The minister of infrastructure in Iceland is the head of the Ministry of Infrastructure (formerly known as the Ministry of Transport and Local Government) and forms a part of the Cabinet of Iceland. The ministry was formed in 2017 and the current minister is Eyjólfur Ármannsson.
History The Minister of Communications () was a cabinet position which existed between 20 November 1959 and 1 October 2009. The Minister of Communications existed alongside the minister after 1 January 1970 when the Cabinet of Iceland Act no. 73/1969 took effect since ministries had not formally existed separately from the ministers. On 1 October 2009 the position became Minister of Transport, Communications and Local Government () and the ministry itself was also renamed accordingly.
On 31 December 2010 the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Local Government was merged with the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights to form the Ministry of the Interior. On 1 May 2017 the Ministry of the Interior was again split up into the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Transport and Local Government. On 28 November 2021, the position changed its name to Minister of Infrastructure due to the renaming of the Ministry.
List of ministers
Minister of Communications (20 November 1959 – 1 October 2009)
Nº Minister Took office Left office Duration Party Cabinet 1 Ingólfur Jónsson(1909–1984) 20 November 1959 14 July 1971 11 years, 7 months, 24 days(4,254 days) IP Bjarni Benediktsson Jóhann Hafstein 2 Hannibal Valdimarsson(1903–1991) 14 July 1971 16 July 1973 2 years, 2 days(733 days) ULL Ólafur Jóhannesson I 3 Björn Jónsson(1916–1985) 16 July 1973 6 May 1974 9 months, 20 days(294 days) ULL 4 Magnús Torfi Ólafsson(1915–2003) 6 May 1974 28 August 1974 3 months, 22 days(114 days) ULL 5 Halldór Eggert Sigurðsson(1915–2003) 28 August 1974 1 September 1978 4 years, 4 days(1,465 days) PP Geir Hallgrímsson 6 Ragnar Arnalds(1938–2022) 1 September 1978 15 October 1979 1 year, 1 month, 14 days(409 days) PA Ólafur Jóhannesson II 7 Magnús Helgi Magnússon(1922–2006) 15 October 1979 8 February 1980 3 months, 24 days(116 days) SDP Benedikt Sigurðsson Gröndal 8 Steingrímur Hermannsson(1928–2010) 8 February 1980 26 May 1983 3 years, 3 months, 18 days(1,203 days) PP Gunnar Thoroddsen 9 Matthías Bjarnason(1921–2014) 26 May 1983 8 July 1987 4 years, 1 month, 12 days(1,504 days) IP Steingrímur Hermannsson I 10 Matthías Árni Mathiesen(1931–2011) 8 July 1987 28 September 1988 year, 2 months, 20 days(448 days) IP Þorsteinn Pálsson 11 Steingrímur J. Sigfússon(1955–) 28 September 1988 30 April 1991 2 years, 7 months, 2 days(944 days) PA Steingrímur Hermannsson II Steingrímur Hermannsson III 12 Halldór Blöndal(1938–2025) 30 April 1991 28 May 1999 8 years, 28 days(2,950 days) IP Davíð Oddsson I Davíð Oddsson II 13 Sturla Böðvarsson(1945–2026) 28 May 1999 24 May 2007 7 years, 11 months, 26 days(2,918 days) IP Davíð Oddsson III Davíð Oddsson IV Halldór Ásgrímsson Geir Haarde I 14 Kristján L. Möller(1953–) 24 May 2007 — — SDA Geir Haarde II Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir I Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir II
Minister of Transport, Communications and Local Government (1 October 2009 – 31 December 2010)
Nº Minister Took office Left office Duration Party Cabinet (14) Kristján L. Möller(1953–) — 2 September 2010 3 years, 3 months, 9 days(1,197 days) SDA Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir II 15 Ögmundur Jónasson(1948–) 2 September 2010 31 December 2010 3 months, 29 days(120 days) LGM Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir II
Minister of the Interior (2011–2017)
See Minister of the Interior (Iceland)
Minister of Transport and Local Government (2017–2021) Nº Minister Took office Left office Duration Party Cabinet(14) Jón Gunnarsson(1956–) 11 January 2017 30 November 2017 IPBjarni Benediktsson 15 Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson(1962–)30 November 201728 November 2021 PPKatrín Jakobsdóttir
Minister of Infrastructure (2021–2024) Nº Minister Took office Left office Duration Party Cabinet (15) Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson(1962–)28 November 20219 April 2024 PPKatrín Jakobsdóttir II 16 Svandís Svavarsdóttir(1964–)9 April 202417 October 2024 LGMBjarni Benediktsson II (15) Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson(1962–)17 October 202421 December 2024 PPBjarni Benediktsson II
Minister of Transport and Local Government (2024–) Nº Minister Took office Left office Duration Party Cabinet 17 Eyjólfur Ármannsson(1969–)21 December 2024Incumbent PPKristrún Frostadóttir
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