Cabinet of Kristrún Frostadóttir
First cabinet of Kristrún Frostadóttir | |
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48th Cabinet of Iceland | |
2024-present | |
Date formed | 21 December 2024 |
People and organisations | |
Head of state | |
Head of government | Kristrún Frostadóttir |
Member parties |
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Opposition parties | Independence Party (D) Centre Party (M) Progressive Party (B) |
History | |
Election | 2024 parliamentary election |
Predecessor | Bjarni Benediktsson II |
The Cabinet of Kristrún Frostadóttir was formed on 21 December 2024, following the 2024 Icelandic parliamentary election. The cabinet is led by Kristrún Frostadóttir of the Social Democratic Alliance.[1] The ministers of the cabinet formally took office on 21 December.[2]
The cabinet is a coalition government consisting of the Social Democratic Alliance, the Viðreisn and the People's Party. Together they hold 36 of the 63 seats in the Parliament of Iceland and serve as a majority government. There are eleven ministers in the cabinet, four each from the Social Democratic Alliance and from Viðreisn, and three from the People's Party.
Cabinet
The Cabinet is composed as follows:[3]
Portfolio | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | |
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Prime Minister | 21 December 2024 | Incumbent | Social Democratic | ||
Minister for Foreign Affairs | 21 December 2024 | Incumbent | Viðreisn | ||
Minister of Social Affairs and Housing | 21 December 2024 | Incumbent | People's | ||
Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs | 21 December 2024 | Incumbent | Viðreisn | ||
Minister of Transport and Local Government | 21 December 2024 | Incumbent | People's | ||
Minister for the Environment, Energy and Climate | 21 December 2024 | Incumbent | Social Democratic | ||
Minister of Culture, Innovation and Universities | 21 December 2024 | Incumbent | Social Democratic | ||
Minister of Education and Children | 21 December 2024 | Incumbent | People's | ||
Minister of Health | 21 December 2024 | Incumbent | Social Democratic | ||
Minister of Justice | 21 December 2024 | Incumbent | Viðreisn | ||
Minister of Industries | 21 December 2024 | Incumbent | Viðreisn |
References
- ^ Margrét Adamsdóttir (2024-12-21). "We have a new government: summary of the press conference". RÚV.is. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
- ^ Ragnar Jón Hrólfsson (2024-12-21). "Ríkisstjórn Kristrúnar Frostadóttur tekur við völdum". ruv.is (in Icelandic). Ríkisútvarpið. Retrieved 2024-12-21.
- ^ Iceland Monitor. "These are the ministers of the government". Iceland Monitor.is. Retrieved 21 December 2024.
External links
- Website of the Icelandic Government (Icelandic)
- Website of the Icelandic Government (English)