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

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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.