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Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Iceland)

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]


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

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]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Timeline List of all Icelandic Ministers". althingi.is. Retrieved 10 September 2024.

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