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The Minister of Infrastructure in Iceland is the head of the Ministry of Infrastructure (formerly known as the Ministry of Transport and Local Government) and forms a part of the
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 ...
. The ministry was formed in 2017 and the current minister is Eyjólfur Ármannsson.


History

The Minister of Communications () was a cabinet position which existed between 20 November 1959 and 1 October 2009. The Minister of Communications existed alongside the minister after 1 January 1970 when the Cabinet of Iceland Act no. 73/1969 took effect since ministries had not formally existed separately from the ministers. On 1 October 2009 the position became Minister of Transport, Communications and Local Government () and the ministry itself was also renamed accordingly. On 31 December 2010 the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Local Government was merged with the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights to form the
Ministry of the Interior An interior ministry or ministry of the interior (also called ministry of home affairs or ministry of internal affairs) is a government department that is responsible for domestic policy, public security and law enforcement. In some states, the ...
. On 1 May 2017 the Ministry of the Interior was again split up into the Ministry of Justice and the Ministry of Transport and Local Government. On 28 November 2021, the position changed its name to Minister of Infrastructure due to the renaming of the Ministry.


List of ministers


Minister of Communications (20 November 1959 – 1 October 2009)


Minister of Transport, Communications and Local Government (1 October 2009 – 31 December 2010)


Minister of the Interior (2011–2017)

: ''See Minister of the Interior (Iceland)''


Minister of Transport and Local Government (2017–2021)


Minister of Infrastructure (2021–2024)


Minister of Transport and Local Government (2024–)


References

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Communications Communication is commonly defined as the transmission of information. Its precise definition is disputed and there are disagreements about whether Intention, unintentional or failed transmissions are included and whether communication not onl ...