List of Icelandic ministries

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Ministry of Justice and Ministry of Transport and Local Government building in Reykjavík in 2018
Ministry of Education, Science and Culture building in Reykjavík in 2018
Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs building in Reykjavík in 2018
Ministry of Foreign Affairs building in Reykjavík in 2016

This is a list of Icelandic government ministries.

Ministries[edit]

# Name Icelandic name
1 Prime Minister's Office Forsætisráðuneytið
2 Ministry of Education and Children Mennta- og barnamálaráðuneytið
3 Ministry for the Environment, Energy and Climate Umhverfis- og auðlindaráðuneytið
4 Ministry of Finance and Economic Affairs Fjármála- og efnahagsráðuneytið
5 Ministry for Foreign Affairs Utanríkisráðuneytið
6 Ministry of Industries and Innovation Atvinnuvega- og nýsköpunarráðuneytið
7 Ministry of Infrastructure Innviðaráðuneytið
8 Ministry of Justice Dómsmálaráðuneytið
9 Ministry of Health Heilbrigðisráðuneytið
10 Ministry of Social Affairs Félagsmálaráðuneytið

Historical ministries[edit]

Name Icelandic name Period
Predecessors of the Ministry of Economic Affairs
Ministry of Industry and Commerce n/a 1999-2007
Ministry of Business Affairs Viðskiptaráðuneyti 2007-2010
Predecessors of the Ministry of Interior
Ministry of Communications Samgönguráðuneyti - January 1, 2011
Ministry of Justice and Human Rights Dómsmála- og mannréttindaráðuneyti - January 1, 2011
Predecessors of the Ministry of Education, Science and Culture
Prime Minister's Office Forsætisráðuneyti n/a
Predecessors of the Ministry for the Environment
none
Predecessors of the Ministry of Finance
none
Predecessors of the Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture
Ministry of Fisheries Sjávarútvegsráðuneyti n/a
Ministry of Agriculture Landbúnaðarráðuneyti n/a
Predecessors of the Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Prime Minister's Office Forsætisráðuneyti n/a
Predecessors of the Ministry of Health
Ministry of Health and Social Security Heilbrigðis- og tryggingamálaráðuneyti n/a
Predecessors of the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism
Ministry of Industry and Business Affairs Iðnaðar- og viðskiptaráðuneyti n/a
Predecessors of the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights
Ministry of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs Dóms- og kirkjumálaráðuneyti - 2009
Predecessors of the Ministry of Welfare
Ministry of Social Affairs and Social Security Félags- og tryggingamálaráðuneyti - January 1, 2011
Ministry of Health Heilbrigðisráðuneyti - January 1, 2011

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