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Second cabinet of Bjarni Benediktsson

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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.
Second cabinet of Bjarni Benediktsson

47th Cabinet of Iceland
2024–present
Date formed9 April 2024 (2024-04-09)
People and organisations
Head of state
Head of governmentBjarni Benediktsson
Member parties
Opposition partiesSocial Democratic Alliance (S)
People's Party (F)
Pirate Party (P)
Reform Party (C)
Centre Party (M)
History
PredecessorKatrín Jakobsdóttir II

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]

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.

On 13 October 2024, Benediktsson announced that the government is to be dissolved and new elections to be called on 30 November, pending final approval from the President. He cited disagreements between the governing parties on issues such as immigration and energy as the reason for ending the governing coalition.[2] Additionally, the Left-Green Movement withdrew from the government four days later.[3]

Cabinet

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The Cabinet is composed as follows:[4]

Portfolio Minister Took office Left office Party
Prime Minister9 April 2024Incumbent Independence
Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs9 April 2024Incumbent Progressive
Minister of Social Affairs and the Labour Market9 April 202417 October 2024 Left-Green
17 October 2024Incumbent Independence
Minister of Infrastructure9 April 202417 October 2024 Left-Green
17 October 2024Incumbent Progressive
Minister for the Environment, Energy and Climate9 April 2024Incumbent Independence
Minister for Foreign Affairs9 April 2024Incumbent Independence
Minister of Culture and Business Affairs9 April 2024Incumbent Progressive
Minister of Education and Children9 April 2024Incumbent Progressive
Minister of Higher Education, Science And Innovation9 April 2024Incumbent Independence
Minister of Health9 April 2024Incumbent Progressive
Minister of Justice9 April 2024Incumbent Independence
Minister of Food, Fisheries and Agriculture9 April 202417 October 2024 Left-Green
17 October 2024Incumbent Independence

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Bryant, Miranda (2024-04-10). "Iceland appoints Bjarni Benediktsson to replace Katrín Jakobsdóttir as PM". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-04-26.
  2. ^ Guðmundsdóttir, Ingibjörg Sara; Signýjardóttir, Ástrós (2024-10-13). "Sjálfstæðisflokkur slítur ríkisstjórnarsamstarfinu – Bjarni vill kosningar 30. nóvember - RÚV.is". RÚV. Retrieved 2024-10-13.
  3. ^ "Ríkisráðsfundur á Bessastöðum: Vinstri græn formlega hætt" (in Icelandic). RÚV. 17 October 2024. Retrieved 29 November 2024.
  4. ^ Government of Iceland. "Current government - Second cabinet of Bjarni Benediktsson". government.is. Retrieved 26 April 2024.
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