Bjarni Benediktsson
- Minister of Foreign Affairs
- Chair of the Independence Party since 2009
- Ministry: Ministry for Foreign Affairs
- Date of Birth: January 26th, 1970
- Party: Independence Party
Parliamentary career
- Member of Althingi for the Southwest Constituency since 2003 (Independence Party).
Previous committees
- Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee 2009–2013, 2007–2009 (Chair 2007–2009) and 2005–2007.
- Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee's Working Group on European Affairs 2009–2013.
- Member of the Economy and Taxation Committee 2007–2009.
- Member of the Credentials Committee 2007–2009 and 2005–2007.
- Member of the Althingi Special Committee on Constitutional Affairs 2009 (former), 2007–2008 and 2003–2006.
- Member of the Budget Committee 2003–2007.
- Member of the General Affairs Committee 2003–2007 (Chair 2003–2007).
- Member of the Industry Committee 2007 and 2003–2004.
- Member of the Health and Social Security Committee 2004–2005.
- Member of the EU-Iceland joint Parliamentary Committee 2010–2013.
- Member of the Icelandic delegation to the Nordic Council 2009–2012.
- Member of the Icelandic delegation to the EFTA Parliamentary Committee 2007–2009 (Deputy Chair 2007–2009) and 2005–2007.
- Member of the Icelandic delegation to the WEU Assembly 2003–2005 (Chair 2003–2005).
Ministerial career
- Minister of Foreign Affairs since 2023.
- Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs 2021–2023.
- Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs 2017–2021.
- Prime Minister 2017.
- Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs 2013–2017.