Minister of Welfare (Iceland)

The Ministry of Welfare is a part of the Icelandic Government. As of November 2017, there are two ministers heading the Ministry of Welfare: Ásmundur Einar Daðason, Minister of Social Affairs and Equality, and Svandís Svavarsdóttir, Minister of Health.^[1]

List of ministers

Minister of Welfare (1 January 2011 – 23 May 2013)

Nº	Minister			Took office	Left office	Duration	Party	Cabinet
1			Guðbjartur Hannesson (1950–)	1 January 2011	23 May 2013	2 years, 4 months, 22 days (873 days)	SDA	Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir II

Minister of Social Affairs and Equality (23 May 2013 – present)

Nº	Minister			Took office	Left office	Duration	Party	Cabinet
1			Eygló Harðardóttir (1972–) Minister of Social Affairs and Housing	23 May 2013	11 January 2017	3 years, 7 months, 19 days (1,329 days)	PP	Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson
								Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson
2			Þorsteinn Víglundsson (1969–)	11 January 2017	30 November 2017	10 months, 19 day (323 days)	RP	Bjarni Benediktsson
3			Ásmundur Einar Daðason (1982–)	30 November 2017	Incumbent	7 years, 23 days (2580 days)	PP	Katrín Jakobsdóttir

Minister of Health (23 May 2013 – present)

Nº	Minister			Took office	Left office	Duration	Party	Cabinet
1			Kristján Þór Júlíusson (1957–)	23 May 2013	11 January 2017	3 years, 7 months, 19 days (1,329 days)	IP	Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson
								Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson
2			Óttarr Proppé (1968–)	11 January 2017	30 November 2017	10 months, 19 day (323 days)	BF	Bjarni Benediktsson
3			Svandís Svavarsdóttir (1964–)	30 November 2017	Incumbent	7 years, 23 days (2580 days)	LGM	Katrín Jakobsdóttir

References

1. "Government Offices of Iceland | Government.is". government.is. Archived from the original on 13 December 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018.

External links

• Official website (in English)
• Official website (in Icelandic)