Second cabinet of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir

Second cabinet of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
Second cabinet of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
41st Cabinet of Iceland
	Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
Date formed	10 May 2009
Date dissolved	23 May 2013
People and organisations
Head of state	Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson
Head of government	Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
Member parties	Social Democratic Alliance (SDA); Left-Green Movement (LGM); independents;
History
Outgoing election	2013 election
Predecessor	Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir I
Successor	Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson

The Second cabinet of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir in Iceland was formed 10 May 2009.^[1] The cabinet left office on 23 May 2013

Cabinets[]

Inaugural cabinet: 10 May 2009 – 1 October 2009[]

	Minister	Ministry	Party
Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir	Prime Minister (Forsætisráðherra)	Prime Minister's Office (Forsætisráðuneytið)	SDA
Árni Páll Árnason	Minister of Social Affairs and Social Security (Félags- og tryggingamálaráðherra)	Ministry of Social Affairs and Social Security (Félags- og tryggingamálaráðuneytið)	SDA
Gylfi Magnússon	Minister of Trade (Viðskiptaráðherra)	Ministry of Trade (Viðskiptaráðuneytið)	independent
Jón Bjarnason	Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture (Sjávarútvegs- og landbúnaðarráðherra)	Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture (Sjávarútvegs- og landbúnaðarráðuneytið)	LGM
Katrín Jakobsdóttir	Minister of Education, Science and Culture (Menntamálaráðherra)	Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (Menntamálaráðuneytið)	LGM
Katrín Júlíusdóttir	Minister of Industry, Energy and Tourism (Iðnaðarráðherra)	Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism (Iðnaðarráðuneytið)	SDA
Kristján L. Möller	Minister of Communications (Samgönguráðherra)	Ministry of Communications (Samgönguráðuneytið)	SDA
Ögmundur Jónasson	Minister of Health (Heilbrigðisráðherra)	Ministry of Health (Heilbrigðisráðuneytið)	LGM
Össur Skarphéðinsson	Minister for Foreign Affairs (Utanríkisráðherra)	Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Utanríkisráðuneytið)	SDA
Ragna Árnadóttir	Minister of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs (Dóms- og kirkjumálaráðherra)	Ministry of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs (Dóms- og kirkjumálaráðuneytið)	independent
Steingrímur J. Sigfússon	Minister of Finance (Fjármálaráðherra)	Ministry of Finance (Fjármálaráðuneytið)	LGM
Svandís Svavarsdóttir	Minister for the Environment (Umhverfisráðherra)	Ministry for the Environment (Umhverfisráðuneytið)	LGM

First reshuffle: 1 October 2009 – 2 September 2010[]

The Ministry of Communications (Samgönguráðuneytið) was renamed the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Local Government (Samgöngu- og sveitarstjórnarráðuneytið). The Ministry of Education, Science and Culture was renamed in Icelandic from Menntamálaráðuneytið (lit. Ministry of Education) to Mennta- og menningarmálaráðuneytið (lit. Ministry of Education and Culture) but the English name was unchanged. The Ministry of Trade (Viðskiptaráðuneytið) was renamed Ministry of Economic Affairs (Efnahags- og viðskiptaráðuneytið). The Ministry of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs (Dóms- og kirkjumálaráðuneytið) was renamed Ministry of Justice and Human Rights (Dómsmála- og mannréttindaráðuneytið).^[2] Álfheiður Ingadóttir replaced Ögmundur Jónasson as Minister of Health.

	Minister	Ministry	Party
Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir	Prime Minister (Forsætisráðherra)	Prime Minister's Office (Forsætisráðuneytið)	SDA
Álfheiður Ingadóttir	Minister of Health (Heilbrigðisráðherra)	Ministry of Health (Heilbrigðisráðuneytið)	LGM
Árni Páll Árnason	Minister of Social Affairs and Social Security (Félags- og tryggingamálaráðherra)	Ministry of Social Affairs and Social Security (Félags- og tryggingamálaráðuneytið)	SDA
Gylfi Magnússon	Minister of Economic Affairs (Efnahags- og viðskiptaráðherra)	Ministry of Economic Affairs (Efnahags- og viðskiptaráðuneytið)	independent
Jón Bjarnason	Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture (Sjávarútvegs- og landbúnaðarráðherra)	Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture (Sjávarútvegs- og landbúnaðarráðuneytið)	LGM
Katrín Jakobsdóttir	Minister of Education, Science and Culture (Mennta- og menningarmálaráðherra)	Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (Mennta- og menningarmálaráðuneytið)	LGM
Katrín Júlíusdóttir	Minister of Industry, Energy and Tourism (Iðnaðarráðherra)	Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism (Iðnaðarráðuneytið)	SDA
Kristján L. Möller	Minister of Transport, Communications and Local Government (Samgöngu- og sveitarstjórnarráðherra)	Ministry of Transport, Communications and Local Government (Samgöngu- og sveitarstjórnarráðuneytið)	SDA
Össur Skarphéðinsson	Minister for Foreign Affairs (Utanríkisráðherra)	Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Utanríkisráðuneytið)	SDA
Ragna Árnadóttir	Minister of Justice and Human Rights (Dómsmála- og mannréttindaráðherra)	Ministry of Justice and Human Rights (Dómsmála- og mannréttindaráðuneytið)	independent
Steingrímur J. Sigfússon	Minister of Finance (Fjármálaráðherra)	Ministry of Finance (Fjármálaráðuneytið)	LGM
Svandís Svavarsdóttir	Minister for the Environment (Umhverfisráðherra)	Ministry for the Environment (Umhverfisráðuneytið)	LGM

Second reshuffle: 2 September 2010 – 31 December 2011[]

Guðbjartur Hannesson replaced Álfheiður Ingadóttir as Minister of Health and Árni Páll Árnason as Minister of Social Affairs and Social Security. Ögmundur Jónasson replaced Kristján L. Möller as Minister of Transport, Communications and Local Government and Ragna Árnadóttir as Minister of Justice and Human Rights.

	Minister	Ministry	Party
Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir	Prime Minister (Forsætisráðherra)	Prime Minister's Office (Forsætisráðuneytið)	SDA
Árni Páll Árnason	Minister of Economic Affairs (Efnahags- og viðskiptaráðherra)	Ministry of Economic Affairs (Efnahags- og viðskiptaráðuneytið)	SDA
Guðbjartur Hannesson	Minister of Health (Heilbrigðisráðherra)	Ministry of Health (Heilbrigðisráðuneytið)	SDA
Guðbjartur Hannesson	Minister of Social Affairs and Social Security (Félags- og tryggingamálaráðherra)	Ministry of Social Affairs and Social Security (Félags- og tryggingamálaráðuneytið)	SDA
Jón Bjarnason	Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture (Sjávarútvegs- og landbúnaðarráðherra)	Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture (Sjávarútvegs- og landbúnaðarráðuneytið)	LGM
Katrín Jakobsdóttir	Minister of Education, Science and Culture (Mennta- og menningarmálaráðherra)	Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (Mennta- og menningarmálaráðuneytið)	LGM
Katrín Júlíusdóttir	Minister of Industry, Energy and Tourism (Iðnaðarráðherra)	Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism (Iðnaðarráðuneytið)	SDA
Ögmundur Jónasson	Minister of Justice and Human Rights (Dómsmála- og mannréttindaráðherra)	Ministry of Justice and Human Rights (Dómsmála- og mannréttindaráðuneytið)	LGM
Ögmundur Jónasson	Minister of Transport, Communications and Local Government (Samgöngu- og sveitarstjórnarráðherra)	Ministry of Transport, Communications and Local Government (Samgöngu- og sveitarstjórnarráðuneytið)	LGM
Össur Skarphéðinsson	Minister for Foreign Affairs (Utanríkisráðherra)	Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Utanríkisráðuneytið)	SDA
Steingrímur J. Sigfússon	Minister of Finance (Fjármálaráðherra)	Ministry of Finance (Fjármálaráðuneytið)	LGM
Svandís Svavarsdóttir	Minister for the Environment (Umhverfisráðherra)	Ministry for the Environment (Umhverfisráðuneytið)	LGM

Third reshuffle: 31 December 2011 – 23 May 2013[]

Oddný Guðbjörg Harðardóttir replaced Steingrímur J. Sigfússon as Minister of Finance. Steingrímur J. Sigfússon replaced Árni Páll Árnason as Minister of Economic Affairs and Jón Bjarnason as Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture.

	Minister	Ministry	Party
Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir	Prime Minister (Forsætisráðherra)	Prime Minister's Office (Forsætisráðuneytið)	SDA
Guðbjartur Hannesson	Minister of Health (Heilbrigðisráðherra)	Ministry of Health (Heilbrigðisráðuneytið)	SDA
Guðbjartur Hannesson	Minister of Social Affairs and Social Security (Félags- og tryggingamálaráðherra)	Ministry of Social Affairs and Social Security (Félags- og tryggingamálaráðuneytið)	SDA
Katrín Jakobsdóttir	Minister of Education, Science and Culture (Mennta- og menningarmálaráðherra)	Ministry of Education, Science and Culture (Mennta- og menningarmálaráðuneytið)	LGM
Katrín Júlíusdóttir	Minister of Industry, Energy and Tourism (Iðnaðarráðherra)	Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism (Iðnaðarráðuneytið)	SDA
Oddný Guðbjörg Harðardóttir	Minister of Finance (Fjármálaráðherra)	Ministry of Finance (Fjármálaráðuneytið)	SDA
Ögmundur Jónasson	Minister of Justice and Human Rights (Dómsmála- og mannréttindaráðherra)	Ministry of Justice and Human Rights (Dómsmála- og mannréttindaráðuneytið)	LGM
Ögmundur Jónasson	Minister of Transport, Communications and Local Government (Samgöngu- og sveitarstjórnarráðherra)	Ministry of Transport, Communications and Local Government (Samgöngu- og sveitarstjórnarráðuneytið)	LGM
Össur Skarphéðinsson	Minister for Foreign Affairs (Utanríkisráðherra)	Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Utanríkisráðuneytið)	SDA
Steingrímur J. Sigfússon	Minister of Economic Affairs (Efnahags- og viðskiptaráðherra)	Ministry of Economic Affairs (Efnahags- og viðskiptaráðuneytið)	LGM
Steingrímur J. Sigfússon	Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture (Sjávarútvegs- og landbúnaðarráðherra)	Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture (Sjávarútvegs- og landbúnaðarráðuneytið)	LGM
Svandís Svavarsdóttir	Minister for the Environment (Umhverfisráðherra)	Ministry for the Environment (Umhverfisráðuneytið)	LGM

Change: 1 January 2011[]

The Ministry of Justice and Human Rights and the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Local Government merged to form the Ministry of the Interior (Innanríkisráðuneytið). The Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Social Affairs and Social Security merged to form the Ministry of Welfare (Velferðarráðuneytið).^[3]^[4]

Change: 1 September 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 J. Sigfússon. The Ministry for the Environment was renamed Ministry for the Environment and Natural Resources (Umhverfis- og auðlindaráðuneytið) and the Ministry of Finance and part of the Ministry of Economic Affairs merged to form the Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs (Fjármála- og efnahagsráðuneytið), led by Oddný Guðbjörg Harðardóttir.

References[]

^ "Annað ráðuneyti Jóhönnu Sigurðardóttur" [Second cabinet of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir]. Historical material (in Icelandic). Cabinet of Iceland. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
^ "Lög um breytingu á ýmsum lögum vegna tilfærslu verkefna innan Stjórnarráðs Íslands" [Law amending various laws due to the transfer of functions within the Cabinet of Iceland.]. Icelandic law (in Icelandic). Parliament of Iceland. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
^ "Lög um breytingu á lögum um Stjórnarráð Íslands, nr. 73/1969, með síðari breytingum" [Law amending the law on the Cabinet of Iceland, № 73/1969, as amended.]. Icelandic law (in Icelandic). Parliament of Iceland. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
^ "Lög um breytingar á ýmsum lögum vegna sameiningar ráðuneyta, sbr. lög nr. 121/2010, um breytingu á lögum um Stjórnarráð Íslands, nr. 73/1969, með síðari breytingum" [Law amending various laws due to the merger of ministries, cf. law № 121/2010, amending the law on the Cabinet of Iceland, № 73/1969, as amended.]. Icelandic law (in Icelandic). Parliament of Iceland. Retrieved 24 September 2012.

[1] "Annað ráðuneyti Jóhönnu Sigurðardóttur" [Second cabinet of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir]. Historical material (in Icelandic). Cabinet of Iceland. Retrieved 29 September 2012.

[2] "Lög um breytingu á ýmsum lögum vegna tilfærslu verkefna innan Stjórnarráðs Íslands" [Law amending various laws due to the transfer of functions within the Cabinet of Iceland.]. Icelandic law (in Icelandic). Parliament of Iceland. Retrieved 24 September 2012.

[3] "Lög um breytingu á lögum um Stjórnarráð Íslands, nr. 73/1969, með síðari breytingum" [Law amending the law on the Cabinet of Iceland, № 73/1969, as amended.]. Icelandic law (in Icelandic). Parliament of Iceland. Retrieved 24 September 2012.

[4] "Lög um breytingar á ýmsum lögum vegna sameiningar ráðuneyta, sbr. lög nr. 121/2010, um breytingu á lögum um Stjórnarráð Íslands, nr. 73/1969, með síðari breytingum" [Law amending various laws due to the merger of ministries, cf. law № 121/2010, amending the law on the Cabinet of Iceland, № 73/1969, as amended.]. Icelandic law (in Icelandic). Parliament of Iceland. Retrieved 24 September 2012.

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Republic of Iceland (1944–present)	(1944–47) (1947–49) (1949–50) (1950–53) (1953–56) Hermann Jónasson V (1956–58) Emil Jónsson (1958–59) Ólafur Thors V (1959–63) Bjarni Benediktsson, Sr (1963–70) Jóhann Hafstein (1970–71) Ólafur Jóhannesson I (1971–74) Geir Hallgrímsson (1974–78) Ólafur Jóhannesson II (1978–79) Benedikt Sigurðsson Gröndal (1979–80) Gunnar Thoroddsen (1980–83) Steingrímur Hermannsson I (1983–87) Þorsteinn Pálsson (1987–88) Steingrímur Hermannsson II (1988–89) Steingrímur Hermannsson III (1989–91) Davíð Oddsson I (1991–95) Davíð Oddsson II (1995–99) Davíð Oddsson III (1999–03) Davíð Oddsson IV (2003–04) Halldór Ásgrímsson (2004–06) Geir Haarde I (2006–07) Geir Haarde II (2007–09) Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir I (2009) Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir II (2009–2013) Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson (2013–2016) Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson (2016–2017) Bjarni Benediktsson (2017) Katrín Jakobsdóttir (2017–)