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Second cabinet of Geir Haarde
The
Second
cabinet
of
Geir Haarde
in
Iceland
was formed
24 May 2007
. It resigned due to the
2009 Icelandic financial crisis protests
.
Cabinet
Inaugural cabinet:
24 May
2007 –
1 February
2009
The
Ministry of Commerce
was renamed in
English
the
Ministry of Business Affairs
but the
Icelandic name
was unchanged. The
Ministry of Industry
was renamed in English the
Ministry of Industry, Energy and Tourism
but the
Icelandic
name was unchanged.
Change:
1 January
2008
The
Ministry of Agriculture
and the
Ministry of Fisheries
merged to form the
Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture
. The
Ministry of Health and Social Security
was renamed the
Ministry of Health
.
The Ministry of Social Affairs
was renamed the
Ministry of Social Affairs and Social Security
.
Statistics Iceland
became an
independent government agency
.