The Minister of Health () is a part of the Cabinet of Iceland. It is currently a part of the Ministry of Welfare.
History The cabinet position existed between 20 November 1959 and 1 January 1970 and again between 1 January 2008 and 31 December 2010. The Ministry of Health existed alongside the Minister after 1 January 1970, when the Cabinet of Iceland Act no. 73/1969 took effect, since ministries had not formally existed separately from the ministers. Between 1 January 1970 and 1 January 2008 the position became Minister of Health and Social Security (), and the ministry itself was renamed accordingly. On 31 December 2010, the Ministry of Health was merged with the Ministry of Social Affairs and Social Security to form the Ministry of Welfare.
List of ministers
Minister of Health (20 November 1959 – 1 January 1970)
Nº Minister Took office Left office Duration Party Cabinet 1 Bjarni Benediktsson(1908–1970) 20 November 1959 14 September 1961 1 year, 9 months, 25 days(664 days) IP Ólafur Thors V 2 Jóhann Hafstein(1915–1980) 14 September 1961 1 January 1962 3 months, 18 days(109 days) IP (1) Bjarni Benediktsson(1908–1970) 1 January 1962 14 November 1963 1 year, 10 months, 13 days(682 days) IP (2) Jóhann Hafstein(1915–1980) 14 November 1963 1 January 1970 6 years, 1 month, 18 days(2,240 days) IP Bjarni Benediktsson
Minister of Health and Social Security (1 January 1970 – 1 January 2008)
The Cabinet of Iceland Act no. 73/1969, which had been passed by the parliament 28 May 1969, took effect on 1 January 1970, thus the Cabinet was formally established along with its ministries, which had up until then not formally existed separately from the ministers.
Nº Minister Took office Left office Duration Party Cabinet 3 Eggert Gíslason Þorsteinsson(1925–1995) 1 January 1970 14 July 1971 1 year, 6 months, 13 days(559 days) SDP Bjarni Benediktsson Jóhann Hafstein 4 Magnús Kjartansson(1919–1981) 14 July 1971 28 August 1974 3 years, 1 month, 14 days(1,141 days) PA Ólafur Jóhannesson I 5 Matthías Bjarnason(1921–2014) 28 August 1974 1 September 1978 4 years, 4 days(1,465 days) IP Geir Hallgrímsson 6 Magnús Helgi Magnússon(1922–2006) 1 September 1978 8 February 1980 1 year, 5 months, 7 days(525 days) SDP Ólafur Jóhannesson II Benedikt Gröndal 7 Svavar Gestsson(1944–2021) 8 February 1980 26 May 1983 3 years, 3 months, 18 days(1,203 days) PA Gunnar Thoroddsen (5) Matthías Bjarnason(1921–2014) 26 May 1983 16 October 1985 2 years, 4 months, 20 days(874 days) IP Steingrímur Hermannsson I 8 Ragnhildur Helgadóttir(1930–2016) 16 October 1985 8 July 1987 1 year, 8 months, 22 days(630 days) IP 9 Guðmundur Kristján Bjarnason(1944–) 8 July 1987 30 April 1991 3 years, 9 months, 22 days(1,392 days) PP Þorsteinn Pálsson Steingrímur Hermannsson II Steingrímur Hermannsson III 10 Sighvatur Kristinn Björgvinsson(1942–) 30 April 1991 14 June 1993 2 years, 1 month, 15 days(776 days) SDP Davíð Oddsson I 11 Guðmundur Árni Stefánsson(1955–) 14 June 1993 24 June 1994 1 year, 10 days(375 days) SDP (10) Sighvatur Kristinn Björgvinsson(1942–) 24 June 1994 23 April 1995 9 months, 30 days(303 days) SDP 12 Ingibjörg Pálmadóttir(1949–) 23 April 1995 14 April 2001 5 years, 11 months, 22 days(2,183 days) PP Davíð Oddsson II Davíð Oddsson III 13 Jón Halldór Kristjánsson(1942–) 14 April 2001 7 March 2006 4 years, 10 months, 21 days(1,788 days) PP Davíð Oddsson III Davíð Oddsson IV Halldór Ásgrímsson 14 Siv Friðleifsdóttir(1962–) 7 March 2006 24 May 2007 1 year, 2 months, 17 days(443) PP Halldór Ásgrímsson Geir Haarde I 15 Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson(1967–) 24 May 2007 — — IP Geir Haarde II
Minister of Health (1 January 2008 – 31 December 2010)
Nº Minister Took office Left office Duration Party Cabinet (15) Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson(1967–) — 1 February 2009 1 year, 8 months, 8 days(619 days) IP Geir Haarde II 16 Ögmundur Jónasson(1948–) 1 February 2009 1 October 2009 8 months(242 days) LGM Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir I Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir II 17 Álfheiður Ingadóttir(1951–) 1 October 2009 2 September 2010 11 months, 1 day(336 days) LGM Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir II 18 Guðbjartur Hannesson(1950–2015) 2 September 2010 31 December 2010 3 months, 29 days(120 days) SDA
Minister of Health (23 May 2013 – present) NºMinisterTook officeLeft officeDurationPartyCabinet19 Kristján Þór Júlíusson(1957–)23 May 201311 January 20173 years, 7 months, 19 days(1,329 days)IPSigmundur Davíð GunnlaugssonSigurður Ingi Jóhannsson20 Óttarr Proppé(1968–)11 January 201730 November 201710 months, 19 days(323 days)BFBjarni Benediktsson21 Svandís Svavarsdóttir(1964–)30 November 201728 November 20213 years, 11 months, 29 days(1459 days)LGMKatrín Jakobsdóttir I22 Willum Þór Þórsson(1960–)28 November 202121 December 2024( days)PPKatrín Jakobsdóttir IIBjarni Benediktsson II23 Alma Möller(1961–)21 December 2024Incumbent( days)SDAKristrún Frostadóttir
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