The Ministry of Welfare ( is, Velferðarráðuneytið) is an
Icelandic
cabinet-level
A cabinet is a body of high-ranking state officials, typically consisting of the executive branch's top leaders. Members of a cabinet are usually called cabinet ministers or secretaries. The function of a cabinet varies: in some countrie ...
ministry founded 1 January 2011. It is the result of the merger of the Ministry of Social Affairs and Social Security, founded 17 April 1939 as the Ministry of Social Affairs and the Ministry of Health, founded 20 November 1959. It is responsible for administration and policy making of social affairs, health and social security. The first Minister of Welfare was
Guðbjartur Hannesson. As of November 2017, there are two ministers heading the Ministry of Welfare:
Ásmundur Einar Daðason, Minister of Social Affairs and Equality, and
Svandís Svavarsdóttir, Minister of Health.
See also
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Directorate of Health
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Minister of Welfare
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Welfare Committee
References
External links
Official website
Official website
2011 establishments in Iceland
Welfare
Welfare, or commonly social welfare, is a type of government support intended to ensure that members of a society can meet basic human needs such as food and shelter. Social security may either be synonymous with welfare, or refer specifical ...
Healthcare in Iceland
Iceland, Welfare
Iceland
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