Ministry of Justice and Human Rights (Iceland)

The Icelandic Ministry of Justice and Human Rights (Icelandic: Dómsmála- og Mannréttindaráðuneytið) was a cabinet-level ministry within the government of Iceland. Beginning on 2 September 2010, the minister was Ögmundur Jónasson. Before that date, the ministry had been known as the Ministry of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs. In 2011 it was merged with the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Local Government, to form the Ministry of the Interior.[1] On 1 May 2017 the Ministry of the Interior was split again, into the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Transport and Local Government.

List of ministers

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Ministers of Justice, Church and Human Rights (1904-2010)

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Since Iceland received the Cabinet of Ministers in 1904, the Minister of Justice and the Ministry of Justice went to the ministers in 1917.

Minister from to Category other
Hannes Hafstein 1904 1909 Minister for Iceland
Björn Jónsson 1909 1911
Kristján Jónsson 1911 1912
Hannes Hafstein 1912 1914
Sigurður Eggerz 1914 1915
Einar Arnórsson 1915 1917
Jón Magnússon 1917 1922 First Minister of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs
Sigurður Eggerz 1922 1924
Jón Magnússon 1924 1926
Magnús Guðmundsson 1926 1927
Jonas from Hriflu 1927 1931
Tryggvi Thorhallsson 1931 1931
Jonas from Hriflu 1931 1932
Magnús Guðmundsson 1932 1932 Minister of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs (mid-1931); Attorney General (late 1932)
Thorsteinn Briem 1932 1932 Only Attorney General
Thorsteinn Briem 1932 1934 Only Minister of Ecclesiastical Affairs
Magnús Guðmundsson 1932 1934 Only Attorney General
Hermann Jónasson 1934 1942
Magnús Jónsson 1942 1942 Only Minister of Ecclesiastical Affairs
Jakob Möller 1942 1942 Only Attorney General
Jakob Möller 1942 1942 Only Attorney General
Björn Þórðarson 1942 1944 Only Minister of Ecclesiastical Affairs
Einar Arnórsson 1942 1944 Only Attorney General
Björn Þórðarson 1944 1944
Minister from to Category Ministry other
Emil Jonsson 1944 1947 Social Democratic Party Another ministry of Ólafur Thors Only Minister of Ecclesiastical Affairs
Finnur Jónsson 1944 1947 Another ministry of Ólafur Thors Only Attorney General
Eysteinn Jónsson 1947 1949 The Ministry of Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson Only Minister of Ecclesiastical Affairs
Bjarni Benediktsson 1947 1949 Independence The Ministry of Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson Only Attorney General
Bjarni Benediktsson 1949 1950 Independence Olaf Thors third ministry
Hermann Jónasson 1950 1953 Progressives Steingrímur Steinþórsson's ministry Only Minister of Ecclesiastical Affairs
Bjarni Benediktsson 1950 1956 Independence Steingrímur Steinþórsson's ministry

Olaf Thors fourth ministry

Only Attorney General
Steingrímur Steinþórsson 1953 1956 Olaf Thors fourth ministry Only Minister of Ecclesiastical Affairs
Hermann Jónasson 1956 1958 Progressives The third ministry of Hermann Jónasson
Friðjón Skarphéðinsson 1958 1959 The Ministry of Emil Jonsson
Bjarni Benediktsson 1959 1963 Independence The fifth ministry of Ólafur Thors
Jóhann Hafstein 1963 1970 Independence Ministry of Bjarni Benediktsson
Auður Auðuns [1st female] 1970 1971 The Ministry of Jóhann Hafstein
Ólafur Jóhannesson 1971 1978 Progressives The first ministry of Ólafur Jóhannesson

The Ministry of Geir Hallgrímsson

Steingrímur Hermannsson 1978 1979 Progressives Another ministry of Ólafur Jóhannesson
Vilmundur Gylfason 1979 1980 Social Democratic Party Ministry of Benedikt Gröndal
Fridrið Thordarson 1980 1983 Gunnars Thoroddsen's Ministry
Jón Helgason 1983 1987 The first ministry of Steingrím Hermannsson
Jón Sigurðsson 1987 1988 Social Democratic Party The Ministry of Þorsteinn Pálsson
Halldór Ásgrímsson 1988 1989 Progressives The second ministry of Steingrím Hermannsson
Oli Þ. Guðbjartsson 1989 1991 The third ministry of Steingrím Hermannsson
Þorsteinn Pálsson 1991 1999 Independence The first ministry of David Oddsson

Another ministry of David Oddsson

David Oddsson 1999 1999 Independence Another ministry of David Oddsson
Sólveig Pétursdóttir 1999 2003 The Third Ministry of David Oddsson
Björn Bjarnason 2003 2009 Independence David Oddsson's fourth ministry

The Ministry of Halldór Ásgrímsson The first ministry of Geir Haarde

Other ministry of Geir Haarde

Ragna Árnadóttir 2009 2010 Off-Minister The first ministry of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir

Another ministry of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir

Ministry of Justice and Human Rights (late 2009)
Ögmundur Jónasson 2010 2010 Left-wing movement - green supply Another ministry of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir Ministry of Justice and Human Rights

Ministers of Interior (2011-2017)

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Minister from to Category Ministry other
Ögmundur Jónasson 2011 2013 Left-wing movement - green supply Another ministry of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
Hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir 2013 2014 Independence The Ministry of Sigmund Davíð Gunnlaugsson Resigned on 21 November 2014 and resigned on 4 December of the same year.
Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson 2014 2014 Progressives The Ministry of Sigmund Davíð Gunnlaugsson Only Attorney General from 27 August to 4 December 2014
Ólöf Nordal 2014 2017 Off-Minister The Ministry of Sigmund Davíð Gunnlaugsson

Ministers of Justice (2017 - )

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Minister from to Category other
Þórdís Kolbrún R. Gylfadóttir 2019 2019 Independence
Áslaug Arna Sigurbjörnsdóttir 2019 2021 Independence
Jón Gunnarsson 2022 Independence

Attorney General

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Attorney General from to Category Ministry other
Minister of Interior
Sigríður Ásthildur Andersen 2017 still in office Independence The Ministry of Bjarni Benediktsson (2017)

The Ministry of Katrina Jakobsdóttir (2017-)

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Ministry of the Interior - Ministers
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