The Cabinet of Bjarni Benediktsson in

Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ...

was formed 14 November 1963. It dissolved 10 July 1970 due to the death of the

Prime Minister A prime minister, premier or chief of cabinet is the head of the cabinet and the leader of the ministers in the executive branch of government, often in a parliamentary or semi-presidential system. Under those systems, a prime minister is not ...

, Bjarni Benediktsson, who was killed in a house fire the night before along with his wife and grandson.

Cabinets

Inaugural cabinet: 14 November 1963 – 8 May 1965

First reshuffle: 8 May 1965 – 31 August 1965

Magnús Jónsson replaced

Gunnar Thoroddsen Gunnar Thoroddsen (pronounced ) (29 December 1910 – 25 September 1983) was the prime minister of Iceland from 1980 to 1983. Gunnar was the youngest man ever elected to the Althing, Iceland's Parliament. He was 23 years old when he was ele ...

Minister of Finance A finance minister is an executive or cabinet position in charge of one or more of government finances, economic policy and financial regulation. A finance minister's portfolio has a large variety of names around the world, such as "treasury", " ...

Second reshuffle: 31 August 1965 – 1 January 1970

Eggert Gíslason Þorsteinsson replaced

Emil Jónsson Guðmundur Emil Jónsson (27 October 1902 – 30 November 1986) was prime minister of Iceland from 23 December 1958 to 20 November 1959. He first became minister of Fisheries and Social affairs. He was a chairman of the Social Democratic ...

as Minister of Fisheries and Minister of Social Affairs.

replaced

Guðmundur Ívarsson Guðmundsson Guðmundur Ívarsson Guðmundsson (17 July 1909 – 19 December 1987) was an Icelandic politician and former minister. He was the Minister of Finance of Iceland from 1958 to 1959. He was also a diplomat who served as ambassador to the United King ...

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Third reshuffle: 1 January 1970 – 10 July 1970

The Cabinet of Iceland Act no. 73/1969, which had been passed by the parliament 28 May 1969, took effect on 1 January 1970. Thus the Cabinet was formally established along with its ministries which had up until then not formally existed separately from the ministers. The Ministry of Health (''Heilbrigðisráðuneytið'') was renamed the Ministry of Health and Social Security (''Heilbrigðis- og tryggingamálaráðherra'') and Eggert Gíslason Þorsteinsson replaced

Jóhann Hafstein Jóhann Hafstein (Akureyri, 19 September 1915 – 15 May 1980) was elected to the Althingi for Reykjavík (Althing constituency), Reykjavík in 1946, which he represented until 1978. Jóhann was prime minister of Iceland from 10 July 1970 to 1 ...

as minister.

replaced

as Minister of Social Affairs.

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became a cabinet ministry and was led by Magnús Jónsson.

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