List of resignations in Iceland
This is a list of resignations in Iceland.
Cabinet ministers
Resignations of cabinet ministers do not take effect until they have been relieved of duty by the President of Iceland.Person | Position | Date of resignation | Date of relief | Reason | Ref |
Albert Guðmundsson | Minister of Industry | 24 March 1987 | Financial scandal. | ||
Björgvin G. Sigurðsson | Minister of Commerce | 25 January 2009 | 1 February 2009 | 2008–2011 Icelandic financial crisis. | |
Guðmundur Árni Stefánsson | Minister of Social Affairs | 11 November 1994 | Civil servant dismissal. | ||
Hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir | Minister of the Interior | 21 November 2014 | 4 December 2014 | Political scandal. | |
Magnús Guðmundsson | Minister of Justice | 11 November 1932 | Political scandal. | ||
Magnús Jónsson | Minister of Finance | 18 April 1923 | Political dispute. | ||
Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson | Prime Minister | 5 April 2016 | 7 April 2016 | Financial scandal revealed by the Panama Papers. | |
Sigríður Á. Andersen | Minister of Justice | 13 March 2019 | 14 March 2019 | Political scandal. | |
Ögmundur Jónasson | Minister of Health | 30 September 2009 | 1 October 2009 | Political dispute. |