Nº |
Minister |
Took office |
Left office |
Duration |
Party |
Cabinet |
1 |
|
|
Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson (1894–1980) |
17 April 1939 |
17 January 1942 |
2 years, 9 months (1,006) |
SDP |
Hermann Jónasson III |
Hermann Jónasson IV |
2 |
|
|
Jakob Möller (1880–1955) |
17 January 1942 |
16 December 1942 |
10 months, 29 days (333 days) |
IP |
Ólafur Thors I |
No minister in office between 16 December 1942 and 22 December 1942. |
3 |
|
|
Jóhann Sæmundsson (1905–1955) |
22 December 1942 |
19 April 1943 |
3 months, 28 days (118 days) |
N/A |
Björn Þórðarson |
4 |
|
|
Björn Þórðarson (1879–1963) |
19 April 1943 |
21 October 1944 |
1 year, 6 months, 2 days (551 days) |
PP |
5 |
|
|
Finnur Jónsson (1894–1951) |
21 October 1944 |
4 February 1947 |
2 years, 3 months, 14 days (836 days) |
SDP |
Ólafur Thors II |
(1) |
|
|
Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson (1894–1980) |
4 February 1947 |
6 December 1949 |
2 years, 10 months, 2 days (1,036 days) |
SDP |
Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson |
6 |
|
|
Ólafur Thors (1892–1964) |
6 December 1949 |
14 March 1950 |
3 months, 8 days (98 days) |
IP |
Ólafur Thors III |
7 |
|
|
Steingrímur Steinþórsson (1893–1966) |
14 March 1950 |
24 July 1956 |
6 years, 4 months, 10 days (2,324 days) |
PP |
Steingrímur Steinþórsson |
Ólafur Thors IV |
8 |
|
|
Hannibal Valdimarsson (1903–1991) |
24 July 1956 |
23 December 1958 |
2 years, 4 months, 29 days (882 days) |
PA |
Hermann Jónasson V |
9 |
|
|
Friðjón Skarphéðinsson (1909–1996) |
23 December 1958 |
20 November 1959 |
10 months, 28 days (332 days) |
SDP |
Emil Jónsson |
10 |
|
|
Emil Jónsson (1902–1986) |
20 November 1959 |
31 August 1965 |
5 years, 9 months, 11 days (2,111 days) |
SDP |
Ólafur Thors V |
Bjarni Benediktsson |
11 |
|
|
Eggert Gíslason Þorsteinsson (1925–1995) |
31 August 1965 |
10 July 1970 |
4 years, 10 months, 10 days (1,774 days) |
SDP |
Bjarni Benediktsson |
(10) |
|
|
Emil Jónsson (1902–1986) |
10 July 1970 |
14 July 1971 |
1 year, 4 days (369 days) |
SDP |
Bjarni Benediktsson |
Jóhann Hafstein |
(8) |
|
|
Hannibal Valdimarsson (1903–1991) |
14 July 1971 |
16 July 1973 |
2 years, 2 days (733 days) |
ULL |
Ólafur Jóhannesson I |
12 |
|
|
Björn Jónsson (1916–1985) |
16 July 1973 |
6 May 1974 |
9 months, 20 days (294 days) |
ULL |
13 |
|
|
Magnús Torfi Ólafsson (1923–1998) |
6 May 1974 |
28 August 1974 |
3 months, 22 days (114 days) |
ULL |
14 |
|
|
Gunnar Thoroddsen (1910–1983) |
28 August 1974 |
1 September 1978 |
4 years, 4 days (1,465 days) |
IP |
Geir Hallgrímsson |
15 |
|
|
Magnús Helgi Magnússon (1922–2006) |
1 September 1978 |
8 February 1980 |
1 year, 5 months, 7 days (525 days) |
SDP |
Ólafur Jóhannesson II |
Benedikt Gröndal |
16 |
|
|
Svavar Gestsson (1944–2020) |
8 February 1980 |
26 May 1983 |
3 years, 3 months, 18 days (1203 days) |
PA |
Gunnar Thoroddsen |
17 |
|
|
Alexander Stefánsson (1922–2008) |
26 May 1983 |
8 July 1987 |
4 years, 1 month, 12 days (1,504 days) |
PP |
Steingrímur Hermannsson I |
18 |
|
|
Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir (1942–) |
8 July 1987 |
24 June 1994 |
6 years, 11 months, 16 days (2,543 days) |
SDP |
Þorsteinn Pálsson |
Steingrímur Hermannsson II |
Steingrímur Hermannsson III |
Davíð Oddsson I |
19 |
|
|
Guðmundur Árni Stefánsson (1955–) |
24 June 1994 |
12 November 1994 |
4 months, 19 days (141 days) |
SDP |
Davíð Oddsson I |
20 |
|
|
Rannveig Guðmundsdóttir (1940–) |
12 November 1994 |
23 April 1995 |
5 months, 11 days (162 days) |
SDP |
21 |
|
|
Páll Bragi Pétursson (1937–) |
23 April 1995 |
23 May 2003 |
8 years, 1 month (2,952 days) |
PP |
Davíð Oddsson II |
Davíð Oddsson III |
22 |
|
|
Árni Magnússon (1965–) |
23 May 2003 |
7 March 2006 |
2 years, 9 months, 12 days (1,019 days) |
PP |
Davíð Oddsson IV |
Halldór Ásgrímsson |
23 |
|
|
Jón Halldór Kristjánsson (1942–) |
7 March 2006 |
15 June 2006 |
3 months, 8 days (100 days) |
PP |
Halldór Ásgrímsson |
24 |
|
|
Magnús Stefánsson (1960–) |
15 June 2006 |
24 May 2007 |
11 months, 9 days (343 days) |
PP |
Geir Haarde I |
(18) |
|
|
Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir (1942–) |
24 May 2007 |
— |
— |
SDA |
Geir Haarde II |