Ministry for Foreign Affairs (Iceland)

The Icelandic Ministry for Foreign Affairs or the Icelandic Ministry for Foreign Affairs and External Trade () is a cabinet-level ministry responsible for the country's foreign relations and defence. Since 1 February 2009, the minister has been Össur Skarphéðinsson of the Social Democratic Alliance.

Former ministers

The following is a list of Ministers for Foreign Affairs of Iceland:

1. 1941-1942. Stefán J. Stefánsson
2. 1942. Ólafur Thors
3. 1942-1944. Vilhjálmur Þór
4. 1944-1947. Ólafur Thors
5. 1947-1953. Bjarni Benediktsson
6. 1953-1956. Kristinn Guðmundsson
7. 1956. Emil Jónsson
8. 1956-1965. Guðmundur Í. Guðmundsson
9. 1965-1971. Emil Jónsson
10. 1971-1978. Einar Ágústsson
11. 1978-1980. Benedikt Gröndal
12. 1980-1983. Ólafur Jóhannesson
13. 1983-1986. Geir Hallgrímsson
14. 1986-1987. Matthías Mathiesen
15. 1987-1988. Steingrímur Hermannsson
16. 1988-1995. Jón Baldvin Hannibalsson
17. 1995-2004. Halldór Ásgrímsson
18. 2004-2005. Davíð Oddsson
19. 2005-2006. Geir H. Haarde
20. 2006-2007. Valgerður Sverrisdóttir
21. 2007-2009....... ...
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