Minister of Social Affairs (Iceland)

The Minister of Social Affairs (Icelandic: Félagsmálaráðherra) 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 (Icelandic: Félags- og tryggingamálaráðuneytið) 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.

List of ministers

Minister of Social Affairs (17 April 1939 – 1 January 2008)

Nº	Minister			Took office	Left office	Duration	Party	Cabinet
1	#ED1400	Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson (1894–1980)	17 April 1939	17 January 1942	2 years, 9 months (1,006)	SDP	Hermann Jónasson III
							Hermann Jónasson IV
2	#00ADEF	Jakob Möller (1880–1955)	17 January 1942	16 December 1942	10 months, 29 days (333 days)	IP	Ólafur Thors I
No minister in office between 16 December 1942 and 22 December 1942.
3	#DCDCDC	Jóhann Sæmundsson (1905–1955)	22 December 1942	19 April 1943	3 months, 28 days (118 days)	N/A	Björn Þórðarson
4	#87FF91	Björn Þórðarson (1879–1963)	19 April 1943	21 October 1944	1 year, 6 months, 2 days (551 days)	PP
5	#ED1400	Finnur Jónsson (1894–1951)	21 October 1944	4 February 1947	2 years, 3 months, 14 days (836 days)	SDP	Ólafur Thors II
(1)	#ED1400	Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson (1894–1980)	4 February 1947	6 December 1949	2 years, 10 months, 2 days (1,036 days)	SDP	Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson
6	#00ADEF	Ólafur Thors (1892–1964)	6 December 1949	14 March 1950	3 months, 8 days (98 days)	IP	Ólafur Thors III
7	#87FF91	Steingrímur Steinþórsson (1893–1966)	14 March 1950	24 July 1956	6 years, 4 months, 10 days (2,324 days)	PP	Steingrímur Steinþórsson
							Ólafur Thors IV
8	#597f5a	Hannibal Valdimarsson (1903–1991)	24 July 1956	23 December 1958	2 years, 4 months, 29 days (882 days)	PA	Hermann Jónasson V
9	#ED1400	Friðjón Skarphéðinsson (1909–1996)	23 December 1958	20 November 1959	10 months, 28 days (332 days)	SDP	Emil Jónsson
10	#ED1400	Emil Jónsson (1902–1986)	20 November 1959	31 August 1965	5 years, 9 months, 11 days (2,111 days)	SDP	Ólafur Thors V
							Bjarni Benediktsson
11	#ED1400	Eggert Gíslason Þorsteinsson (1925–1995)	31 August 1965	10 July 1970	4 years, 10 months, 10 days (1,774 days)	SDP	Bjarni Benediktsson
(10)	#ED1400	Emil Jónsson (1902–1986)	10 July 1970	14 July 1971	1 year, 4 days (369 days)	SDP	Bjarni Benediktsson
							Jóhann Hafstein
(8)	#3FFF00	Hannibal Valdimarsson (1903–1991)	14 July 1971	16 July 1973	2 years, 2 days (733 days)	ULL	Ólafur Jóhannesson I
12	#3FFF00	Björn Jónsson (1916–1985)	16 July 1973	6 May 1974	9 months, 20 days (294 days)	ULL
13	#3FFF00	Magnús Torfi Ólafsson (1923–1998)	6 May 1974	28 August 1974	3 months, 22 days (114 days)	ULL
14	#00ADEF	Gunnar Thoroddsen (1910–1983)	28 August 1974	1 September 1978	4 years, 4 days (1,465 days)	IP	Geir Hallgrímsson
15	#ED1400	Magnús Helgi Magnússon (1922–2006)	1 September 1978	8 February 1980	1 year, 5 months, 7 days (525 days)	SDP	Ólafur Jóhannesson II
							Benedikt Gröndal
16	#597f5a	Svavar Gestsson (1944–)	8 February 1980	26 May 1983	3 years, 3 months, 18 days (1203 days)	PA	Gunnar Thoroddsen
17	#87FF91	Alexander Stefánsson (1922–2008)	26 May 1983	8 July 1987	4 years, 1 month, 12 days (1,504 days)	PP	Steingrímur Hermannsson I
18	#ED1400	Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir (1942–)	8 July 1987	24 June 1994	6 years, 11 months, 16 days (2,543 days)	SDP	Þorsteinn Pálsson
							Steingrímur Hermannsson II
							Steingrímur Hermannsson III
							Davíð Oddsson I
19	#ED1400	Guðmundur Árni Stefánsson (1955–)	24 June 1994	12 November 1994	4 months, 19 days (141 days)	SDP	Davíð Oddsson I
20	#ED1400	Rannveig Guðmundsdóttir (1940–)	12 November 1994	23 April 1995	5 months, 11 days (162 days)	SDP
21	#87FF91	Páll Bragi Pétursson (1937–)	23 April 1995	23 May 2003	8 years, 1 month (2,952 days)	PP	Davíð Oddsson II
							Davíð Oddsson III
22	#87FF91	Árni Magnússon (1965–)	23 May 2003	7 March 2006	2 years, 9 months, 12 days (1,019 days)	PP	Davíð Oddsson IV
							Halldór Ásgrímsson
23	#87FF91	Jón Halldór Kristjánsson (1942–)	7 March 2006	15 June 2006	3 months, 8 days (100 days)	PP	Halldór Ásgrímsson
24	#87FF91	Magnús Stefánsson (1960–)	15 June 2006	24 May 2007	11 months, 9 days (343 days)	PP	Geir Haarde I
(18)	#ED1400	Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir (1942–)	24 May 2007	—	—	SDA	Geir Haarde II

Minister of Social Affairs and Social Security (1 January 2008 – 31 December 2010)

Nº	Minister			Took office	Left office	Duration	Party	Cabinet
(18)	#ED1400	Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir (1942–)	—	1 February 2009	1 year, 8 months, 8 days (619 days)	SDA	Geir Haarde II
25	#ED1400	Ásta Ragnheiður Jóhannesdóttir (1949–)	1 February 2009	10 May 2009	3 months, 9 days (98 days)	SDA	Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir I
26	#ED1400	Árni Páll Árnason (1966–)	10 May 2009	2 September 2010	1 year, 3 months, 23 days (480 days)	SDA	Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir II
27	#ED1400	Guðbjartur Hannesson (1950–)	2 September 2010	31 December 2010	3 months, 29 days (120 days)	SDA