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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]
- 1941-1942. Stefán J. Stefánsson
- 1942. Ólafur Thors
- 1942-1944. Vilhjálmur Þór
- 1944-1947. Ólafur Thors
- 1947-1953. Bjarni Benediktsson
- 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 Jóhannesson
- 1983-1986. Geir Hallgrímsson
- 1986-1987. Matthías Mathiesen
- 1987-1988. Steingrímur Hermannsson
- 1988-1995. Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson
- 1995-2004. Halldór Ásgrímsson
- 2004-2005. Davíð Oddsson
- 2005-2006. Geir H. Haarde
- 2006-2007. Valgerður Sverrisdóttir
- 2007-2009. Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir
- 2009–present. Össur Skarphéðinsson
References
- ^ The term “utanríkisráðuneyti” at the Translation Center's Terminology Collection from the Translation Center of the Icelandic Ministry for Foreign Affairs and External Trade
- ^ MFA Organizational chart
- ^ Source: Ministry for Foreign Affairs
External links
Coordinates: 64°08′31″N 21°54′50″W / 64.14194°N 21.91389°W
Categories:- Government ministries of Iceland
- Foreign relations of Iceland
- Foreign affairs ministries
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