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Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland
Utanríkisráðherra
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Incumbent
Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir
since 21 December 2024
Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Member ofCabinet of Iceland
Reports toPrime Minister
AppointerPrime Minister
Constituting instrumentConstitution of Iceland
Formation18 November 1941; 83 years ago (1941-11-18)
First holderStefán Jóhann Stefánsson
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The Minister for Foreign Affairs (Icelandic: Utanríkisráðherra) is the head of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs. The current Minister for Foreign Affairs is Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir.

List of ministers

Minister for Foreign Affairs (18 November 1941 – 1 January 1970)

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Term Political party Cabinet
Took office Left office Time in office
1 Stefán Jóhann StefánssonStefán Jóhann Stefánsson
(1894–1980)		18 November 194117 January 194260 daysSocial DemocraticJónasson IV
No minister in office between 17 January 1942 and 16 May 1942.
2 Ólafur ThorsÓlafur Thors
(1892–1964)		16 May 194216 December 1942214 daysIndependenceThors I
3 Vilhjálmur ÞórVilhjálmur Þór
(1899–1972)		16 December 194221 October 19441 year, 310 daysIndependentÞórðarson
(2) Ólafur ThorsÓlafur Thors
(1892–1964)		21 October 19444 February 19472 years, 106 daysIndependenceThors II
4 Bjarni BenediktssonBjarni Benediktsson
(1908–1970)		4 February 194711 September 19536 years, 219 daysIndependenceStefánsson
Thors III
Steinþórsson
5 Kristinn GuðmundssonKristinn Guðmundsson
(1897–1982)		11 September 195324 July 19562 years, 317 daysProgressiveThors IV
6 Guðmundur Ívarsson GuðmundssonGuðmundur Ívarsson Guðmundsson
(1909–1987)		24 July 19563 August 195610 daysSocial DemocraticJónasson V
7 Emil JónssonEmil Jónsson
(1902–1986)		3 August 195617 October 195675 daysSocial DemocraticJónasson V
(6) Guðmundur Ívarsson GuðmundssonGuðmundur Ívarsson Guðmundsson
(1909–1987)		17 October 195631 August 19658 years, 318 daysSocial DemocraticJónasson V
Jónsson
Thors V
Benediktsson
(7) Emil JónssonEmil Jónsson
(1902–1986)		31 August 19651 January 19704 years, 123 daysSocial DemocraticBenediktsson

Minister for Foreign Affairs (1 January 1970 – present)

The Cabinet of Iceland Act no. 73/1969, which had been passed by the parliament 28 May 1969, took effect on 1 January 1970. Thus the Cabinet was formally established along with its ministries which had up until then not formally existed separately from the ministers.

No. Portrait Name
(Birth–Death) 		Term Political party Cabinet
Took office Left office Time in office
(7) Emil JónssonEmil Jónsson
(1902–1986)		1 January 197014 July 19711 year, 194 daysSocial DemocraticBenediktsson
Hafstein
8 Einar ÁgústssonEinar Ágústsson
(1922–1986)		14 July 19711 September 19787 years, 49 daysProgressiveJóhannesson I
Hallgrímsson
9 Benedikt GröndalBenedikt Gröndal
(1924–2010)		1 September 19788 February 19801 year, 160 daysSocial DemocraticJóhannesson II
Gröndal
10 Ólafur JóhannessonÓlafur Jóhannesson
(1913–1984)		8 February 198026 May 19833 years, 107 daysProgressiveThoroddsen
11 Geir HallgrímssonGeir Hallgrímsson
(1925–1990)		26 May 198324 January 19862 years, 243 daysIndependenceHermannsson I
12 Matthías Árni MathiesenMatthías Árni Mathiesen
(1931–2011)		24 January 19868 July 19871 year, 165 daysIndependenceHermannsson I
13 Steingrímur HermannssonSteingrímur Hermannsson
(1928–2010)		8 July 198728 September 19881 year, 82 daysProgressivePálsson
14 Jón Baldvin HannibalssonJón Baldvin Hannibalsson
(born 1939)		28 September 198823 April 19956 years, 207 daysSocial DemocraticHermannsson II–III
Oddsson I
15 Halldór ÁsgrímssonHalldór Ásgrímsson
(1947–2015)		23 April 199515 September 20049 years, 145 daysProgressiveOddsson II–III–IV
16 Davíð OddssonDavíð Oddsson
(born 1948)		15 September 200427 September 20051 year, 12 daysIndependenceÁsgrímsson
17 Geir HaardeGeir Haarde
(born 1951)		27 September 200515 June 2006261 daysIndependenceÁsgrímsson
18 Valgerður SverrisdóttirValgerður Sverrisdóttir
(born 1950)		15 June 200624 May 2007343 daysProgressiveHaarde I
19 Ingibjörg Sólrún GísladóttirIngibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir
(born 1954)		24 May 20071 February 20091 year, 253 daysSocial DemocraticHaarde II
20 Össur SkarphéðinssonÖssur Skarphéðinsson
(born 1953)		1 February 200923 May 20134 years, 111 daysSocial DemocraticSigurðardóttir I–II
21 Gunnar Bragi SveinssonGunnar Bragi Sveinsson
(born 1968)		23 May 20137 April 20162 years, 320 daysProgressiveGunnlaugsson
22 Lilja Dögg AlfreðsdóttirLilja Dögg Alfreðsdóttir
(born 1973)		7 April 201611 January 2017279 daysProgressiveJóhannsson
23 Guðlaugur Þór ÞórðarsonGuðlaugur Þór Þórðarson
(born 1967)		11 January 201728 November 20214 years, 321 daysIndependenceBenediktsson I
Jakobsdóttir
24 Þórdís Kolbrún R. GylfadóttirÞórdís Kolbrún R. Gylfadóttir
(born 1987)		28 November 202114 October 20231 year, 320 daysIndependenceJakobsdóttir II
25 Bjarni BenediktssonBjarni Benediktsson
(born 1970)		14 October 20239 April 2024178 daysIndependenceJakobsdóttir II
(24) Þórdís Kolbrún R. GylfadóttirÞórdís Kolbrún R. Gylfadóttir
(born 1987)		9 April 202421 December 2024256 daysIndependenceBenediktsson II
26 Þorgerður Katrín GunnarsdóttirÞorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir
(born 1965)		21 December 2024Incumbent19 daysViðreisnFrostadóttir

References

  1. "Frumvarp til laga um Stjórnarráð Íslands" [Bill regarding the Cabinet of Iceland.] (PDF). Legal Code (in Icelandic). Parliament of Iceland. Retrieved 13 November 2012.

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