Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture (Iceland)

The Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture ( Sjávarútvegs- og Landbúnaðarráðuneytið ) is one of currently eleven line ministries in Iceland . Together with the Ministry of Industry and Trade , it has been an organizational part of the Ministry of Economy and Innovation ( Atvinnuvega- og nýsköpunarráðuneytið ) since 2012 , with both ministries subordinate to their own minister as of January 2017. The head office is located at Skúlagata 4 in Reykjavík .

history

The Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture was created after a change in the law passed on June 13, 2007 by the Icelandic parliament Althing . On June 25, the law was signed by President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson . On January 1, 2008, it combined the two previous independent ministries, the Ministry of Fisheries and the Ministry of Agriculture. Sigurgeir Þorgeirsson was appointed Permanent Secretary of State of the Ministry.

In the cabinet of Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson , Fisheries and Agriculture Minister Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson had been Minister of the Environment since May 23, 2013 , but the Ministry of Environment and Natural Resources ( Umhverfis- og auðlindaráðuneytið ) was taken over by Sigrún Magnúsdóttir on December 31, 2014 . After Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson took over the post of Prime Minister on April 7, 2016, following the resignation of Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, for the transition period until the early parliamentary elections on October 29, 2016 , Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson (Progress Party) became Minister for Fisheries and Agriculture appointed. His successor in the cabinet Bjarni Benediktsson (2017) has been Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir from the Viðreisn party since January 11, 2017 .

List of ministers

Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture

The previous ministers for fisheries and agriculture were:

• January 1, 2008 - February 1, 2009: Einar K. Guðfinnsson ( Independence Party ) in the Geir Haarde cabinet
• February 1, 2009 - May 10, 2009: Steingrímur J. Sigfússon ( Left-Green Movement ) in the Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir I cabinet
• May 10, 2009 - December 31, 2011: Jón Bjarnason (Left-Green Movement) in the Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir II cabinet
• December 31, 2011 - May 23, 2013: Steingrímur J. Sigfússon (Left-Green Movement) in the cabinet of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir II
• May 23, 2013 - April 7, 2016: Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson ( Progress Party ) in the cabinet of Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson
• April 7, 2016 - January 11, 2017: Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson (Progress Party) in the Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson cabinet
• January 11, 2017 -: Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir ( Viðreisn ) in the cabinet of Bjarni Benediktsson (2017)

Ministry of Fisheries

The previous fisheries ministers were:

• November 14, 1963 - July 10, 1970: Eggert G. Þorsteinsson in the Bjarni Benediktsson government
• July 10, 1970 - July 14, 1971: Eggert G. Þorsteinsson in the Jóhann Hafstein government
• July 14, 1971 - August 28, 1974: Lúðvík Jósepsson in the Ólafur Jóhannesson government
• Aug. 28, 1974 - September 1, 1978: Matthías Bjarnason in the Geir Hallgrímsson government
• September 1, 1978 - October 15, 1979: Kjartan Jóhannsson in the Ólafur Jóhannesson government
• October 15, 1979 - February 8, 1980: Kjartan Jóhannsson in the Benedikt Grondal government
• February 8, 1980 - May 26, 1983: Steingrímur Hermannsson in the Gunnar Thoroddsen government
• May 26, 1983 - October 16, 1985: Halldór Ásgrímsson in the Steingrímur Hermannsson government
• October 16, 1985 - July 8, 1987: Halldór Ásgrímsson in the Steingrímur Hermannsson government
• July 8, 1987 - September 28, 1988: Halldór Ásgrímsson in the Þorsteinn Pálsson government
• September 28, 1988 - September 10, 1989: Halldór Ásgrímsson in the Steingrímur Hermannsson government
• September 10, 1989 - April 30, 1991: Halldór Ásgrímsson in the Steingrímur Hermannsson government
• April 30, 1991 - May 11, 1999: Þorsteinn Pálsson in the governments of Davíð Oddsson ; After his resignation, Prime Minister Davíð Oddsson took over the ministry himself at short notice.
• May 28, 1999 - May 23, 2003: Árni M. Mathiesen in the Davíð Oddsson government
• May 23, 2003 - September 15, 2004: Árni M. Mathiesen in the Davíð Oddsson government
• September 15, 2004 - September 27, 2005: Árni M. Mathiesen in the Halldór Ásgrímsson government
• September 27, 2005 - December 31, 2007: Einar K. Guðfinnsson in the Halldór Ásgrímsson and Geir Haarde governments

Ministry of Agriculture

The previous agriculture ministers were:

• October 21, 1944 - February 4, 1947: Pétur Magnússon
• February 4, 1947 - December 6, 1949: Bjarni Ásgeirsson
• December 6, 1949 - March 14, 1950: Jón Pálmason
• March 14, 1950 - September 11, 1953: Hermann Jónasson
• September 11, 1953 - July 24, 1956: Steingrímur Steinþórsson
• July 24, 1956 - December 23, 1958: Hermann Jónasson
• December 23, 1958 - November 20, 1959: Friðjón Skarphéðinsson
• November 20, 1959 - July 14, 1971: Ingólfur Jónsson
• July 14, 1971 - September 1, 1978: Halldór E. Sigurðsson
• September 1, 1978 - October 15, 1979: Steingrímur Hermannsson
• October 15, 1979 - February 8, 1980: Bragi Sigurjónsson
• February 8, 1980 - May 26, 1983: Pálmi Jónsson
• May 26, 1983 - September 28, 1988: Jón Helgason
• September 28, 1988 - April 30, 1991: Steingrímur J. Sigfússon
• April 30, 1991 - April 23, 1995: Halldór Blöndal
• April 23, 1995 - May 11, 1999: Guðmundur Bjarnason
• May 11, 1999 - May 28, 1999: Halldór Ásgrímsson
• May 28, 1999 - May 24, 2007: Guðni Ágústsson
• May 24, 2007 - December 31, 2007: Einar K. Guðfinnsson

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Historical Overview of the Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture ( English ) Sjávarútvegs- og Landbúnaðarráðuneytið. Archived from the original on May 10, 2010. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
2. ↑ Fyrri ráðherrar ( Icelandic ) Umhverfis- og auðlindaráðuneytið. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
3. ↑ Brynjólfur Þór Guðmundsson: Þetta eru ráðherrarnir í nýrri ríkisstjórn ( Icelandic ) RÚV. January 10, 2017. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
4. ↑ Fyrri ráðherrar ( Icelandic ) Atvinnuvega- og nýsköpunarráðuneytið. Retrieved January 14, 2017.
5. ↑ Ráðherratal: Sjávarútvegsráðherrar 1963 - 2007 ( Icelandic ) Atvinnuvega- og nýsköpunarráðuneytið. Retrieved October 30, 2016.
6. ↑ Ráðherratal: Landbúnaðarráðherrar 1944 - 2007 ( Icelandic ) Atvinnuvega- og nýsköpunarráðuneytið. Retrieved October 30, 2016.

Web links

• Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture on the official website of the Ministry of Economy and Innovation (Isl.)