The
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 ...
ic Ministry of Justice and Human Rights ( is, Dómsmála- og Mannréttindaráðuneytið) was a
cabinet-level
A cabinet is a body of high-ranking state officials, typically consisting of the executive branch's top leaders. Members of a cabinet are usually called cabinet ministers or secretaries. The function of a cabinet varies: in some countrie ...
ministry within the
government of Iceland
The politics of Iceland take place in the framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the president is the head of state, while the prime minister of Iceland serves as the head of government in a multi-party syste ...
. Since 2 September 2010, the minister had been
Ögmundur Jónasson. The institution was previously known as the "Ministry of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs".
Since 2011, it was merged with the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Local Government to form the Ministry of Interior.
Ministry of the Interior - Ministers
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List of ministers
Ministers of Justice, Church and Human Rights (1904-2010)
Since Iceland received the Cabinet of Ministers in 1904, the Minister of Justice and the Ministry of Justice went to the ministers in 1917.
Ministers of Interior
Attorney General
See also
* Justice ministry
A justice ministry, ministry of justice, or department of justice is a ministry or other government agency in charge of the administration of justice. The ministry or department is often headed by a minister of justice (minister for justice in ...
* Innanríkisráðherra Íslands (Minister of the Interior of Iceland)
* Politics of Iceland
The politics of Iceland take place in the framework of a parliamentary representative democratic republic, whereby the president is the head of state, while the prime minister of Iceland serves as the head of government in a multi-party system. ...
References
External links
Official site
Iceland, Justice and Human Rights
Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs
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 ...
Iceland, Justice and Human Rights
Defunct organizations based in Iceland
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