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Cabinet Of Bjarni Benediktsson (2017)
The Cabinet of Bjarni Benediktsson was formed on 11 January 2017, following the 2016 parliamentary election. The cabinet was led by Bjarni Benediktsson of the Independence Party, who served as Prime Minister of Iceland. The cabinet was a coalition government consisting the Independence Party, the Reform Party and Bright Future. Together they held 32 of the 63 seats in the Parliament of Iceland and served as a majority government. In the cabinet, there were eleven ministers where six were from the Independence Party, three were from the Reform Party and two were from Bright Future. Cabinet See also *Government of Iceland *Cabinet of Iceland The Cabinet of Iceland ( is, Stjórnarráð Íslands) is the collective decision-making body of the government of Iceland, composed of the Prime Minister and the cabinet ministers. History The Cabinet of Iceland is considered to have been forme ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Benediktsson, Bjarni, Cabinet of 2017 establishm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bjarni Benediktsson (born 1970)
Bjarni Benediktsson (born 26 January 1970), known colloquially as Bjarni Ben, is an Icelandic politician, who served as prime minister of Iceland from January to November 2017. He has been the leader of the Icelandic Independence Party since 2009, and served as Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs from 2013 to 2017, a post he later retained under Katrín Jakobsdóttir. Early life and education Bjarni was born in Reykjavík. His great uncle was the former prime minister of Iceland of the same name, Bjarni Benediktsson. After obtaining a law degree at the University of Iceland, Bjarni went on to learn German and law at the Goethe-Institut and University of Freiburg respectively in Germany from 1995 to 1996. In the following year he would attend the University of Miami in the United States, where he earned a LL.M. degree. He then returned to Iceland, working as an attorney. Political career Bjarni entered the national parliament in 2003 and has been active in several comm ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Benedikt Jóhannesson
Benedikt Jóhannesson (born 4 May 1955) is an Icelandic publisher, businessman and politician. He is the founder and former chairman of Viðreisn and served as Iceland's Minister of Finance from 11 January 2017 to 30 November 2017. Benedikt is the CEO of publishing company Heimur, in which he owns 73.5% of the shares. He has run this company since 2000. He holds a Ph.D. in Statistics and Mathematics from Florida State University. He has also run the consulting company Talnakönnun, a firm specialising in data analysis, since 1983. He has been a board member of some of Iceland's largest companies and published a collection of short stories. He is the publisher of a weekly newsletter on Icelandic business and economics called ''Iceland Review''. In June 2014 he founded Viðreisn as a political network after leaving the Independence Party. Benedikt made it a political party 24 May 2016 with him as chairman. He was elected to the Althing for the Southwest Constituency in the 201 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry For The Environment And Natural Resources (Iceland)
The Ministry for the Environment and Natural Resources ( is, Umhverfis- og auðlindaráðuneytið) is an Icelandic cabinet-level ministry founded 23 February 1990. It was originally called the Ministry for the Environment but was renamed to its current name on 1 September 2012. The Ministry oversees a wide range of matters as they relate to the environment, including nature conservation, wildlife protection, forest protection and revegitation efforts, environmental impact assessment and land use planning, pollution control and environmental health, fire prevention, meteorology, and mapping, including surveying and remote sensing. The current Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources is Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson. Departments The Ministry for the Environment and Natural Resources of Iceland comprises six departments: * Department of Climate Action () * Department of Environment and Spatial Planning () * Department of Finance and Administration () * Department ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister For The Environment And Natural Resources (Iceland)
The Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources () is the head of the Ministry for the Environment and Natural Resources. The current Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources is Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson (; born 19 December 1967) is an Icelandic politician who has been serving as Minister for the Environment, Energy and Climate since 28 November 2021. Early life and education Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson graduat .... List of ministers Ministers for the Environment (23 February 1990 – 1 September 2012) Ministers for the Environment and Natural Resources (1 September 2012 – present) References External linksOfficial websiteOfficial website {{DEFAULTSORT:Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources Environment ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Björt Ólafsdóttir
Björt Ólafsdóttir is an Icelandic politician who represented Bright Future in the Althing 2013-17 and is its current chairperson. She served as the Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources of Iceland from January to November 2017. Bright Future was formed to contest the 2013 Icelandic parliamentary election, which is when Björt entered the Althing as one of the new party's six MPs. She was elected chairperson of her party on 25 November 2017, after the previous chair Óttarr Proppé Óttarr Olaf Proppé (born 7 November 1968) is a former Icelandic politician. He is a musician, actor, former Reykjavík City Councilor ( Best Party 2010- 2014) and former Member of Parliament ( Bright Future 2013-2017). Óttarr was elected chai ... resigned following the results of the 2017 election, in which Bright Future lost every seat it held. In March 2015 she joined the protest #FreeTheNipple on Twitter, which was directed against censorship on women's bodies and sexism. Sh ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Þórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörð Gylfadóttir
Þórdís or Thordis is an Icelandic name. Notable people with the name include: * Þórdís Árnadóttir (1933–2013), Icelandic swimmer * Thordis Brandt (born 1940), German-American actress *Thordis Elva, Icelandic author * Þórdís Gísladóttir (born 1965), Icelandic author * Þórdís Hrönn Sigfúsdóttir (born 1993), Icelandic footballer *Þórdís Kolbrún R. Gylfadóttir Þórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörð Gylfadóttir (born 4 November 1987) is an Icelandic politician and lawyer serving as the current Minister of Finance and Economic of Iceland. She has also previously held the positions of Minister for Foreign Affa ... (born 1987), Icelandic politician * Þórdís Kristmundsdóttir (born 1948), Icelandic professor * Thordis Loa Thorhallsdottir (born 1965), Icelandic politician {{DEFAULTSORT:Thordis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of Industries And Innovation (Iceland)
The Ministry of Industries and Innovation of Iceland ( is, Atvinnuvega- og nýsköpunarráðuneyti Íslands) is one of the eight ministries of the Government of Iceland. The ministry was created through the merger of four previously separated ministries: Ministry of Commerce (also called at various periods "Ministry of Trade", or " Ministry of Business Affairs"), Ministry of Industry, Ministry of Fisheries and Ministry of Agriculture. This merger was done in several steps: * in 1988, Jón Sigurðsson became the first Icelandic politician to cumulate both portfolios in the Second cabinet of Steingrímur Hermannsson; all his successors till 2007 and the Second cabinet of Geir Haarde did the same, although, at least in title, the ministries were still separated. In 2012 both ministries were merged once and for all, the administration being merged with the recent Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture. * On 13 June 2007 the parliament of Iceland passed law changes to merge the Mini ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister Of Industries And Innovation (Iceland)
The Ministry of Industries and Innovation of Iceland ( is, Atvinnuvega- og nýsköpunarráðuneyti Íslands) is one of the eight ministries of the Government of Iceland. The ministry was created through the merger of four previously separated ministries: Ministry of Commerce (also called at various periods "Ministry of Trade", or " Ministry of Business Affairs"), Ministry of Industry, Ministry of Fisheries and Ministry of Agriculture. This merger was done in several steps: * in 1988, Jón Sigurðsson became the first Icelandic politician to cumulate both portfolios in the Second cabinet of Steingrímur Hermannsson; all his successors till 2007 and the Second cabinet of Geir Haarde did the same, although, at least in title, the ministries were still separated. In 2012 both ministries were merged once and for all, the administration being merged with the recent Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture. * On 13 June 2007 the parliament of Iceland The Alþingi (''general meeting' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir
Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir (born 4 October 1965) is an Icelandic politician, who has been chairman of the Reform Party since 2017. Þorgerður was deputy chairwoman of the Independence Party from 2005 to 2010. She was the Minister of Education, Science and Culture from 31 December 2003 to 1 February 2009. After the Icelandic economic crash in 2008, Þorgerður was ''de facto'' leader of the government in Geir Haarde's absence owing to Geir having been diagnosed with cancer. She left the Independence Party in 2016 and joined the newly founded Reform Party and became its chairman the following year. She was Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture in 2017. Family Her father was Gunnar Eyjólfsson, an actor, who was born on 24 February 1926 and died on 21 November 2016. Her husband is Kristján Arason who was CEO of Retail Banking at Kaupthing Bank and previously one of Iceland's most successful handball players. Þorgerður Katrín and Kristján have three children, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jón Gunnarsson
Jón Gunnarsson (born 21 September 1956 in Reykjavík) is an Icelandic politician who has been the minister of justice of Iceland since 1 February 2022. He served as minister of the interior An interior minister (sometimes called a minister of internal affairs or minister of home affairs) is a cabinet official position that is responsible for internal affairs, such as public security, civil registration and identification, emergency ... from 2021 to 2022 and as minister of transport and local government in 2017. References External links Non auto-biography of Jón Gunnarsson on the parliament website 1956 births Living people Interior ministers of Iceland Justice ministers of Iceland Members of the Althing Politicians from Reykjavík {{Iceland-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ministry Of The Interior (Iceland)
The Minister of the Interior ( is, Innanríkisráðherra) was the head of Iceland's Ministry of the Interior ( is, Innanríkisráðuneyti Íslands) from 2011 to 2017. The Ministry of the Interior was created on 1 January 2011 as the result of the merger of two ministries, those of '' Justice and Human Rights'' and ''Transport, Communications and Local Government''. In the cabinet of Bjarni Benediktsson, formed on 11 January 2017 following the 2016 parliamentary election, the Ministry of the Interior initially still existed as an umbrella ministry for two ministers, the Minister of Justice and the Minister of Transport and Local Government. On 1 May 2017, the Ministry of the Interior was formally dissolved and split into the two new ministries of Justice () and Transport and Local Government (). For the time being, the two ministries will continue to operate a joint website at the address of the former Ministry of the Interior. List of ministers Minister of the Interior (1 Ja ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Minister Of The Interior (Iceland)
The Minister of the Interior ( is, Innanríkisráðherra) was the head of Iceland's Ministry of the Interior ( is, Innanríkisráðuneyti Íslands) from 2011 to 2017. The Ministry of the Interior was created on 1 January 2011 as the result of the merger of two ministries, those of '' Justice and Human Rights'' and ''Transport, Communications and Local Government''. In the cabinet of Bjarni Benediktsson The Cabinet of Bjarni Benediktsson in Iceland was formed 14 November 1963. It dissolved 10 July 1970 due to the death of the Prime Minister, Bjarni Benediktsson, who was killed in a house fire the night before along with his wife and grandson. ..., formed on 11 January 2017 following the 2016 parliamentary election, the Ministry of the Interior initially still existed as an umbrella ministry for two ministers, the Minister of Justice and the Minister of Transport and Local Government. On 1 May 2017, the Ministry of the Interior was formally dissolved and split into the two ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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