Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland
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The Iceland
ic Ministry for Foreign Affairs or the Icelandic Ministry for Foreign Affairs and External Trade is a cabinet-level
ministry responsible for the country's foreign relations
and defence
. Since 1 February 2009, the minister has been Össur Skarphéðinsson
of the Social Democratic Alliance.
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
ic Ministry for Foreign Affairs or the Icelandic Ministry for Foreign Affairs and External Trade is a cabinet-level
Cabinet of Iceland
The Cabinet of Iceland is the chief executive body of the Republic of Iceland. It consists of the Prime Minister of Iceland and the cabinet ministers....
ministry responsible for the country's foreign relations
Foreign relations of Iceland
Iceland maintains diplomatic and commercial relations with practically all nations, but its ties with Norway and other Nordic states, Germany, with the US, and with the other NATO nations are particularly close...
and defence
National security
National security is the requirement to maintain the survival of the state through the use of economic, diplomacy, power projection and political power. The concept developed mostly in the United States of America after World War II...
. Since 1 February 2009, the minister has been Össur Skarphéðinsson
Össur Skarphéðinsson
Össur Skarphéðinsson is an Icelandic politician who has been Minister for Foreign Affairs since February 2009.Össur matriculated from the Reykjavík Grammar School in 1973, and gained a BS in Biology from the University of Iceland in 1979, and a doctorate in physiology from the University of East...
of the Social Democratic Alliance.
Former ministers
The following is a list of Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Iceland:- 1941-1942. Stefán J. Stefánsson
- 1942. Ólafur ThorsÓlafur ThorsÓlafur Thors was an Icelandic politician of the Independence Party, who served as Prime Minister of Iceland on five occasions:* 16 May 1942 to 16 December 1942* 21 October 1944 to 4 February 1947...
- 1942-1944. Vilhjálmur Þór
- 1944-1947. Ólafur ThorsÓlafur ThorsÓlafur Thors was an Icelandic politician of the Independence Party, who served as Prime Minister of Iceland on five occasions:* 16 May 1942 to 16 December 1942* 21 October 1944 to 4 February 1947...
- 1947-1953. Bjarni BenediktssonBjarni BenediktssonBjarni Benediktsson was Prime Minister of Iceland from 14 November 1963 to 10 July 1970. His father, Benedikt Sveinsson , was a leader in the independence movement in Iceland and a member of Althingi from 1908 to 1931.Bjarni studied constitutional law and became professor at the University of...
- 1953-1956. Kristinn Guðmundsson
- 1956. Emil Jónsson
- 1956-1965. Guðmundur Í. Guðmundsson
- 1965-1971. Emil Jónsson
- 1971-1978. Einar Ágústsson
- 1978-1980. Benedikt Gröndal
- 1980-1983. Ólafur JóhannessonÓlafur JóhannessonÓlafur Jóhannesson was the fifteenth Prime Minister of Iceland for the Progressive Party on two occasions. He was a member of the Progressive Party, serving as party chairman during the 1980s.-Career:...
- 1983-1986. Geir HallgrímssonGeir HallgrímssonGeir Hallgrímsson was the 16th Prime Minister of Iceland for the Independence Party from 28 August 1974 to 1 September 1978. Geir was mayor of Reykjavík from 1959 to 1972. During his term as mayor he greatly expanded the city and improved the inner structure...
- 1986-1987. Matthías Mathiesen
- 1987-1988. Steingrímur HermannssonSteingrímur HermannssonSteingrímur Hermannsson was Prime Minister of Iceland.-Early childhood:Steingrímur's father was Hermann Jónasson, another former Prime Minister. Being the son a prominent official, Steingrímur enjoyed a relatively care-free upbringing in a country stricken by the Great Depression...
- 1988-1995. Jón Baldvin HannibalssonJón Baldvin HannibalssonJón Baldvin Hannibalsson is an Icelandic politician.-Education:The son of Hannibal Valdimarsson, Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson earned an MA in Economics from University of Edinburgh in 1963. He studied at Stockholm University from 1963–1964, and studied teacher education at the University of Iceland in...
- 1995-2004. Halldór ÁsgrímssonHalldór ÁsgrímssonHalldór Ásgrímsson is an Icelandic politician, formerly Prime Minister of Iceland from 2004 to 2006 and leader of the Progressive Party from 1994 to 2006.-Education and early life:...
- 2004-2005. Davíð OddssonDavíð OddssonDavíð Oddsson is an Icelandic politician and the longest-serving Prime Minister of Iceland, holding office from 1991 to 2004. He also served as Foreign Minister from 2004 to 2005. Previously, he was Mayor of Reykjavík from 1982 to 1991, and he chaired the board of governors of the Central Bank of...
- 2005-2006. Geir H. Haarde
- 2006-2007. Valgerður SverrisdóttirValgerður SverrisdóttirValgerður Sverrisdóttir is an Icelandic politician. She has been member of the Althing for the Progressive Party for the Northeast constituency since 1987 and was Chairman of the Progressive Party parliamentary group from 1995 to 1999, Minister of Industry and Commerce from 1999 to 2006, and...
- 2007-2009. Ingibjörg Sólrún GísladóttirIngibjörg Sólrún GísladóttirIngibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir is an Icelandic politician from the Social Democratic Alliance, formerly Minister for Foreign Affairs 2007–2009 and leader of the Alliance 2005–2009.-Education:...
- 2009–present. Össur SkarphéðinssonÖssur SkarphéðinssonÖssur Skarphéðinsson is an Icelandic politician who has been Minister for Foreign Affairs since February 2009.Össur matriculated from the Reykjavík Grammar School in 1973, and gained a BS in Biology from the University of Iceland in 1979, and a doctorate in physiology from the University of East...