List of female cabinet ministers of Iceland explained

This is a list of female cabinet ministers of Iceland.

List

IncumbentMinisterTook officeLeft officePartyCabinet
Prime Minister
Jóhanna SigurðardóttirPrime Minister1 February 200923 May 2013SDA
Katrín JakobsdóttirPrime Minister30 November 2017presentLGM
Minister of Education, Science and Culture
Ragnhildur HelgadóttirMinister of Education, Science and Culture26 May 198316 October 1985IPSteingrímur Hermannsson I
Þorgerður Katrín GunnarsdóttirMinister of Education, Science and Culture31 December 20031 February 2009IP
Katrín JakobsdóttirMinister of Education, Science and Culture1 February 200923 May 2013LGM
Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources
Siv FriðleifsdóttirMinister for the Environment28 May 19993 May 2003PPDavíð Oddsson III
Sigríður Anna ÞórðardóttirMinister for the Environment15 September 200415 June 2006IPHalldór Ásgrímsson
Jónína BjartmarzMinister for the Environment15 June 200624 May 2007PPGeir Haarde I
Þórunn SveinbjarnardóttirMinister for the Environment24 May 20071 February 2009SDAGeir Haarde II
Kolbrún HalldórsdóttirMinister for the Environment1 February 200910 May 2009LGMJóhanna Sigurðardóttir I
Svandís SvavarsdóttirMinister for the Environment10 May 20091 September 2012LGMJóhanna Sigurðardóttir II
Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources1 September 201223 May 2013
Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs
Oddný Guðbjörg HarðardóttirMinister of Finance31 December 20111 September 2012SDAJóhanna Sigurðardóttir II
Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs1 September 201223 May 2013
Minister for Foreign Affairs
Valgerður SverrisdóttirMinister for Foreign Affairs15 June 200624 May 2007PPGeir Haarde I
Ingibjörg Sólrún GísladóttirMinister for Foreign Affairs24 May 20071 February 2009SDAGeir Haarde II
Minister of the Interior
Auður AuðunsMinister of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs10 October 197014 July 1971IPJóhann Hafstein
Sólveig Guðrún PétursdóttirMinister of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs28 May 199923 May 2003IPDavíð Oddsson III
Ragna ÁrnadóttirMinister of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs1 February 20092 September 2010independent
Hanna Birna KristjánsdóttirMinister of the Interior23 May 20134 December 2014IPSigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson
Minister of Industries and Innovation
Valgerður SverrisdóttirMinister of Industry31 December 199915 June 2006PP
Minister of Commerce
Katrín JúlíusdóttirMinister of Industry, Energy and Tourism10 May 20091 September 2012SDAJóhanna Sigurðardóttir II
Ragnheiður Elín ÁrnadóttirMinister of Industry and Commerce23 May 201311 January 2017IPSigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson
Minister of Welfare
Ragnhildur HelgadóttirMinister of Health and Social Security16 October 19858 July 1987IPSteingrímur Hermannsson I
Jóhanna SigurðardóttirMinister of Social Affairs8 July 198724 June 1994SDP
Rannveig GuðmundsdóttirMinister of Social Affairs12 November 199423 April 1995SDPDavíð Oddsson I
Ingibjörg PálmadóttirMinister of Health and Social Security23 April 199514 April 2001PPDavíð Oddsson II
Jóhanna SigurðardóttirMinister of Social Affairs24 May 20071 February 2009SDAGeir Haarde II
Ásta Ragnheiður JóhannesdóttirMinister of Social Affairs and Social Security1 February 200910 May 2009SDAJóhanna Sigurðardóttir I
Álfheiður IngadóttirMinister of Health1 October 20092 September 2010LGMJóhanna Sigurðardóttir II
Eygló HarðardóttirMinister of Social Affairs and Housing23 May 201311 January 2017PPSigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson

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