Cabinet Name: | Cabinet of Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson |
Cabinet Number: | 42nd |
Jurisdiction: | Iceland |
Government Head: | Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson |
State Head: | Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson |
Previous: | Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir II |
Successor: | Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson |
The Cabinet of Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson in Iceland was formed 23 May 2013.[1] The cabinet left office 7 April 2016 due to the Panama Papers leak.
Due to a political scandal within the Ministry of the Interior, affairs relating to the judiciary, prosecution, law enforcement and civil defence were transferred to Prime Minister Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson hence making him the Minister of Justice.[2] [3]
Ólöf Nordal replaced Hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir as Minister of the Interior. Affairs relating to the judiciary, prosecution, law enforcement and civil defence were transferred back to the Minister of the Interior.
Sigrún Magnúsdóttir replaced Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson as Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources.[4]