The Ministry of Industries and Innovation of Iceland ( is, Atvinnuvega- og nýsköpunarráðuneyti Íslands) is one of the eight ministries of the

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. The ministry was created through the merger of four previously separated ministries:

Ministry of Commerce A Ministry of Trade and Industry, Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry or variations is a ministry that is concerned with a nation's trade, industry and commerce. Notable examples are: List *Algeria: Ministry of Industry and M ...

(also called at various periods "Ministry of Trade", or " Ministry of Business Affairs"),

Ministry of Industry A Ministry of Trade and Industry, Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Commerce and Industry or variations is a ministry that is concerned with a nation's trade, industry and commerce. Notable examples are: List *Algeria: Ministry of Industry and ...

, Ministry of Fisheries and

Ministry of Agriculture An agriculture ministry (also called an) agriculture department, agriculture board, agriculture council, or agriculture agency, or ministry of rural development) is a ministry charged with agriculture. The ministry is often headed by a minister f ...

. This merger was done in several steps: * in 1988,

Jón Sigurðsson Jón Sigurðsson (17 June 1811 – 7 December 1879) was the leader of the 19th century Icelandic independence movement. Biography Born at Hrafnseyri, in Arnarfjörður in the Westfjords area of Iceland, he was the son of Þórdís Jónsdótti ...

became the first Icelandic politician to cumulate both portfolios in the

Second cabinet of Steingrímur Hermannsson The Second cabinet of Steingrímur Hermannsson in Iceland was formed 28 September 1988. Cabinet Inaugural cabinet: 28 September 1988 – 10 September 1989 See also *Government of Iceland *Cabinet of Iceland The Cabinet of Iceland ( is, Stj� ...

; all his successors till 2007 and the

Second cabinet of Geir Haarde The Second cabinet of Geir Haarde in Iceland was formed 24 May 2007. It resigned due to the 2009 Icelandic financial crisis protests. Cabinet Inaugural cabinet: 24 May 2007 – 1 February 2009 The Ministry of Commerce was renamed in English the ...

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'' 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. This new ministry was then merged with the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism, and the Ministry of Business Affairs to form the "Ministry of Industries and Innovation". Since 2014, there are generally two ministers, one for the Industries and Innovation (and also often Tourism), and one for Fisheries and Agriculture (sometimes that one also cumulated with the portfolio of Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources), but they are both attached to the same administration.

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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 ...

Ministries established in 2012 2012 establishments in Iceland Agricultural organizations based in Iceland