Minister of Social Affairs (Iceland)

The Minister of Social Affairs (Icelandic: Félagsmálaráðherra) was a cabinet position which existed between 17 April 1939 and 1 January 2008. The Ministry of Social Affairs existed alongside the minister after 1 January 1970 when the Cabinet of Iceland Act no. 73/1969 took effect since ministries had not formally existed separately from the ministers.[1] On 1 January 2008 the position became Minister of Social Affairs and Social Security (Icelandic: Félags- og tryggingamálaráðuneytið) and the ministry itself was also renamed accordingly. On 31 December 2010 the Ministry of Social Affairs and Social Security was merged with the Ministry of Health and Social Security to form the Ministry of Welfare.

List of ministers edit

Minister of Social Affairs (17 April 1939 – 1 January 2008) edit

MinisterTook officeLeft officeDurationPartyCabinet
1 Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson
(1894–1980)
17 April 193917 January 19422 years, 9 months
(1,006)
SDPHermann Jónasson III
Hermann Jónasson IV
2 Jakob Möller
(1880–1955)
17 January 194216 December 194210 months, 29 days
(333 days)
IPÓlafur Thors I
No minister in office between 16 December 1942 and 22 December 1942.
3 Jóhann Sæmundsson
(1905–1955)
22 December 194219 April 19433 months, 28 days
(118 days)
N/ABjörn Þórðarson
4 Björn Þórðarson
(1879–1963)
19 April 194321 October 19441 year, 6 months, 2 days
(551 days)
PP
5 Finnur Jónsson
(1894–1951)
21 October 19444 February 19472 years, 3 months, 14 days
(836 days)
SDPÓlafur Thors II
(1) Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson
(1894–1980)
4 February 19476 December 19492 years, 10 months, 2 days
(1,036 days)
SDPStefán Jóhann Stefánsson
6 Ólafur Thors
(1892–1964)
6 December 194914 March 19503 months, 8 days
(98 days)
IPÓlafur Thors III
7 Steingrímur Steinþórsson
(1893–1966)
14 March 195024 July 19566 years, 4 months, 10 days
(2,324 days)
PPSteingrímur Steinþórsson
Ólafur Thors IV
8 Hannibal Valdimarsson
(1903–1991)
24 July 195623 December 19582 years, 4 months, 29 days
(882 days)
PAHermann Jónasson V
9 Friðjón Skarphéðinsson
(1909–1996)
23 December 195820 November 195910 months, 28 days
(332 days)
SDPEmil Jónsson
10 Emil Jónsson
(1902–1986)
20 November 195931 August 19655 years, 9 months, 11 days
(2,111 days)
SDPÓlafur Thors V
Bjarni Benediktsson
11 Eggert Gíslason Þorsteinsson
(1925–1995)
31 August 196510 July 19704 years, 10 months, 10 days
(1,774 days)
SDPBjarni Benediktsson
(10) Emil Jónsson
(1902–1986)
10 July 197014 July 19711 year, 4 days
(369 days)
SDPBjarni Benediktsson
Jóhann Hafstein
(8) Hannibal Valdimarsson
(1903–1991)
14 July 197116 July 19732 years, 2 days
(733 days)
ULLÓlafur Jóhannesson I
12 Björn Jónsson
(1916–1985)
16 July 19736 May 19749 months, 20 days
(294 days)
ULL
13 Magnús Torfi Ólafsson
(1923–1998)
6 May 197428 August 19743 months, 22 days
(114 days)
ULL
14 Gunnar Thoroddsen
(1910–1983)
28 August 19741 September 19784 years, 4 days
(1,465 days)
IPGeir Hallgrímsson
15 Magnús Helgi Magnússon
(1922–2006)
1 September 19788 February 19801 year, 5 months, 7 days
(525 days)
SDPÓlafur Jóhannesson II
Benedikt Gröndal
16 Svavar Gestsson
(1944–2020)
8 February 198026 May 19833 years, 3 months, 18 days
(1203 days)
PAGunnar Thoroddsen
17 Alexander Stefánsson
(1922–2008)
26 May 19838 July 19874 years, 1 month, 12 days
(1,504 days)
PPSteingrímur Hermannsson I
18 Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
(1942–)
8 July 198724 June 19946 years, 11 months, 16 days
(2,543 days)
SDPÞorsteinn Pálsson
Steingrímur Hermannsson II
Steingrímur Hermannsson III
Davíð Oddsson I
19 Guðmundur Árni Stefánsson
(1955–)
24 June 199412 November 19944 months, 19 days
(141 days)
SDPDavíð Oddsson I
20 Rannveig Guðmundsdóttir
(1940–)
12 November 199423 April 19955 months, 11 days
(162 days)
SDP
21 Páll Bragi Pétursson
(1937–)
23 April 199523 May 20038 years, 1 month
(2,952 days)
PPDavíð Oddsson II
Davíð Oddsson III
22 Árni Magnússon
(1965–)
23 May 20037 March 20062 years, 9 months, 12 days
(1,019 days)
PPDavíð Oddsson IV
Halldór Ásgrímsson
23 Jón Halldór Kristjánsson
(1942–)
7 March 200615 June 20063 months, 8 days
(100 days)
PPHalldór Ásgrímsson
24 Magnús Stefánsson
(1960–)
15 June 200624 May 200711 months, 9 days
(343 days)
PPGeir Haarde I
(18) Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
(1942–)
24 May 2007SDAGeir Haarde II

Minister of Social Affairs and Social Security (1 January 2008 – 31 December 2010) edit

MinisterTook officeLeft officeDurationPartyCabinet
(18) Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
(1942–)
1 February 20091 year, 8 months, 8 days
(619 days)
SDAGeir Haarde II
25 Ásta Ragnheiður Jóhannesdóttir
(1949–)
1 February 200910 May 20093 months, 9 days
(98 days)
SDAJóhanna Sigurðardóttir I
26 Árni Páll Árnason
(1966–)
10 May 20092 September 20101 year, 3 months, 23 days
(480 days)
SDAJóhanna Sigurðardóttir II
27 Guðbjartur Hannesson
(1950–)
2 September 201031 December 20103 months, 29 days
(120 days)
SDA

References edit

  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.