Minister of Welfare (Iceland)

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The Minister of Welfare (Icelandic: Velferðarráðherra) is the head of the Ministry of Welfare. There are currently two ministers heading the Ministry of Welfare.^[1]

List of ministers

Minister of Welfare (1 January 2011 – present)

Nº	Minister			Took office	Left office	Duration	Party	Cabinet
1			Guðbjartur Hannesson (1950–)	1 January 2011	23 May 2013	2 years, 4 months, 22 days (873 days)	SDA	Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir II
2			Eygló Harðardóttir (1972–) Minister of Social Affairs and Housing	23 May 2013	Incumbent	7007611064000000000♠1 years, 342 days (707 days)	PP	Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson
2			Kristján Þór Júlíusson (1957–) Minister of Health	23 May 2013	Incumbent	7007611064000000000♠1 years, 342 days (707 days)	IP	Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson

References

↑ "Ministers of Welfare". Ministry of Welfare. Retrieved 5 December 2014.

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Official website (Icelandic)

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