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Second cabinet of Bjarni Benediktsson

Second cabinet of Bjarni Benediktsson

Government of Iceland since 2024

This article is about the current cabinet of Bjarni Benediktsson (born 1970). For the cabinet which governed Iceland from 1963 to 1970, see Cabinet of Bjarni Benediktsson.

The Second cabinet of Bjarni Benediktsson was formed on 9 April 2024, following the resignation of Katrín Jakobsdóttir to run in the presidential election. The cabinet is led by Bjarni Benediktsson of the Independence Party, who previously served as Prime Minister of Iceland in 2017.[1]

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The cabinet is a coalition government consisting of the Independence Party, the Left-Green Movement and the Progressive Party. Together they hold 38 of the 63 seats in the Parliament of Iceland and served as a majority government. There are twelve ministers in the cabinet, five from the Independence Party, three from the Left-Green Movement, and four from the Progressive Party.

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The Cabinet is composed as follows:[2]

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References

  1. [1]
    Bryant, Miranda; correspondent, Miranda Bryant Nordic (2024-04-10). "Iceland appoints Bjarni Benediktsson to replace Katrín Jakobsdóttir as PM". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
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    Government of Iceland. "Current government - Second cabinet of Bjarni Benediktsson". government.is. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
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