Cabinet of Kristrún Frostadóttir
First cabinet of Kristrún Frostadóttir | |
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48th Cabinet of Iceland | |
2024-present | |
Date formed | 21 December 2024 |
People and organisations | |
Head of state | |
Head of government | Kristrún Frostadóttir |
Member parties |
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Opposition parties | Independence Party (D) Centre Party (M) Progressive Party (B) |
History | |
Election | 2024 parliamentary election |
Predecessor | Bjarni 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
[edit]The Cabinet is composed as follows:[3]
Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | |
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Prime Minister | 21 December 2024 | Incumbent | Social Democratic | ||
Minister for Foreign Affairs | 21 December 2024 | Incumbent | Viðreisn | ||
Minister of Social Affairs and Housing | 21 December 2024 | Incumbent | People's | ||
Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs | 21 December 2024 | Incumbent | Viðreisn | ||
Minister of Transport and Local Government | 21 December 2024 | Incumbent | People's | ||
Minister for the Environment, Energy and Climate | 21 December 2024 | Incumbent | Social Democratic | ||
Minister of Culture, Innovation and Universities | 21 December 2024 | Incumbent | Social Democratic | ||
Minister of Education and Children | 21 December 2024 | Incumbent | People's | ||
Minister of Health | 21 December 2024 | Incumbent | Social Democratic | ||
Minister of Justice | 21 December 2024 | Incumbent | Viðreisn | ||
Minister of Industries | 21 December 2024 | Incumbent | Viðreisn |
References
[edit]- ^ Margrét Adamsdóttir (2024-12-21). "We have a new government: summary of the press conference". RÚV.is. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
- ^ Ragnar Jón Hrólfsson (2024-12-21). "Ríkisstjórn Kristrúnar Frostadóttur tekur við völdum". ruv.is (in Icelandic). Ríkisútvarpið. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
- ^ Iceland Monitor. "These are the ministers of the government". Iceland Monitor.is. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
External links
[edit]- Website of the Icelandic Government (Icelandic)
- Website of the Icelandic Government (English)