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Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Iceland)

Coordinates: 64°08′31″N 21°54′50″W / 64.14194°N 21.91389°W / 64.14194; -21.91389
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Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iceland
Utanríkisráðuneytið
since 9 April 2024
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Member ofCabinet of Iceland
Term lengthNo fixed length
Formation18 November 1941
First holderStefán Jóhann Stefánsson
Website[Ministry of Foreign Affairs Website]
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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.

The current Minister for Foreign Affairs is Þórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörð Gylfadóttir.

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

List of Ministers

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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


Portrait Name Party Took office Left office Tenure Cabinet Ref
Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson SDP 18 November 1941 17 January 1942 60 days Hermann Jónasson IV [1]
Ólafur Thors IP 16 May 1942 16 December 1942 214 days Ólafur Thors I [1]
Vilhjálmur Þór Independent 16 December 1942 21 October 1944 1 year, 310 days Björn Þórðarson [1]
Ólafur Thors IP 21 October 1944 4 February 1947 2 years, 106 days Ólafur Thors II [1]
Bjarni Benediktsson IP 4 February 1947 11 September 1953 6 years, 219 days Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson
Ólafur Thors III
Steingrímur Steinþórsson		 [1]
Kristinn Guðmundsson PP 11 September 1953 24 July 1956 2 years, 317 days Ólafur Thors IV [1]
Guðmundur Í. Guðmundsson SDP 24 July 1956 3 August 1956 10 days Hermann Jónasson V [1]
Emil Jónsson SDP 3 August 1956 17 October 1956 75 days Hermann Jónasson V [1]
Guðmundur Í. Guðmundsson SDP 17 October 1956 31 August 1965 8 years, 318 days Hermann Jónasson V
Emil Jónsson
Ólafur Thors V
Bjarni Benediktsson (1908)		 [1]
Emil Jónsson SDP 31 August 1965 14 July 1971 5 years, 317 days Bjarni Benediktsson (1908)
Jóhann Hafstein		 [1]
Einar Ágústsson PP 14 July 1971 1 September 1978 7 years, 49 days Ólafur Jóhannesson I
Geir Hallgrímsson		 [1]
Benedikt Gröndal SDP 1 September 1978 8 February 1980 1 year, 160 days Ólafur Jóhannesson II
Benedikt Gröndal		 [1]
Ólafur Jóhannesson PP 8 February 1980 26 May 1983 3 years, 107 days Gunnar Thoroddsen [1]
Geir Hallgrímsson IP 26 May 1983 24 January 1986 2 years, 243 days Steingrímur Hermannsson I [1]
Matthías Á. Mathiesen IP 24 January 1986 8 July 1987 1 year, 165 days Steingrímur Hermannsson I [1]
Steingrímur Hermannsson PP 8 July 1987 28 September 1988 1 year, 82 days Þorsteinn Pálsson [1]
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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Timeline List of all Icelandic Ministers". althingi.is. Retrieved 10 September 2024.
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