Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Iceland)

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The Icelandic Ministry for Foreign Affairs or the Icelandic Ministry for Foreign Affairs and External Trade[1] (Icelandic: Utanríkisráðuneytið) is a cabinet-level ministry responsible for the country's foreign relations and defence[2]. Since 1 February 2009, the minister has been Össur Skarphéðinsson of the Social Democratic Alliance.

Former ministers

The following is a list of Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Iceland:[3]

  1. 1941-1942. Stefán J. Stefánsson
  2. 1942. Ólafur Thors
  3. 1942-1944. Vilhjálmur Þór
  4. 1944-1947. Ólafur Thors
  5. 1947-1953. Bjarni Benediktsson
  6. 1953-1956. Kristinn Guðmundsson
  7. 1956. Emil Jónsson
  8. 1956-1965. Guðmundur Í. Guðmundsson
  9. 1965-1971. Emil Jónsson
  10. 1971-1978. Einar Ágústsson
  11. 1978-1980. Benedikt Gröndal
  12. 1980-1983. Ólafur Jóhannesson
  13. 1983-1986. Geir Hallgrímsson
  14. 1986-1987. Matthías Mathiesen
  15. 1987-1988. Steingrímur Hermannsson
  16. 1988-1995. Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson
  17. 1995-2004. Halldór Ásgrímsson
  18. 2004-2005. Davíð Oddsson
  19. 2005-2006. Geir H. Haarde
  20. 2006-2007. Valgerður Sverrisdóttir
  21. 2007-2009. Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir
  22. 2009–present. Össur Skarphéðinsson

References

  1. ^ The term “utanríkisráðuneyti” at the Translation Center's Terminology Collection from the Translation Center of the Icelandic Ministry for Foreign Affairs and External Trade
  2. ^ MFA Organizational chart
  3. ^ Source: Ministry for Foreign Affairs

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Coordinates: 64°08′31″N 21°54′50″W / 64.14194°N 21.91389°W / 64.14194; -21.91389


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