	Davíð Oddsson II
12	#87FF91	Ingibjörg Pálmadóttir	23 April 1995	14 April 2001	5 years, 11 months, 22 days (2,183 days)	PP	Davíð Oddsson III
13	#87FF91	Jón Halldór Kristjánsson	14 April 2001	7 March 2006	4 years, 10 months, 21 days (1,788 days)	PP	Davíð Oddsson III
							Davíð Oddsson IV
							Halldór Ásgrímsson
14	#87FF91	Siv Friðleifsdóttir	7 March 2006	24 May 2007	1 year, 2 months, 17 days (443)	PP	Halldór Ásgrímsson
14	#87FF91	Siv Friðleifsdóttir	7 March 2006	24 May 2007	1 year, 2 months, 17 days (443)	PP	Geir Haarde I
15	#00ADEF	Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson (1967–)	24 May 2007	—	—	IP	Geir Haarde II

Minister of Health (1 January 2008 – 31 December 2010)

Nº	Minister			Took office	Left office	Duration	Party
(15)	#00ADEF	Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson (1967–)	—	1 February 2009	1 year, 8 months, 8 days (619 days)	IP	Geir Haarde II
16	#00B878	Ögmundur Jónasson (1948–)	1 February 2009	1 October 2009	8 months (242 days)	LGM	Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir I
16	#00B878	Ögmundur Jónasson (1948–)	1 February 2009	1 October 2009	8 months (242 days)	LGM	Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir II
17	#00B878	Álfheiður Ingadóttir (1951–)	1 October 2009	2 September 2010	11 months, 1 day (336 days)	LGM	Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir II
18	#ED1400	Guðbjartur Hannesson (1950–)	2 September 2010	31 December 2010	3 months, 29 days (120 days)	SDA	Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir II

Minister of Health (23 May 2013 – present)

Nº	Minister			Took office	Left office	Duration	Party
19	#00ADEF	Kristján Þór Júlíusson (1957–)	23 May 2013	11 January 2017	3 years, 7 months, 19 days (1,329 days)	IP	Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson
19	#00ADEF	Kristján Þór Júlíusson (1957–)	23 May 2013	11 January 2017	3 years, 7 months, 19 days (1,329 days)	IP	Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson
20	#92278f	Óttarr Proppé (1968–)	11 January 2017	30 November 2017	10 months, 19 day (323 days)	BF	Bjarni Benediktsson
21	#00B878	Svandís Svavarsdóttir (1964–)	30 November 2017	Incumbent	6 years, 177 days (2368 days)	LGM	Katrín Jakobsdóttir

References

^ ^a ^b "Frumvarp til laga um Stjórnarráð Íslands" [Bill regarding the Cabinet of Iceland.] (PDF). Legal Code (in Icelandic). Parliament of Iceland. Retrieved 13 November 2012.

[CabinetBill-1] "Frumvarp til laga um Stjórnarráð Íslands" [Bill regarding the Cabinet of Iceland.] (PDF). Legal Code (in Icelandic). Parliament of Iceland. Retrieved 13 November 2012.

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