Second cabinet of Katrín Jakobsdóttir
Second cabinet of Katrín Jakobsdóttir | |
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![]() 46th Cabinet of Iceland | |
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Date formed | 28 November 2021 |
People and organisations | |
Head of state | Guðni Th. Jóhannesson |
Head of government | Katrín Jakobsdóttir |
Member parties | |
Opposition parties | Social Democratic Alliance (S) People's Party (F) Pirate Party (P) Reform Party (C) Centre Party (M) |
History | |
Election | 2021 parliamentary election |
Predecessor | Katrín Jakobsdóttir I |
The Second cabinet of Katrín Jakobsdóttir was formed on 28 November 2021, following the 2021 parliamentary election. The cabinet is led by Katrín Jakobsdóttir of the Left-Green Movement, who serves as Prime Minister of Iceland.[1][2][3]
The cabinet is a coalition government consisting of the Independence Party, the Left-Green Movement and the Progressive Party.[4] Together they hold 38 of the 63 seats in the Parliament of Iceland and serve as a majority government. In the cabinet, there are twelve ministers, where five are from the Independence Party, three are from the Left-Green Movement and four are from the Progressive Party. After the 2021 parliamentary election, the three parties who were in power, in the last parliamentary session, increased their parliamentary majority.
Cabinet
As of 1 February 2022[update], the Cabinet is composed as follows:[5]
Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | |
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Prime Minister | 28 November 2021 | Incumbent | Left-Green | ||
Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs | 28 November 2021 | Incumbent | Independence | ||
Minister of Infrastructure | 28 November 2021 | Incumbent | Progressive | ||
Minister of Food, Fisheries and Agriculture | 28 November 2021 | Incumbent | Left-Green | ||
Minister for the Environment, Energy and Climate | 28 November 2021 | Incumbent | Independence | ||
Minister for Foreign Affairs | 28 November 2021 | Incumbent | Independence | ||
Minister of Culture and Business Affairs | 28 November 2021 | Incumbent | Progressive | ||
Minister of Education and Children | 28 November 2021 | Incumbent | Progressive | ||
Minister of Social Affairs and the Labour Market | 28 November 2021 | Incumbent | Left-Green | ||
Minister of Higher Education, Science And Innovation | 28 November 2021 | Incumbent | Independence | ||
Minister of the Interior | Jón Gunnarsson | 28 November 2021 | 1 February 2022 | Independence | |
Minister of Justice | 1 February 2022 [6] | Incumbent | |||
Minister of Health | 28 November 2021 | Incumbent | Progressive |
See also
References
- ^ "Iceland's ruling coalition agrees on new government". France 24. Agence France-Presse. 28 November 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ "Iceland's left-right coalition agrees to take another term". Reuters. 28 November 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ "Katrin Jakobsdottir, Iceland's Staunch Feminist PM, Begins Second Term". Voice of America. 28 November 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ "Second Government of Katrín Jakobsdóttir Takes Office". government.is. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
- ^ Government of Iceland. "Current government - Second cabinet of Katrín Jakobsdóttir". government.is. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ Government of Iceland. "Jón Gunnarsson—Minister of Justice". government.is. Retrieved 28 March 2022.