Second cabinet of Katrín Jakobsdóttir

The Second cabinet of Katrín Jakobsdóttir was formed on 28 November 2021, following the 2021 parliamentary election. The cabinet is led by Katrín Jakobsdóttir of the Left-Green Movement, who serves as Prime Minister of Iceland.[1][2][3]

Second cabinet of Katrín Jakobsdóttir

46th Cabinet of Iceland
Date formed28 November 2021 (2021-11-28)
People and organisations
Head of stateGuðni Th. Jóhannesson
Head of governmentKatrín Jakobsdóttir
Member parties
Opposition partiesSocial Democratic Alliance (S)
People's Party (F)
Pirate Party (P)
Reform Party (C)
Centre Party (M)
History
Election(s)2021 parliamentary election
PredecessorKatrín Jakobsdóttir I

The cabinet is a coalition government consisting of the Independence Party, the Left-Green Movement and the Progressive Party.[4] Together they hold 38 of the 63 seats in the Parliament of Iceland and serve as a majority government. In the cabinet, there are twelve ministers, where five are from the Independence Party, three are from the Left-Green Movement and four are from the Progressive Party. After the 2021 parliamentary election, the three parties who were in power, in the last parliamentary session, increased their parliamentary majority.

Cabinet

As of 23 October 2023, the Cabinet is composed as follows:[5]

PortfolioMinisterTook officeLeft officeParty
Prime Minister28 November 2021Incumbent Left-Green
Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs28 November 202114 October 2023 Independence
14 October 2023Incumbent Independence
Minister of Infrastructure28 November 2021Incumbent Progressive
Minister of Food, Fisheries and Agriculture28 November 2021Incumbent Left-Green
Minister for the Environment, Energy and Climate28 November 2021Incumbent Independence
Minister for Foreign Affairs28 November 202114 October 2023 Independence
14 October 2023Incumbent Independence
Minister of Culture and Business Affairs28 November 2021Incumbent Progressive
Minister of Education and Children28 November 2021Incumbent Progressive
Minister of Social Affairs and the Labour Market28 November 2021Incumbent Left-Green
Minister of Higher Education, Science And Innovation28 November 2021Incumbent Independence
Minister of the Interior Jón Gunnarsson 28 November 2021 1 February 2022 Independence
Minister of Justice 1 February 2022 [6] Incumbent
Minister of Health28 November 2021Incumbent Progressive

See also

References
  1. "Iceland's ruling coalition agrees on new government". France 24. Agence France-Presse. 28 November 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  2. "Iceland's left-right coalition agrees to take another term". Reuters. 28 November 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
  3. "Katrin Jakobsdottir, Iceland's Staunch Feminist PM, Begins Second Term". Voice of America. 28 November 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
  4. "Second Government of Katrín Jakobsdóttir Takes Office". government.is. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
  5. Government of Iceland. "Current government - Second cabinet of Katrín Jakobsdóttir". government.is. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  6. Government of Iceland. "Jón Gunnarsson—Minister of Justice". government.is. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
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