The Second cabinet of Katrín Jakobsdóttir was formed on 28 November 2021, following the 2021 parliamentary election. The cabinet was led by Katrín Jakobsdóttir of the Left-Green Movement, who served as Prime Minister of Iceland.[1][2][3]
Second cabinet of Katrín Jakobsdóttir | |
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 46th Cabinet of Iceland | |
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| Date formed | 28 November 2021 |
| Date dissolved | 9 April 2024 |
| People and organisations | |
| President | Guðni Th. Jóhannesson |
| Prime Minister | Katrín Jakobsdóttir |
| No. of ministers | 13 |
| Member parties |
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| Status in legislature | Majority government (coalition) 38 / 63 (60%)
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| Opposition parties | Social Democratic Alliance (S) People's Party (F) Pirate Party (P) Viðreisn (C) Centre Party (M) |
| History | |
| Election | 2021 parliamentary election |
| Predecessor | Katrín Jakobsdóttir I |
| Successor | Bjarni Benediktsson II |
The cabinet was a coalition government consisting of the Independence Party, the Left-Green Movement and the Progressive Party.[4] Together they held 38 of the 63 seats in the Parliament of Iceland and served as a majority government. In the cabinet, there were twelve ministers, where five were from the Independence Party, three were from the Left-Green Movement and four were from the Progressive Party. After the 2021 parliamentary election, the three parties who were in power, in the last parliamentary session, increased their parliamentary majority.
Cabinet
editThe Cabinet was composed as follows:[5]
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Iceland's ruling coalition agrees on new government". France 24. Agence France-Presse. 28 November 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ "Iceland's left-right coalition agrees to take another term". Reuters. 28 November 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
- ^ "Katrin Jakobsdottir, Iceland's Staunch Feminist PM, Begins Second Term". Voice of America. 28 November 2021. Retrieved 15 December 2021.
- ^ "Second Government of Katrín Jakobsdóttir Takes Office". government.is. Retrieved 2021-11-28.
- ^ Government of Iceland. "Current government - Second cabinet of Katrín Jakobsdóttir". government.is. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
- ^ Government of Iceland. "Jón Gunnarsson—Minister of Justice". government.is. Retrieved 28 March 2022.