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 ...

ic Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture (Icelandic: ') is 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. It is an important economic ministry, with fisheries products making up about 40% of Iceland's exports.

History

On 13 June 2007 the

parliament of Iceland The Alþingi (''general meeting'' in Icelandic, , anglicised as ' or ') is the supreme national parliament of Iceland. It is one of the oldest surviving parliaments in the world. The Althing was founded in 930 at ("thing fields" or "assembl ...

passed law changes to merge the Ministry of Fisheries and the Ministry of Agriculture, which took effect on 1 January 2008. In 2011 Steingrímur J. Sigfússon took on the roles of Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture and Minister of Economic Affairs. In 2012 the Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture, the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism and part of the Ministry of Economic Affairs merged to form the Ministry of Industries and Innovation (''Atvinnuvega- og nýsköpunarráðuneytið''), led by Steingrímur. Although since 2014, there are generally two ministers in the various cabinets, one for Fisheries and Agriculture and one for Industries and Innovation, the administrations are still combined.

Ministers of Fisheries and Agriculture

Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson (pronounced �sɪːɣʏrðʏr ˈiŋgɪ ˈjouːhansɔn born 20 April 1962) is an Icelandic politician, who was the prime minister of Iceland from April 2016 to January 2017. He is the chairman of the Progressive Party ...

(23 May 2013 - 7 April 2016) * Steingrímur J. Sigfússon 2011 - 2012 *

Jón Bjarnason Jón Bjarnason (born 26 December 1943) is a former member of parliament of the Althing, the Icelandic parliament from 1999 to 2013. An agronomist by training, he served as Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture in the years 2009–2011. He i ...

(10 May 2009 - 2011) *Steingrímur J. Sigfússon (1 February 2009 – 10 May 2009) *

Einar Kristinn Guðfinnsson Einar Kristinn Guðfinnsson (born 2 December 1955) is an Icelandic politician. He was speaker of the Althing, in office 2013 until 2016. He was Iceland's Minister of Fisheries from September 2005, and became Minister of Fisheries and Agricul ...

(1 January 2008 – 1 February 2009)

Former Ministers of Fisheries

(27 September 2005 – 31 December 2007) * Árni M. Mathiesen (28 May 1999 – 27 September 2005) *

Þorsteinn Pálsson Þorsteinn Pálsson (pronounced ; born 29 October 1947) served as prime minister of Iceland for the Independence Party from 1987 to 1988.Reuters. "PM resigns over Iceland's economy crisis." Toronto Star. 18 September 1988. p. E2. Þorsteinn led ...

(30 April 1991 – 11 May 1999);

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 ...

Davíð Oddsson Davíð Oddsson (pronounced ; born 17 January 1948) is an Icelandic politician, and the longest-serving prime minister of Iceland, in office from 1991 to 2004. From 2004 to 2005 he served as foreign minister. Previously, he was Mayor of Reykjav ...

served as Minister of Fisheries between Þorsteinn's resignation on 11 May 1999 and the formation of the new

cabinet Cabinet or The Cabinet may refer to: Furniture * Cabinetry, a box-shaped piece of furniture with doors and/or drawers * Display cabinet, a piece of furniture with one or more transparent glass sheets or transparent polycarbonate sheets * Filin ...

the following 28 May. *

Halldór Ásgrímsson Halldór Ásgrímsson (pronounced ; 8 September 1947 – 18 May 2015) was an Icelandic politician, who served as prime minister of Iceland from 2004 to 2006 and was leader of the Progressive Party from 1994 to 2006. Education and early life Ha ...

(26 May 1983 – 30 April 1991) *

Steingrímur Hermannsson Steingrímur Hermannsson (pronounced ; 22 June 1928 – 1 February 2010) was an Icelandic politician who served as prime minister of Iceland from 1983 to 1987, and again from 1988 to 1991. Early childhood Steingrímur's father was Hermann Jó ...

(8 February 1980 – 26 May 1983) *

Kjartan Jóhannsson Kjartan Jóhannsson (19 December 1939 – 13 November 2020) was an Icelandic diplomat, politician, cabinet minister, and professor. Kjartan was ambassador of Iceland to, among others, the European Union in Brussels, Belgium, as well as the ...

(1 September 1978 – 8 February 1980) * Matthías Bjarnason (28 August 1974 – 1 September 1978) * Lúðvík Jósepsson (14 July 1971 – 28 August 1974) * Eggert G. Þorsteinsson (14 November 1963 – 14 July 1971)

Former Ministers of Agriculture

* Guðni Ágústsson (1999–2007) *

Guðmundur Bjarnason Guðmundur or Gudmundur is an Icelandic male first name, sometimes shortened to Gummi or Gvendur. The Icelandic surname Guðmundsson is a patronymic surname meaning ''son of Guðmundur''. Guðmundsdóttir is a patronymic surname meaning ''daugh ...

(1995–1999) *

Halldór Blöndal Halldór Blöndal (born 24 August 1938, Reykjavík, Iceland) is a politician of the Independence Party (Iceland). He is the son of Kristjana Benediktsdóttir, Bjarni Benediktsson's sister. He worked as a teacher and a journalist from 1959 until ...

(1991–1995) * Steingrímur J. Sigfússon (1988–1991) * Jón Helgason (1983–1988) *

Pálmi Jónsson Pálmi Jónsson (June 3, 1923 – April 4, 1991) was an Icelandic businessman and entrepreneur born in Hofsós, Iceland who founded the large Icelandic supermarket chain Hagkaup, and pioneered the inception of Kringlan the first indoor shoppin ...

(1980–1983) *

Bragi Sigurjónsson Bragi Sigurjónsson (9 November 1910 – 29 October 1995) was an Icelandic politician and former minister. External links Non auto-biography of Bragi Sigurjónsson on the parliament website {{DEFAULTSORT:Bragi Sigurjonsson 1910 births 1 ...

(1979–1980) *

(1978–1979) * Halldór E. Sigurðsson (1971–1978) *

Ingólfur Jónsson Ingólfur Jónsson (15 May 1909 – 18 July 1984) was an Icelandic politician and former minister. References 1909 births 1984 deaths Ingolfur Jonsson {{Iceland-politician-stub ...

(1959–1971) *

Friðjón Skarphéðinsson Friðjón Skarphéðinsson (15 April 1909 – 31 March 1996) was an Icelandic politician and former minister for social affairs from December 1958 to November 1959. He served as speaker of the Althing The Alþingi (''general meeting'' in I ...

(1958–1959) *

Hermann Jónasson Hermann Jónasson (25 December 1896 – 22 January 1976) was an Icelandic politician of the Progressive Party, who was prime minister of Iceland on two occasions. He served his first term from 28 July 1934 to 16 May 1942. This term includ ...

(1956–1958) * Steingrímur Steinþórsson (1953–1956) *

(1950–1953) * Jón Pálmason (1949–1950) * Bjarni Ásgeirsson (1947–1949) * Pétur Magnússon (1944–1947)

References

External links

Official site of the Ministry of Industries and Innovation
(Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture, Minister of Tourism, Industry and Innovation) Fisheries and Agriculture

Ministries established in 2007 2007 establishments in Iceland Agricultural organizations based in Iceland {{iceland-poli-stub