Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Iceland) explained

Post:	Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Body:	Iceland
Native Name:	Utanríkisráðuneytið
Insignia:	Coat of arms of Iceland.svg
Incumbent:	Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir
Incumbentsince:	21 December 2024
Department:	Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Member Of:	Cabinet of Iceland
Termlength:	No fixed length
Formation:	18 November 1941
First:	Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson
Website:	https://www.government.is/ministries/ministry-for-foreign-affairs/

The Ministry for Foreign Affairs (is|Utanríkisráðuneytið) is an Icelandic cabinet-level ministry founded 18 November 1941. The ministry is responsible for foreign policy, diplomatic missions, trade, foreign aid, and interactions with international organizations among other tasks.

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is also responsible for national security and defense policy for Iceland.

List of Ministers

The following lists the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, their party, date of assuming and leaving office, their tenure in years and days, and the cabinet they served in.

Key

scope=col class=unsortable	Portrait	scope=col	Name	scope=col	Party	scope=col	Took office	scope=col	Left office	scope=col	Tenure	scope=col	Cabinet	scope=col class=unsortable	Ref
align=center		scope=row	Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson					Hermann Jónasson IV	align=center	^[1]
align=center		scope=row	Ólafur Thors					Ólafur Thors I	align=center	^[2]
	scope=row	Vilhjálmur Þór	Independent					align=center	^[3]
align=center		scope=row	Ólafur Thors					Ólafur Thors II	align=center	^[4]
align=center		scope=row	Bjarni Benediktsson						align=center	^[5]
	scope=row	Kristinn Guðmundsson						align=center	^[6]
	scope=row	Guðmundur Í. Guðmundsson						align=center	^[7]
align=center		scope=row	Emil Jónsson						align=center	^[8]
	scope=row	Guðmundur Í. Guðmundsson						align=center	^[9]
align=center		scope=row	Emil Jónsson						align=center	^[10]
	scope=row	Einar Ágústsson						align=center	^[11]
	scope=row	Benedikt Gröndal						align=center	^[12]
	scope=row	Ólafur Jóhannesson						align=center	^[13]
	scope=row	Geir Hallgrímsson						align=center	^[14]
	scope=row	Matthías Á. Mathiesen						align=center	^[15]
align=center		scope=row	Steingrímur Hermannsson						align=center	^[16]
	Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson					Steingrímur Hermannsson	^[17]
	Halldór Ásgrímsson	PP				Davíð Oddsson	^[18]
	Davíð Oddsson						Halldór Ásgrímsson	^[19]

See also

• Foreign Affairs Committee
• Foreign relations of Iceland

Notes and References

1. Web site: Timeline List of all Icelandic Ministers . . 10 September 2024 .
2. Web site: Timeline List of all Icelandic Ministers . . 10 September 2024 .
3. Web site: Timeline List of all Icelandic Ministers . . 10 September 2024 .
4. Web site: Timeline List of all Icelandic Ministers . . 10 September 2024 .
5. Web site: Timeline List of all Icelandic Ministers . . 10 September 2024 .
6. Web site: Timeline List of all Icelandic Ministers . . 10 September 2024 .
7. Web site: Timeline List of all Icelandic Ministers . . 10 September 2024 .
8. Web site: Timeline List of all Icelandic Ministers . . 10 September 2024 .
9. Web site: Timeline List of all Icelandic Ministers . . 10 September 2024 .
10. Web site: Timeline List of all Icelandic Ministers . . 10 September 2024 .
11. Web site: Timeline List of all Icelandic Ministers . . 10 September 2024 .
12. Web site: Timeline List of all Icelandic Ministers . . 10 September 2024 .
13. Web site: Timeline List of all Icelandic Ministers . . 10 September 2024 .
14. Web site: Timeline List of all Icelandic Ministers . . 10 September 2024 .
15. Web site: Timeline List of all Icelandic Ministers . . 10 September 2024 .
16. Web site: Timeline List of all Icelandic Ministers . . 10 September 2024 .
17. Web site: Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson . 2024-12-21 . Alþingi . is.
18. Web site: Halldór Ásgrímsson . 2024-12-21 . Alþingi . is.
19. Web site: Davíð Oddsson . 2024-12-21 . Alþingi . is.