First cabinet of Steingrímur Hermannsson explained

Cabinet Name:	First cabinet of Steingrímur Hermannsson
Cabinet Number:	29th
Jurisdiction:	Iceland
Government Head:	Steingrímur Hermannsson
State Head:	Vigdís Finnbogadóttir
Last Election:	1987 election
Previous:	Gunnar Thoroddsen
Successor:	Þorsteinn Pálsson

The First cabinet of Steingrímur Hermannsson in Iceland was formed 26 May 1983.^[1]

Cabinets

Inaugural cabinet: 26 May 1983 – 16 October 1985

Incumbent		Minister	Ministry	Party
	Steingrímur Hermannsson	Prime Minister	Prime Minister's Office	PP
	Albert Sigurður Guðmundsson	Minister of Finance	Ministry of Finance	IP
	Alexander Stefánsson	Minister of Social Affairs	Ministry of Social Affairs	PP
	Geir Hallgrímsson	Minister for Foreign Affairs	Ministry for Foreign Affairs	IP
	Halldór Ásgrímsson	Minister of Fisheries	Ministry of Fisheries	PP
	Jón Helgason	Minister of Agriculture	Ministry of Agriculture	PP
Minister of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs		Ministry of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs
	Matthías Árni Mathiesen	Minister of Commerce	Ministry of Commerce	IP
Minister of Statistics Iceland		Statistics Iceland
	Matthías Bjarnason	Minister of Communications	Ministry of Communications	IP
Minister of Health and Social Security		Ministry of Health and Social Security
	Ragnhildur Helgadóttir	Minister of Education, Science and Culture	Ministry of Education, Science and Culture	IP
	Sverrir Hermannsson	Minister of Industry	Ministry of Industry	IP

First reshuffle: 16 October 1985 – 24 January 1986

Albert Sigurður Guðmundsson replaced Sverrir Hermannsson as Minister of Industry. Matthías Bjarnason replaced Matthías Árni Mathiesen as Minister of Commerce. Ragnhildur Helgadóttir replaced Matthías Bjarnason as Minister of Health and Social Security. Sverrir Hermannsson replaced Ragnhildur Helgadóttir as Minister of Education, Science and Culture. Þorsteinn Pálsson replaced Albert Sigurður Guðmundsson as Minister of Finance and Matthías Árni Mathiesen as Minister of Statistics Iceland.

Incumbent		Minister	Ministry	Party
	Steingrímur Hermannsson	Prime Minister	Prime Minister's Office	PP
	Albert Sigurður Guðmundsson	Minister of Industry	Ministry of Industry	IP
	Alexander Stefánsson	Minister of Social Affairs	Ministry of Social Affairs	PP
	Geir Hallgrímsson	Minister for Foreign Affairs	Ministry for Foreign Affairs	IP
	Halldór Ásgrímsson	Minister of Fisheries	Ministry of Fisheries	PP
	Jón Helgason	Minister of Agriculture	Ministry of Agriculture	PP
Minister of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs		Ministry of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs
	Matthías Bjarnason	Minister of Commerce	Ministry of Commerce	IP
Minister of Communications	Ministry of Communications
	Ragnhildur Helgadóttir	Minister of Health and Social Security	Ministry of Health and Social Security	IP
	Sverrir Hermannsson	Minister of Education, Science and Culture	Ministry of Education, Science and Culture	IP
	Þorsteinn Pálsson	Minister of Finance	Ministry of Finance	IP
Minister of Statistics Iceland	Statistics Iceland

Second reshuffle: 24 January 1986 – 24 March 1987

Matthías Árni Mathiesen replaced Geir Hallgrímsson as Minister for Foreign Affairs.

Incumbent		Minister	Ministry	Party
	Steingrímur Hermannsson	Prime Minister	Prime Minister's Office	PP
	Albert Sigurður Guðmundsson	Minister of Industry	Ministry of Industry	IP
	Alexander Stefánsson	Minister of Social Affairs	Ministry of Social Affairs	PP
	Matthías Árni Mathiesen	Minister for Foreign Affairs	Ministry for Foreign Affairs	IP
	Matthías Bjarnason	Minister of Commerce	Ministry of Commerce	IP
Minister of Communications		Ministry of Communications
	Halldór Ásgrímsson	Minister of Fisheries	Ministry of Fisheries	PP
	Jón Helgason	Minister of Agriculture	Ministry of Agriculture	PP
Minister of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs		Ministry of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs
	Ragnhildur Helgadóttir	Minister of Health and Social Security	Ministry of Health and Social Security	IP
	Sverrir Hermannsson	Minister of Education, Science and Culture	Ministry of Education, Science and Culture	IP
	Þorsteinn Pálsson	Minister of Finance	Ministry of Finance	IP
Minister of Statistics Iceland		Statistics Iceland

Third reshuffle: 24 March 1987 – 8 July 1987

Þorsteinn Pálsson replaced Albert Sigurður Guðmundsson as Minister of Industry.

Incumbent		Minister	Ministry	Party
	Steingrímur Hermannsson	Prime Minister	Prime Minister's Office	PP
	Alexander Stefánsson	Minister of Social Affairs	Ministry of Social Affairs	PP
	Halldór Ásgrímsson	Minister of Fisheries	Ministry of Fisheries	PP
	Jón Helgason	Minister of Agriculture	Ministry of Agriculture	PP
Minister of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs		Ministry of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs
	Matthías Árni Mathiesen	Minister for Foreign Affairs	Ministry for Foreign Affairs	IP
	Matthías Bjarnason	Minister of Commerce	Ministry of Commerce	IP
Minister of Communications		Ministry of Communications
	Ragnhildur Helgadóttir	Minister of Health and Social Security	Ministry of Health and Social Security	IP
	Sverrir Hermannsson	Minister of Education, Science and Culture	Ministry of Education, Science and Culture	IP
	Þorsteinn Pálsson	Minister of Finance	Ministry of Finance	IP
Minister of Industry	Ministry of Industry
Minister of Statistics Iceland	Statistics Iceland

See also

• Government of Iceland
• Cabinet of Iceland

Notes and References

1. Web site: Fyrsta ráðuneyti Steingríms Hermannssonar. Historical material. Cabinet of Iceland. Icelandic. First cabinet of Steingrímur Hermannsson. 11 October 2012.