Cabinet of Kristrún Frostadóttir

First cabinet of Kristrún Frostadóttir

48th Cabinet of Iceland
2024-present
Date formed21 December 2024 (2024-12-21)
People and organisations
Head of state
Head of governmentKristrún Frostadóttir
Member parties
Opposition partiesIndependence Party (D)
Centre Party (M)
Progressive Party (B)
History
Election2024 parliamentary election
PredecessorBjarni Benediktsson II

The Cabinet of Kristrún Frostadóttir was formed on 21 December 2024, following the 2024 Icelandic parliamentary election. The cabinet is led by Kristrún Frostadóttir of the Social Democratic Alliance.[1] The ministers of the cabinet formally took office on 21 December.[2]

The cabinet is a coalition government consisting of the Social Democratic Alliance, the Viðreisn and the People's Party. Together they hold 36 of the 63 seats in the Parliament of Iceland and serve as a majority government. There are eleven ministers in the cabinet, four each from the Social Democratic Alliance and from Viðreisn, and three from the People's Party.

Cabinet

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The Cabinet is composed as follows:[3]

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Prime Minister21 December 2024Incumbent Social Democratic
Minister for Foreign Affairs21 December 2024Incumbent Viðreisn
Minister of Social Affairs and Housing21 December 2024Incumbent People's
Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs21 December 2024Incumbent Viðreisn
Minister of Transport and Local Government21 December 2024Incumbent People's
Minister for the Environment, Energy and Climate21 December 2024Incumbent Social Democratic
Minister of Culture, Innovation and Universities21 December 2024Incumbent Social Democratic
Minister of Education and Children21 December 2024Incumbent People's
Minister of Health21 December 2024Incumbent Social Democratic
Minister of Justice21 December 2024Incumbent Viðreisn
Minister of Industries21 December 2024Incumbent Viðreisn
  1. ^ Daði is not a member of the Althing.

References

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  1. ^ Margrét Adamsdóttir (2024-12-21). "We have a new government: summary of the press conference". RÚV.is. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
  2. ^ Ragnar Jón Hrólfsson (2024-12-21). "Ríkisstjórn Kristrúnar Frostadóttur tekur við völdum". ruv.is (in Icelandic). Ríkisútvarpið. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
  3. ^ Iceland Monitor. "These are the ministers of the government". Iceland Monitor.is. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
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