Minister for Iceland
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Minister for Iceland (Danish: Minister for Island) was a post in the Danish Cabinet for affairs with the Icelandic territory.
The post was established on 5 January 1874 as according to the Constitution of Iceland the executive power rested in the king of Denmark through the Danish cabinet. The post as Minister for Iceland was a part of the post as Justice Minister of Denmark until 1904 as The Constitutional Act of Iceland of 3 October 1903 stated that the Minister for Iceland had to be a resident of Reykjavík and be able to read and write Icelandic, and the minister was made responsible to the Icelandic Althing and Iceland obtained home rule. The post then became linked to the post as Prime Minister of Iceland.
In 1918, Denmark recognized Iceland as an independent and sovereign state in a personal union with Denmark and the post was closed down on 30 November 1918.
[edit] Reference
- Sundbøl, Per (1978). Dansk Islandspolitik 1913-1918. Odense Universitetsforlag. ISBN 87-7492-246-7. (Danish)
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| Active offices: Prime Minister • Deputy Prime Minister • Foreign Minister • Finance Minister • Justice Minister • Interior and Health Minister • Environment Minister • Defence Minister • Culture Minister • Tax Minister • Trade and Industry Minister • Transport and Energy Minister • Minister for Family and Consumer Affairs • Minister for Food, Agriculture and Fisheries • Employment Minister • Minister for Science, Technology and Development • Minister for Nordic Coorporation • Education Minister • Church Minister • Social Minister • Minister for Women's Rights • Minister for Development Cooperation • Minister for Refugees, Immigrants and Integration Historical offices: Energy Minister • Fisheries Minister • Health Minister • Housing Minister • Kultus Minister • Minister for Public Works • Navy Minister • War Minister • Minister for Greenland • Minister for Iceland • Minister for Schleswig • Minister for Holstein and Lauenburg • Minister for South Jutland • Minister for the Monarchy's Joint Internal Affairs • Minister without Portfolio |
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