# Minister for Nordic Cooperation (Iceland)

Iceland's Minister for Nordic Cooperation is a cabinet minister who takes on this role in addition to his or her departmental responsibilities.
The Minister for Nordic Cooperation is responsible for coordinating the activities of Iceland within the Nordic Council. The minister is assisted by a Secretariat for Nordic Cooperation, under the ultimate responsibility of the Prime Minister.

## List

| Minister | Minister | Took office | Left office | Party | Cabinet | Other role |
| | Matthías Árni Mathiesen | 8 July 1987 | 28 September 1988 | IP | Þorsteinn Pálsson | Minister of Communications |
| | Jón Sigurðsson | 28 September 1988 | 22 May 1989 | SDP | Steingrímur Hermannsson (2) | Minister of Industry Minister of Commerce |
| | | Edvard Júlíus Sólnes | 10 September 1989 | 23 April 1991 | CP | Steingrímur Hermannsson (3) | Minister of Statistics Iceland |
| | | Edvard Júlíus Sólnes | 10 September 1989 | 23 April 1991 | CP | Steingrímur Hermannsson (3) | Minister of Statistics Iceland Minister for the Environment |
| | Eiður Svanberg Guðnason | 13 May 1991 | 14 June 1993 | SDP | Davíð Oddsson (1) | Minister for the Environment |
| | Sighvatur Kristinn Björgvinsson | 14 June 1993 | 23 April 1995 | SDP | Davíð Oddsson (1) | Minister of Commerce and Industry |
| | Sighvatur Kristinn Björgvinsson | 14 June 1993 | 23 April 1995 | SDP | Davíð Oddsson (1) | Minister of Commerce and Industry Minister of Health and Social Security |
| | Halldór Ásgrímsson | 16 May 1995 | 28 May 1999 | PP | Davíð Oddsson (2) | Minister for Foreign Affairs |
| | Siv Friðleifsdóttir | 28 May 1999 | 24 September 2004 | PP | Davíð Oddsson (3) | Minister for the Environment |
| | Siv Friðleifsdóttir | 28 May 1999 | 24 September 2004 | PP | Davíð Oddsson (4) | Minister for the Environment |
| | Valgerður Sverrisdóttir | 24 September 2004 | 27 September 2005 | PP | Halldór Ásgrímsson | Minister of Industry and Commerce |
| | Sigríður Anna Þórðardóttir | 27 September 2005 | 15 June 2006 | IP | Halldór Ásgrímsson | Minister for the Environment |
| | Jónína Bjartmarz | 15 June 2006 | 24 May 2007 | PP | Geir Haarde (1) | Minister for the Environment |
| | Össur Skarphéðinsson | 24 May 2007 | 9 June 2008 | SDA | Geir Haarde (2) | Minister of Industry |
| | Björgvin G. Sigurðsson | 9 June 2008 | 1 February 2009 | SDA | Geir Haarde (2) | Minister of Business Affairs |
| | Kolbrún Halldórsdóttir | 1 February 2009 | 10 May 2009 | LG | Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir (1) | Minister for the Environment |
| | Katrín Jakobsdóttir | 10 May 2009 | 23 May 2013 | LG | Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir (2) | Minister of Education, Science and Culture |
| | Eygló Harðardóttir | 30 September 2013 | 11 January 2017 | PP | Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson | Minister of Social Affairs and Housing |
| | Eygló Harðardóttir | 30 September 2013 | 11 January 2017 | PP | Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson | Minister of Social Affairs and Housing |
| | Kristján Þór Júlíusson | 24 January 2017 | 30 November 2017 | IP | Bjarni Benediktsson | Minister of Education, Science and Culture |
| | Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson | 30 November 2017 | 28 November 2021 | PP | Katrín Jakobsdóttir (1) | Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources |
| | Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson | 28 November 2021 | 17 October 2024 | LG | Katrín Jakobsdóttir (2) | Minister of Social Affairs and the Labour Market |
| | Logi Einarsson | 23 December 2024 | present | SDA | Kristrún Frostadóttir | Minister of Culture, Innovation and Higher Education |