The Ministry of Welfare is a part of the Icelandic Government. As of November 2017, there are two ministers heading the Ministry of Welfare: Ásmundur Einar Daðason, Minister of Social Affairs and Equality, and Svandís Svavarsdóttir, Minister of Health.[1]

List of ministers

Minister of Welfare (1 January 2011 – 23 May 2013)

Nº Minister Took office Left office Duration Party Cabinet
1 Guðbjartur Hannesson
(1950–)		 1 January 2011 23 May 2013 2 years, 4 months, 22 days
(873 days)		 SDA Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir II

Minister of Social Affairs and Equality (23 May 2013 – present)

Nº Minister Took office Left office Duration Party Cabinet
1 Eygló Harðardóttir
(1972–)

Minister of Social Affairs and Housing		 23 May 2013 11 January 2017 3 years, 7 months, 19 days
(1,329 days)		 PP Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson
Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson
2 Þorsteinn Víglundsson
(1969–)		 11 January 2017 30 November 2017 10 months, 19 day
(323 days)		 RP Bjarni Benediktsson
3 Ásmundur Einar Daðason
(1982–)		 30 November 2017 Incumbent 6 years, 46 days
(2237 days)		 PP Katrín Jakobsdóttir

Minister of Health (23 May 2013 – present)

Nº Minister Took office Left office Duration Party Cabinet
1 Kristján Þór Júlíusson
(1957–)		 23 May 2013 11 January 2017 3 years, 7 months, 19 days
(1,329 days)		 IP Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson
Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson
2 Óttarr Proppé
(1968–)		 11 January 2017 30 November 2017 10 months, 19 day
(323 days)		 BF Bjarni Benediktsson
3 Svandís Svavarsdóttir
(1964–)		 30 November 2017 Incumbent 6 years, 46 days
(2237 days)		 LGM Katrín Jakobsdóttir

References

  1. ↑ "Government Offices of Iceland | Government.is". government.is. Archived from the original on 13 December 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
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