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Ministry For Foreign Affairs (Iceland)
The Ministry for Foreign Affairs () is an Icelandic cabinet-level ministry founded 18 November 1941. The ministry is responsible for foreign policy, diplomatic missions, trade, foreign aid, and interactions with international organizations among other tasks. The current Minister for Foreign Affairs is Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir The Ministry of Foreign Affairs is also responsible for national security and defense policy for Iceland. List of Ministers The following lists the Ministers of Foreign Affairs, their party, date of assuming and leaving office, their tenure in years and days, and the cabinet they served in. :Key File:Iceland Images in April 2016 11.JPG, Symbol File:Iceland Images in April 2016 10.JPG, Street Address File:Iceland Images in April 2016 09.JPG, Sign in Iceland File:Iceland Images in April 2016 17.JPG, Main Office See also * Foreign Affairs Committee * Foreign relations of Iceland References External links * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir
Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir (born 4October 1965) is an Icelandic politician, who has been chairwoman of Viðreisn since 2017. Þorgerður was deputy chairwoman of the Independence Party from 2005 to 2010. She was the Minister of Education, Science and Culture from 31 December 2003 to 1 February 2009. From 2006, Þorgerður served as acting Prime Minister in the absence of Geir Haarde, including during his 2009 cancer treatment. She left the Independence Party in 2016 and joined the newly founded Viðreisn and became its chairman the following year. She was Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture in 2017. Education Þorgerður Katrín took stúdentspróf from Menntaskólanum við Sund in Reykjavík 1985. In her final year she was elected Chairman (Ármaður) of the School Association as the second woman to serve in this position. She subsequently studied law at the University of Iceland and served as a board member in Orator, the Law Students' Society. Business career ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Second Cabinet Of Ólafur Thors
The second (symbol: s) is a unit of time derived from the division of the day first into 24 hours, then to 60 minutes, and finally to 60 seconds each (24 × 60 × 60 = 86400). The current and formal definition in the International System of Units (SI) is more precise: The second ..is defined by taking the fixed numerical value of the caesium frequency, Δ''ν''Cs, the unperturbed ground-state hyperfine transition frequency of the caesium 133 atom, to be when expressed in the unit Hz, which is equal to s−1. This current definition was adopted in 1967 when it became feasible to define the second based on fundamental properties of nature with caesium clocks. As the speed of Earth's rotation varies and is slowing ever so slightly, a leap second is added at irregular intervals to civil time to keep clocks in sync with Earth's rotation. The definition that is based on of a rotation of the earth is still used by the Universal Time 1 (UT1) system. Etymology "Minute" comes ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cabinet Of Bjarni Benediktsson
The Cabinet of Bjarni Benediktsson in Iceland, nicknamed “''The restoration government''” () or “''The work government''” (), was formed 14 November 1963. It dissolved 10 July 1970 due to the death of the Prime Minister, Bjarni Benediktsson, who was killed in a house fire the night before along with his wife and grandson. Cabinets Inaugural cabinet: 14 November 1963 – 8 May 1965 First reshuffle: 8 May 1965 – 31 August 1965 Magnús Jónsson replaced Gunnar Thoroddsen as Minister of Finance. Second reshuffle: 31 August 1965 – 1 January 1970 Eggert Gíslason Þorsteinsson replaced Emil Jónsson as Minister of Fisheries and Minister of Social Affairs. Emil Jónsson replaced Guðmundur Ívarsson Guðmundsson as Minister for Foreign Affairs. Third reshuffle: 1 January 1970 – 10 July 1970 The Cabinet of Iceland Act no. 73/1969, which had been passed by the parliament 28 May 1969, took effect on 1 January 1970. Thus the Cabinet was formally established al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fifth Cabinet Of Ólafur Thors
The Fifth cabinet of Ólafur Thors in Iceland, nicknamed “''The restoration government''” (), was formed 20 November 1959. Cabinet During the first reshuffle of 14 September 1961, Bjarni Benediktsson replaced Ólafur Thors as Prime Minister. Jóhann Hafstein replaced Bjarni Benediktsson as Minister of Health and Social Security, Minister of Industry and Minister of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs. On 1 January 1962, the second reshuffle reverted the cabinet changes back to the original composition. Composition , - ! Colspan=6, , - ! Colspan=6, , - ! Colspan=6, , - ! Colspan=6, , - ! Colspan=6, , - ! Colspan=6, See also *Government of Iceland *Cabinet of Iceland The Cabinet of Iceland () is the collective decision-making body of the government of Iceland, composed of the Prime Minister of Iceland, Prime Minister and the Minister (government), cabinet ministers. History The Cabinet of Iceland is conside ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Thors, Olafur, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cabinet Of Emil Jónsson
The Cabinet of Emil Jónsson in Iceland, nicknamed “''Emilía''”, was formed 23 December 1958 and dissolved 20 November 1959. Cabinets Inaugural cabinet: 23 December 1958 – 20 November 1959 See also *Government of Iceland *Cabinet of Iceland References {{DEFAULTSORT:Jonsson, Emil, Cabinet of 1958 establishments in Iceland, Emil Jonsson, Cabinet of 1959 disestablishments in Iceland, Emil Jonsson, Cabinet of Icelandic cabinets, Emil Jonsson, Cabinet of Cabinets established in 1958 Cabinets disestablished in 1959 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Emil Jónsson
Guðmundur Emil Jónsson (27 October 1902 – 30 November 1986) was prime minister of Iceland from 23 December 1958 to 20 November 1959. He first became minister of Fisheries and Social affairs. He was a chairman of the Social Democratic Party (''Alþýðuflokkurinn'') from 1956 to 1968. He was a member of the Althingi from 1934 to 1971, and its speaker Speaker most commonly refers to: * Speaker, a person who produces speech * Loudspeaker, a device that produces sound ** Computer speakers Speaker, Speakers, or The Speaker may also refer to: Arts and entertainment * "Speaker" (song), by David ... from 1956 to 1958. References 1902 births 1986 deaths Emil Jonsson Emil Jónsson Emil Jonsson Emil Jonsson Emil Jonsson {{Iceland-politician-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fifth Cabinet Of Hermann Jónasson
The Fifth cabinet of Hermann Jónasson in Iceland, nicknamed “''The first left government''” (), was formed 24 July 1956. Cabinets Inaugural cabinet: 24 July 1956 – 3 August 1956 First reshuffle: 3 August 1956 – 17 October 1956 Emil Jónsson replaced Guðmundur Ívarsson Guðmundsson as Minister for Foreign Affairs. Second reshuffle: 17 October 1956 – 23 December 1958 Guðmundur Ívarsson Guðmundsson replaced Emil Jónsson as Minister for Foreign Affairs. See also *Government of Iceland *Cabinet of Iceland The Cabinet of Iceland () is the collective decision-making body of the government of Iceland, composed of the Prime Minister of Iceland, Prime Minister and the Minister (government), cabinet ministers. History The Cabinet of Iceland is conside ... References {{DEFAULTSORT:Jonasson, Hermann, Fifth cabinet of Hermann Jonasson, Fifth cabinet of Hermann Jonasson, Fifth cabinet of Hermann Jonasson, Fifth cabinet of Cabinets established in 1956 Cab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guðmundur Ívarsson Guðmundsson
Guðmundur Ívarsson Guðmundsson (17 July 1909 – 19 December 1987) was an Icelandic politician and former minister. He was the Minister of Finance of Iceland from 1958 to 1959. He was also a diplomat who served as ambassador to the United Kingdom (with concurrent accreditation in the Netherlands), to Spain and Portugal, to Nigeria (1971), to the United States (1971-1973 with concurrent accreditation in Canada, Mexico, Cuba, Brazil and Argentina), to Sweden (1973-1977 with concurrent accreditation in Finland and Austria) and to Belgium, Luxembourg, the European Union and NATO The North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO ; , OTAN), also called the North Atlantic Alliance, is an intergovernmental organization, intergovernmental Transnationalism, transnational military alliance of 32 Member states of NATO, member s ... (1977-1979). References {{DEFAULTSORT:Gudmundsson, Gudmundur Ivarsson 1909 births 1987 deaths Finance ministers of Iceland Social Democratic P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fourth Cabinet Of Ólafur Thors , or The Fourth of July
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Fourth or the fourth may refer to: * the ordinal form of the number 4 * ''Fourth'' (album), by Soft Machine, 1971 * Fourth (angle), an ancient astronomical subdivision * Fourth (music), a musical interval * ''The Fourth'', a 1972 Soviet drama See also * * * 1/4 (other) * 4 (other) * The fourth part of the world (other) * Forth (other) * Quarter (other) * Independence Day (United States) Independence Day, known colloquially as the Fourth of July, is a federal holiday in the United States which commemorates the ratification of the Declaration of Independence by the Second Continental Congress on July 4, 1776, establishing ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kristinn Guðmundsson
Kristen is a first name, also the Breton, Danish, Swedish and Norwegian form of Christian. As a result, Kristen is a male name in Norway, Sweden and Denmark, with the female equivalent spelt as Kristin, a Scandinavian form and a variation of Christine. In Breton, Kristen is both a male and female name. In Indonesian, Kristen is the name for Christian religion from English. In English-speaking countries, Kristen is now usually a female name, used as an alternative spelling of Kristin, with the Kristen spelling having become the more popular spelling of the name in English-speaking countries for newborn girls by the mid 1970s. Spelling variants In Denmark, the name can also be spelt '' Christen'', and also variants '' Kresten'' and '' Chresten'' exists. In Iceland, the name ''Kristinn'' is used, and is often mistaken as female by other Europeans. List of people with the given name Kristen A *Kristen Alderson (born 1991), American actress and singer *Kristen Soltis Anderson (born ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cabinet Of Steingrímur Steinþórsson
Cabinet or The Cabinet may refer to: Furniture * Cabinetry, a box-shaped piece of furniture with doors and/or drawers * Display cabinet, a piece of furniture with one or more transparent glass sheets or transparent polycarbonate sheets * Filing cabinet, a piece of office furniture used to file folders * Arcade cabinet, a type of furniture which houses arcade games Government * Cabinet (government), a council of high-ranking members of government * Cabinet, term used for government entities that report directly to the governor's office in the state of Kentucky, US * War cabinet, typically set up in wartime Equipment * Loudspeaker enclosure * Computer case * A slotted screwdriver blade type * Serving area interface or telecoms cabinet Media * ''The Cabinet'' (TV series), an Australian political program * Cabinet (file format), a computer compressed file extension * ''Cabinet'' (magazine), on art and culture * ''Cabinet'' (album), by Spawn of Possession * '' Milford Ca ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Third Cabinet Of Ólafur Thors
Third or 3rd may refer to: Numbers * 3rd, the ordinal form of the cardinal number 3 * , a fraction of one third * 1⁄60 of a ''second'', i.e., the third in a series of fractional parts in a sexagesimal number system Places * 3rd Street (other) * Third Avenue (other) * Highway 3 Music Music theory *Interval number of three in a musical interval **Major third, a third spanning four semitones **Minor third, a third encompassing three half steps, or semitones **Neutral third, wider than a minor third but narrower than a major third **Augmented third, an interval of five semitones **Diminished third, produced by narrowing a minor third by a chromatic semitone *Third (chord), chord member a third above the root *Degree (music), three away from tonic **Mediant, third degree of the diatonic scale **Submediant, sixth degree of the diatonic scale – three steps below the tonic ** Chromatic mediant, chromatic relationship by thirds *Ladder of thirds, similar to the c ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
