The Cabinet of Bjarni Benediktsson in Iceland, nicknamed “The restoration government” () or “The work government” (), 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.
Cabinets
Inaugural cabinet: 14 November 1963 – 8 May 1965 IncumbentMinisterParty Bjarni BenediktssonPrime MinisterIP Emil JónssonMinister of FisheriesSDPMinister of Social Affairs Guðmundur Ívarsson GuðmundssonMinister for Foreign AffairsSDP Gunnar ThoroddsenMinister of FinanceIP Gylfi Þorsteinsson GíslasonMinister of Education, Science and CultureSDPMinister of Commerce Ingólfur JónssonMinister of AgricultureIPMinister of Communications Jóhann HafsteinMinister of HealthIPMinister of IndustryMinister of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs
First reshuffle: 8 May 1965 – 31 August 1965 Magnús Jónsson replaced Gunnar Thoroddsen as Minister of Finance.
IncumbentMinisterParty Bjarni BenediktssonPrime MinisterIP Emil JónssonMinister of FisheriesSDPMinister of Social Affairs Guðmundur Ívarsson GuðmundssonMinister for Foreign AffairsSDP Gylfi Þorsteinsson GíslasonMinister of Education, Science and CultureSDPMinister of Commerce Ingólfur JónssonMinister of AgricultureIPMinister of Communications Jóhann HafsteinMinister of HealthIPMinister of IndustryMinister of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs Magnús JónssonMinister of FinanceIP
Second reshuffle: 31 August 1965 – 1 January 1970 Eggert Gíslason Þorsteinsson replaced Emil Jónsson as Minister of Fisheries and Minister of Social Affairs. Emil Jónsson replaced Guðmundur Ívarsson Guðmundsson as Minister for Foreign Affairs.
IncumbentMinisterParty Bjarni BenediktssonPrime MinisterIP Eggert Gíslason ÞorsteinssonMinister of FisheriesSDPMinister of Social Affairs Emil JónssonMinister for Foreign AffairsSDP Gylfi Þorsteinsson GíslasonMinister of Education, Science and CultureSDPMinister of Commerce Ingólfur JónssonMinister of AgricultureIPMinister of Communications Jóhann HafsteinMinister of HealthIPMinister of IndustryMinister of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs Magnús JónssonMinister of FinanceIP
Third reshuffle: 1 January 1970 – 10 July 1970 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. The Ministry of Health (Heilbrigðisráðuneytið) was renamed the Ministry of Health and Social Security (Heilbrigðis- og tryggingamálaráðherra) and Eggert Gíslason Þorsteinsson replaced Jóhann Hafstein as minister. Emil Jónsson replaced Jóhann Hafstein as Minister of Social Affairs. Statistics Iceland became a cabinet ministry and was led by Magnús Jónsson.
IncumbentMinisterMinistryParty Bjarni BenediktssonPrime MinisterPrime Minister's OfficeIP Eggert Gíslason ÞorsteinssonMinister of FisheriesMinistry of FisheriesSDPMinister of Health and Social SecurityMinistry of Health and Social Security Emil JónssonMinister for Foreign AffairsMinistry for Foreign AffairsSDPMinister of Social AffairsMinistry of Social Affairs Gylfi Þorsteinsson GíslasonMinister of Education, Science and CultureMinistry of Education, Science and CultureSDPMinister of CommerceMinistry of Commerce Ingólfur JónssonMinister of AgricultureMinistry of AgricultureIPMinister of CommunicationsMinistry of Communications Jóhann HafsteinMinister of IndustryMinistry of IndustryIPMinister of Justice and Ecclesiastical AffairsMinistry of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs Magnús JónssonMinister of FinanceMinistry of FinanceIPMinister of Statistics IcelandStatistics Iceland
See also Government of Iceland Cabinet of Iceland
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