Change of Government

At a meeting of the State Council of Iceland at Bessastaðir today President Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson agreed to the proposal of Mr. Geir H. Haarde, regarding the formation and composition of his second government. It will be as follows:

• Prime Minister: Mr. Geir H. Haarde
• Minister of Foreign Affairs: Mrs. Ingibjörg S. Gísladóttir
• Minister of Finance: Mr. Árni M. Mathiesen
• Minister of Commerce: Mr. Björgvin G. Sigurðsson
• Minister of Justice and Ecclestiastical Affairs: Mr. Björn Bjarnason
• Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture: Mr. Einar K. Guðfinnsson
• Minister of Health: Mr. Guðlaugur Þ. Þórðarson
• Minister of Social Affairs: Mrs. Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
• Minister of Communication and Transportation: Mr. Kristján L. Möller
• Minister of Education, Culture and R&D: Mrs. Þorgerður K. Gunnarsdóttir
• Minister for the Environment: Mrs. Þórunn Sveinbjarnardóttir
• Minister of Industry: Mr. Össur Skarphéðinsson

Reykjavík, 24th of May 2007