Ministry of Justice and Human Rights (Iceland)

The Icelandic Ministry of Justice and Human Rights () was a cabinet-level ministry within the government of Iceland. Beginning on 2 September 2010, the minister was Ögmundur Jónasson. Before that date, the ministry had been known as the Ministry of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs. In 2011 it was merged with the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Local Government, to form the Ministry of the Interior.Ministry of the Interior - Ministers On 1 May 2017 the Ministry of the Interior was split again, into the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Transport and Local Government.

The department handles a wide variety of issues that include civil defense, public prosecution, the justice system including sentencing, immigration, police and coast guard, and elections.

List of ministers

Ministers of Justice, Church and Human Rights (1904-2010) Since Iceland received the Cabinet of Ministers in 1904, the Minister of Justice and the Ministry of Justice went to the ministers in 1917. Minister from to Category otherHannes Hafstein19041909Minister for IcelandBjörn Jónsson19091911Kristján Jónsson19111912Hannes Hafstein19121914Sigurður Eggerz19141915Einar Arnórsson19151917Jón Magnússon19171922First Minister of Justice and Ecclesiastical AffairsSigurður Eggerz19221924Jón Magnússon19241926Magnús Guðmundsson19261927Jonas from Hriflu19271931Tryggvi Thorhallsson19311931Jonas from Hriflu19311932Magnús Guðmundsson19321932Minister of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs (mid-1931); Attorney General (late 1932)Thorsteinn Briem19321932Only Attorney GeneralThorsteinn Briem19321934Only Minister of Ecclesiastical AffairsMagnús Guðmundsson19321934Only Attorney GeneralHermann Jónasson19341942Magnús Jónsson19421942Only Minister of Ecclesiastical AffairsJakob Möller19421942Only Attorney GeneralJakob Möller19421942Only Attorney GeneralBjörn Þórðarson19421944Only Minister of Ecclesiastical AffairsEinar Arnórsson19421944Only Attorney GeneralBjörn Þórðarson19441944 Minister from to Category Ministry otherEmil Jonsson19441947Social Democratic PartyAnother ministry of Ólafur ThorsOnly Minister of Ecclesiastical AffairsFinnur Jónsson19441947Another ministry of Ólafur ThorsOnly Attorney GeneralEysteinn Jónsson19471949The Ministry of Stefán Jóhann StefánssonOnly Minister of Ecclesiastical AffairsBjarni Benediktsson19471949IndependenceThe Ministry of Stefán Jóhann StefánssonOnly Attorney GeneralBjarni Benediktsson19491950IndependenceOlaf Thors third ministryHermann Jónasson19501953ProgressivesSteingrímur Steinþórsson's ministryOnly Minister of Ecclesiastical AffairsBjarni Benediktsson19501956IndependenceSteingrímur Steinþórsson's ministry

Olaf Thors fourth ministryOnly Attorney GeneralSteingrímur Steinþórsson19531956Olaf Thors fourth ministryOnly Minister of Ecclesiastical AffairsHermann Jónasson19561958ProgressivesThe third ministry of Hermann JónassonFriðjón Skarphéðinsson19581959The Ministry of Emil JonssonBjarni Benediktsson19591963IndependenceThe fifth ministry of Ólafur ThorsJóhann Hafstein19631970IndependenceMinistry of Bjarni BenediktssonAuður Auðuns [1st female]19701971The Ministry of Jóhann HafsteinÓlafur Jóhannesson19711978ProgressivesThe first ministry of Ólafur Jóhannesson

The Ministry of Geir HallgrímssonSteingrímur Hermannsson19781979ProgressivesAnother ministry of Ólafur JóhannessonVilmundur Gylfason19791980Social Democratic PartyMinistry of Benedikt GröndalFridrið Thordarson19801983Gunnars Thoroddsen's MinistryJón Helgason19831987The first ministry of Steingrím HermannssonJón Sigurðsson19871988Social Democratic PartyThe Ministry of Þorsteinn PálssonHalldór Ásgrímsson19881989ProgressivesThe second ministry of Steingrím HermannssonOli Þ. Guðbjartsson19891991The third ministry of Steingrím HermannssonÞorsteinn Pálsson19911999IndependenceThe first ministry of David Oddsson

Another ministry of David OddssonDavid Oddsson19991999IndependenceAnother ministry of David OddssonSólveig Pétursdóttir19992003The Third Ministry of David OddssonBjörn Bjarnason20032009IndependenceDavid Oddsson's fourth ministry

The Ministry of Halldór Ásgrímsson The first ministry of Geir Haarde

Other ministry of Geir HaardeRagna Árnadóttir20092010Off-MinisterThe first ministry of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir

Another ministry of Jóhanna SigurðardóttirMinistry of Justice and Human Rights (late 2009)Ögmundur Jónasson20102010Left-wing movement - green supplyAnother ministry of Jóhanna SigurðardóttirMinistry of Justice and Human Rights

Ministers of Interior (2011-2017) Minister from to Category Ministry otherÖgmundur Jónasson20112013Left-wing movement - green supplyAnother ministry of Jóhanna SigurðardóttirHanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir20132014IndependenceThe Ministry of Sigmund Davíð GunnlaugssonResigned on 21 November 2014 and resigned on 4 December of the same year.Sigmundur David Gunnlaugsson20142014ProgressivesThe Ministry of Sigmund Davíð GunnlaugssonOnly Attorney General from 27 August to 4 December 2014Ólöf Nordal20142017Off-MinisterThe Ministry of Sigmund Davíð Gunnlaugsson

Ministers of Justice (2017 - ) +MinisterfromtoCategoryotherÞórdís Kolbrún R. Gylfadóttir20192019IndependenceÁslaug Arna Sigurbjörnsdóttir20192021IndependenceJón Gunnarsson2022Independence

Attorney General Attorney General from to Category Ministry otherMinister of InteriorSigríður Ásthildur Andersen2017still in officeIndependenceThe Ministry of Bjarni Benediktsson (2017)

The Ministry of Katrina Jakobsdóttir (2017-)

Ministry of Justice and Human Rights (Iceland)

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