The Minister of the Interior () was the head of Iceland's Ministry of the Interior () 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 January 2011 – 11 January 2017) NºMinisterTook officeLeft officeDurationPartyCabinet1 Ögmundur Jónasson(1948–)1 January 201123 May 20132 years, 4 months, 22 days(873 days)LGMJóhanna Sigurðardóttir II2 Hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir(1966–)23 May 20134 December 20141 years, 6 months, 11 days(560 days)IPSigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson(1975–)Minister of Justice26 August 20144 December 20143 months, 8 days(100 days)PP3rowspan="2" Ólöf Nordal(1966–2017)4 December 201411 January 2017( days)IPSigurður Ingi Jóhannsson
References
External links Official website Official website