title: Minister of Welfare (Iceland)
text: # Minister of Welfare (Iceland)
  
  The Ministry of Welfare is a part of the Icelandic Government. As of November 2017, there are two ministers heading the Ministry of Welfare: Ásmundur Einar Daðason, Minister of Social Affairs and Equality, and Svandís Svavarsdóttir, Minister of Health.
  
  ## List of ministers
  
  ### Minister of Welfare (1 January 2011 – 23 May 2013)
  
  | Nº | Minister | Minister | Minister | Took office | Left office | Duration | Party | Cabinet |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | | | Guðbjartur Hannesson (1950–) | 1 January 2011 | 23 May 2013 | 2 years, 4 months, 22 days (873 days) | SDA | Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir II |
  
  ### Minister of Social Affairs and Equality (23 May 2013 – present)
  
  | Nº | Minister | Took office | Left office | Duration | Party | Cabinet |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Eygló Harðardóttir (1972–) Minister of Social Affairs and Housing | 23 May 2013 | 11 January 2017 | 3 years, 7 months, 19 days (1,329 days) | PP | Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson |
  | 1 | Eygló Harðardóttir (1972–) Minister of Social Affairs and Housing | 23 May 2013 | 11 January 2017 | 3 years, 7 months, 19 days (1,329 days) | PP | Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson |
  | 2 | Þorsteinn Víglundsson (1969–) | 11 January 2017 | 30 November 2017 | 10 months, 19 day (323 days) | RP | Bjarni Benediktsson |
  | 3 | Ásmundur Einar Daðason (1982–) | 30 November 2017 | Incumbent | 5 years, 239 days (2065 days) | PP | Katrín Jakobsdóttir |
  
  ### Minister of Health (23 May 2013 – present)
  
  | Nº | Minister | Took office | Left office | Duration | Party | Cabinet |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Kristján Þór Júlíusson (1957–) | 23 May 2013 | 11 January 2017 | 3 years, 7 months, 19 days (1,329 days) | IP | Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson |
  | 1 | Kristján Þór Júlíusson (1957–) | 23 May 2013 | 11 January 2017 | 3 years, 7 months, 19 days (1,329 days) | IP | Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson |
  | 2 | Óttarr Proppé (1968–) | 11 January 2017 | 30 November 2017 | 10 months, 19 day (323 days) | BF | Bjarni Benediktsson |
  | 3 | Svandís Svavarsdóttir (1964–) | 30 November 2017 | Incumbent | 5 years, 239 days (2065 days) | LGM | Katrín Jakobsdóttir |
  