Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Iceland)
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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.
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| Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iceland | |
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| Utanríkisráðuneytið | |
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| Ministry of Foreign Affairs | |
| Member of | Cabinet of Iceland |
| Term length | No fixed length |
| Formation | 18 November 1941 |
| First holder | Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson |
| Website | [https://www.government.is/ministries/ministry-for-foreign-affairs/ |
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 |
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Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson | SDP | 18 November 1941 | 17 January 1942 | 60 days | Hermann Jónasson IV | [1] |
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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] | |
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Ólafur Thors | IP | 21 October 1944 | 4 February 1947 | 2 years, 106 days | Ólafur Thors II | [1] |
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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] | |
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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] | |
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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] | |
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Steingrímur Hermannsson | PP | 8 July 1987 | 28 September 1988 | 1 year, 82 days | Þorsteinn Pálsson | [1] |
Symbol
Street Address
Sign in Iceland
Main Office
See also
References
External links
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