Ministry of Justice and Human Rights (Iceland)
The Icelandic Ministry of Justice and Human Rights was a cabinet-level ministry within the government of Iceland. Since 2 September 2010, the minister had been Ögmundur Jónasson. The institution was previously known as the "Ministry of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs".
Since 2011, it was merged with the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Local Government to form the Ministry of Interior.
List of ministers
Ministers of Justice, Church and Human Rights (1904-2010)
Since Iceland received the Cabinet of Ministers in 1904, the Minister of Justice and the Ministry of Justice went to the ministers in 1917.Minister | from | to | Category | other |
Hannes Hafstein | 1904 | 1909 | ||
Björn Jónsson | 1909 | 1911 | ||
Kristján Jónsson | 1911 | 1912 | ||
Hannes Hafstein | 1912 | 1914 | ||
Sigurður Eggerz | 1914 | 1915 | ||
Einar Arnórsson | 1915 | 1917 | ||
Jón Magnússon | 1917 | 1922 | First Minister of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs | |
Sigurður Eggerz | 1922 | 1924 | ||
Jón Magnússon | 1924 | 1926 | ||
Magnús Guðmundsson | 1926 | 1927 | ||
Jonas from Hriflu | 1927 | 1931 | ||
Tryggvi Thorhallsson | 1931 | 1931 | ||
Jonas from Hriflu | 1931 | 1932 | ||
Magnús Guðmundsson | 1932 | 1932 | Minister of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs ; Attorney General | |
Thorsteinn Briem | 1932 | 1932 | Only Attorney General | |
Thorsteinn Briem | 1932 | 1934 | Only Minister of Ecclesiastical Affairs | |
Magnús Guðmundsson | 1932 | 1934 | Only Attorney General | |
Hermann Jónasson | 1934 | 1942 | ||
Magnús Jónsson | 1942 | 1942 | Only Minister of Ecclesiastical Affairs | |
Jakob Möller | 1942 | 1942 | Only Attorney General | |
Jakob Möller | 1942 | 1942 | Only Attorney General | |
Björn Þórðarson | 1942 | 1944 | Only Minister of Ecclesiastical Affairs | |
Einar Arnórsson | 1942 | 1944 | Only Attorney General | |
Björn Þórðarson | 1944 | 1944 |