Minister of Culture, Innovation and Higher Education, Minister for Nordic Co-operation

Iceland’s Minister for Foreign Affairs, Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir, presented a proposal to the...

Minister for Gender Equality to ensure coherent action against all gender-based injustices. Prime Minister Jakobsdóttir’s government is also at the forefront of climate change policy and has committed to make Iceland carbon-neutral before 2040.

Prime Minister's Office; ... Iceland is arguably the world's oldest parliamentary democracy, with the Parliament, the Althingi, established in 930. Legislative power is vested in both the Parliament and the President. The judiciary is independent of the executive and the legislature.

Dec 22, 2024 · Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir assumed the role of Minister for Foreign Affairs today, succeeding Þórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörð Gylfadóttir, the outgoing Minister. Þorgerður Katrín becomes the the fifth woman to hold this position.

Jan 9, 2025 · Thorgerdur Katrín Gunnarsdóttir, Minister for Foreign Affairs of Iceland, made a working visit to Ukraine on Tuesday, 7 January. During the visit she met with Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha, and Prime Minister Denys Shmyhal, and reaffirmed Iceland’s support for Ukraine’s fight against Russia’s illegal invasion.

Nov 7, 2022 · The fourth Summit in the history of the Council of Europe will be held in Iceland on May 16-17, 2023. The Prime Minister of Iceland and the Minister for Foreign Affairs of Ireland today announced the official decision by the Council of Europe to convene a Summit under Iceland’s Presidency.

Mar 15, 2023 · Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir and Minister for Foreign Affairs Þórdís Kolbrún Reykfjörð Gylfadóttir met with President of Ukraine Volodomyr Zelensky in Kyiv yesterday.

Prime Minister, the President of Althingi and the President of the Supreme Court shall exercise presidential authority. The President of Althingi shall preside at their meetings. In a divergence of opinion among them, the majority shall prevail. Article 9 The President of the Republic may not be a Member of Althingi or accept paid

In mid-2018, the Prime Minister of Iceland appointed a committee on the Fourth Industrial Revolution (the 4IR Committee), with the aim of “explaining the global discourse on 4IR, its implications for Icelandic society, and the opportunities it represents for Iceland”. Members of the committee were: