First cabinet of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir

First cabinet of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir

40th Cabinet of Iceland
Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
Date formed1 February 2009 (2009-02-01)
Date dissolved10 May 2009 (2009-05-10)
People and organisations
PresidentÓlafur Ragnar Grímsson
Prime MinisterJóhanna Sigurðardóttir
No. of ministers10
Member parties
  •   Social Democratic Alliance (S)
  •   Left-Green Movement (V)
  • Independents
Status in legislatureMinority government (coalition)
Opposition parties  Independence Party (D)
  Progressive Party (B)
  Citizens' Movement (O)
History
Outgoing election2009 election
PredecessorGeir Haarde II
SuccessorJóhanna Sigurðardóttir II

The First cabinet of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir in Iceland, nicknamed “The welfare government” (Icelandic: Velferðarstjórnin) or “The sixth left government” (Icelandic: Vinstristjórn VI), was formed 1 February 2009[1] after the Second cabinet of Geir Haarde resigned due to the 2009 Icelandic financial crisis protests.

Cabinet

Inaugural cabinet: 1 February 2009 – 10 May 2009

Incumbent Minister Ministry Party
Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir Prime Minister
(Forsætisráðherra) 		Prime Minister's Office
(Forsætisráðuneytið) 		S
Ásta Ragnheiður Jóhannesdóttir Minister of Social Affairs and Social Security
(Félags- og tryggingamálaráðherra) 		Ministry of Social Affairs and Social Security
(Félags- og tryggingamálaráðuneytið) 		S
Gylfi Magnússon Minister of Trade
(Viðskiptaráðherra) 		Ministry of Trade
(Viðskiptaráðuneytið) 		Independent
Katrín Jakobsdóttir Minister of Education, Science and Culture
(Menntamálaráðherra) 		Ministry of Education, Science and Culture
(Menntamálaráðuneytið) 		V
Kolbrún Halldórsdóttir Minister for the Environment
(Umhverfisráðherra) 		Ministry for the Environment
(Umhverfisráðuneytið) 		V
Kristján L. Möller Minister of Communications
(Samgönguráðherra) 		Ministry of Communications
(Samgönguráðuneytið) 		S
Ögmundur Jónasson Minister of Health
(Heilbrigðisráðherra) 		Ministry of Health
(Heilbrigðisráðuneytið) 		V
Össur Skarphéðinsson Minister for Foreign Affairs
(Utanríkisráðherra) 		Ministry for Foreign Affairs
(Utanríkisráðuneytið) 		S
Minister of Industry, Energy and Tourism
(Iðnaðarráðherra) 		Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism
(Iðnaðarráðuneytið)
Steingrímur J. Sigfússon Minister of Finance
(Fjármálaráðherra) 		Ministry of Finance
(Fjármálaráðuneytið) 		V
Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture
(Sjávarútvegs- og landbúnaðarráðherra) 		Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture
(Sjávarútvegs- og landbúnaðarráðuneytið)
Ragna Árnadóttir Minister of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs
(Dóms- og kirkjumálaráðherra) 		Ministry of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs
(Dóms- og kirkjumálaráðuneytið) 		independent

See also

References

  1. ^ "Fyrsta ráðuneyti Jóhönnu Sigurðardóttur" [First cabinet of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir]. Historical material (in Icelandic). Cabinet of Iceland. Retrieved 29 September 2012.
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