Second cabinet of Geir Haarde

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Second cabinet of Geir Haarde
39th cabinet of Iceland
Geir Haarde 2006-Oct-11.JPG
Date formed 24 May 2007 (2007-05-24)
Date dissolved 1 February 2009 (2009-02-01)
People and organisations
Head of government Geir Haarde
Head of state Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson
Member parties
History
Predecessor Geir Haarde I
Successor Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir I

The Second cabinet of Geir Haarde in Iceland was formed 24 May 2007.[1] It resigned due to the 2009 Icelandic financial crisis protests.

Cabinet

Inaugural cabinet: 24 May 2007 – 1 February 2009

The Ministry of Commerce was renamed in English the Ministry of Business Affairs but the Icelandic name was unchanged. The Ministry of Industry was renamed in English the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism but the Icelandic name was unchanged.

Incumbent Minister Ministry Party
Geir Haarde Prime Minister
(Forsætisráðherra)		 Prime Minister's Office
(Forsætisráðuneytið)		 IP
Minister of Statistics Iceland
(Ráðherra Hagstofu Íslands)		 Statistics Iceland
(Hagstofa Íslands)
Árni Mathiesen Minister of Finance
(Fjármálaráðherra)		 Ministry of Finance
(Fjármálaráðuneytið)		 IP
Björgvin G. Sigurðsson Minister of Commerce
(Viðskiptaráðherra)		 Ministry of Commerce
(Viðskiptaráðuneytið)		 SDA
Björn Bjarnason Minister of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs
(Dóms- og kirkjumálaráðherra)		 Ministry of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs
(Dóms- og kirkjumálaráðuneytið)		 IP
Einar Kristinn Guðfinnsson Minister of Agriculture
(Landbúnaðarráðherra)		 Ministry of Agriculture
(Landbúnaðarráðuneytið)		 IP
Minister of Fisheries
(Sjávarútvegsráðherra)		 Ministry of Fisheries
(Sjávarútvegsráðuneytið)
Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson Minister of Health and Social Security
(Heilbrigðis- og tryggingamálaráðherra)		 Ministry of Health and Social Security
(Heilbrigðis- og tryggingamálaráðuneytið)		 IP
Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir Minister for Foreign Affairs
(Utanríkisráðherra)		 Ministry for Foreign Affairs
(Utanríkisráðuneytið)		 SDA
Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir Minister of Social Affairs
(Félagsmálaráðherra)		 Ministry of Social Affairs
(Félagsmálaráðuneytið)		 SDA
Kristján L. Möller Minister of Communications
(Samgönguráðherra)		 Ministry of Communications
(Samgönguráðuneytið)		 SDA
Össur Skarphéðinsson Minister of Industry
(Iðnaðarráðherra)		 Ministry of Industry
(Iðnaðarráðuneytið)		 SDA
Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir Minister of Education, Science and Culture
(Menntamálaráðherra)		 Ministry of Education, Science and Culture
(Menntamálaráðuneytið)		 IP
Þórunn Sveinbjarnardóttir Minister for the Environment
(Umhverfisráðherra)		 Ministry for the Environment
(Umhverfisráðuneytið)		 SDA

Change: 1 January 2008

The Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Fisheries merged to form the Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture (Sjávarútvegs- og landbúnaðarráðuneytið). The Ministry of Health and Social Security was renamed the Ministry of Health (Heilbrigðisráðuneytið). The Ministry of Social Affairs was renamed the Ministry of Social Affairs and Social Security (Félags- og tryggingamálaráðuneytið). Statistics Iceland became an independent government agency.[2][3]

See also

References

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