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List of resignations in Iceland

This is a list of resignations in Iceland.

Cabinet ministers

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Resignations of cabinet ministers do not take effect until they have been relieved of duty by the President of Iceland.

Image Person Position Date of resignation Date of relief Reason Ref
Albert Guðmundsson (IP) Minister of Industry — 24 March 1987 Financial scandal. [1]
  Björgvin G. Sigurðsson (SDA) Minister of Commerce 25 January 2009 1 February 2009 2008–2011 Icelandic financial crisis. [2][3]
  Guðmundur Árni Stefánsson (SDP) Minister of Social Affairs — 11 November 1994 Civil servant dismissal. [4][5]
Hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir (IP) Minister of the Interior 21 November 2014 4 December 2014 Political scandal. [6][7]
  Magnús Guðmundsson (CP) Minister of Justice — 11 November 1932 Political scandal. [8]
Magnús Jónsson (IP) Minister of Finance — 18 April 1923 Political dispute. [9]
  Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson (PP) Prime Minister 5 April 2016 7 April 2016 Financial scandal revealed by the Panama Papers. [10]
  Sigríður Á. Andersen (IP) Minister of Justice 13 March 2019 14 March 2019 Political scandal. [11][12][13][14][15]
  Ögmundur Jónasson (LGM) Minister of Health 30 September 2009 1 October 2009 Political dispute. [16][17]

Members of Parliament

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Image Person Date Reason Ref
  Árni Johnsen (IP) 19 July 2001 Embezzlement of funds of a committee of the National Theatre of Iceland. [18][19]
Bjarni Harðarson (PP) 11 November 2008 Political scandal regarding him accidentally forwarding criticism of a fellow party member to all major news media. [20][21]
Guðni Ágústsson (PP) 17 November 2008 Political dispute regarding the policies of his party. [22][23]
Steinunn Valdís Óskarsdóttir (SDA) 27 May 2010 Political scandal regarding the financing of her political campaign. [24][25]

References

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  1. ^ "Albert Guðmundsson".
  2. ^ "Björgvin G. Sigurðsson".
  3. ^ "Björgvin segir af sér og stjórnendur Fjármálaeftirlitsins hætta".
  4. ^ "Guðmundur Árni Stefánsson".
  5. ^ "Guðmundur Árni Stefánsson baðst lausnar í gær sem félagsmálaráðherra UMRÆÐAN".
  6. ^ "Hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir".
  7. ^ "Hanna Birna segir af sér í dag". 21 November 2014.
  8. ^ "Magnús Guðmundsson".
  9. ^ "Magnús Jónsson".
  10. ^ "Sigmundur Davíð hættur - Vísir".
  11. ^ "Sigríður Andersen segir af sér". 13 March 2019.
  12. ^ "Sigríður stígur til hliðar sem dómsmálaráðherra". 13 March 2019.
  13. ^ "Sigríður boðar til blaðamannafundar".
  14. ^ "Sigríður Andersen segir af sér embætti en segist "stíga til hliðar"".
  15. ^ "Sigríður Andersen stígur til hliðar - Vísir".
  16. ^ "Ögmundur Jónasson".
  17. ^ "Ögmundur Jónasson segir af sér ráðherraembætti. Styður áfram ríkisstjórnina « Eyjan". eyjan.pressan.is. Archived from the original on 2015-02-24.
  18. ^ "Árni Johnsen".
  19. ^ "Afsögn Árna Johnsen".
  20. ^ "Bjarni Harðarson".
  21. ^ "Bjarni segir af sér".
  22. ^ "Guðni Ágústsson".
  23. ^ "Guðni segir af sér þingmennsku".
  24. ^ "Steinunn Valdís Óskarsdóttir".
  25. ^ "Steinunn Valdís segir af sér".
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