Minister for Iceland was a post in the Danish Cabinet for affairs with the Iceland

Iceland

Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...

ic territory.

The post was established on 5 January 1874 as according to the Constitution of Iceland

Constitution of Iceland

The Constitution of Iceland is the supreme law of Iceland. It is composed of 80 articles in seven sections, and within it the leadership arrangement of the country is determined and the human rights of its citizens are preserved. The current constitution was first instituted on June 17, 1944; since...

 the executive power rested in the king of Denmark through the Danish cabinet. The post as Minister for Iceland was a part of the post as Justice Minister of Denmark

Justice Minister of Denmark

The Danish Minister for Justice is the head of the Ministry of Justice and a cabinet member.Under the current government, the post is held by Morten Bødskov.As the head of the department, the minister is responsible for:* The General judicial system including...

 until 1904 as The Constitutional Act of Iceland of 3 October 1903 stated that the Minister for Iceland had to be a resident of Reykjavík

Reykjavík

Reykjavík is the capital and largest city in Iceland.Its latitude at 64°08' N makes it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói Bay...

 and be able to read and write Icelandic

Icelandic language

Icelandic is a North Germanic language, the main language of Iceland. Its closest relative is Faroese.Icelandic is an Indo-European language belonging to the North Germanic or Nordic branch of the Germanic languages. Historically, it was the westernmost of the Indo-European languages prior to the...

, and the minister was made responsible to the Icelandic Althing

Althing

The Alþingi, anglicised variously as Althing or Althingi, is the national parliament of Iceland. The Althingi is the oldest parliamentary institution in the world still extant...

 and Iceland obtained home rule. The post then became linked to the post as Prime Minister of Iceland

Prime Minister of Iceland

The Prime Minister of Iceland is Iceland's head of government. The prime minister is appointed formally by the President and exercises executive authority along with the cabinet subject to parliamentary support....

.

In 1918, Denmark

Denmark

Denmark is a Scandinavian country in Northern Europe. The countries of Denmark and Greenland, as well as the Faroe Islands, constitute the Kingdom of Denmark . It is the southernmost of the Nordic countries, southwest of Sweden and south of Norway, and bordered to the south by Germany. Denmark...

 recognized Iceland as an independent and sovereign state in a personal union with Denmark—the Kingdom of Iceland

Kingdom of Iceland

The Kingdom of Iceland was a constitutional monarchy lasting from 1 December 1918 until 17 June 1944, when the republic was proclaimed.- Origins in Danish rule :...

—and the post was closed down on 30 November 1918.

1874–1904

Start of term	End of term	Name	Party
14 July 1874	11 June 1875	Christian Sophus Klein	National Liberal Party National Liberal Party (Denmark) The National Liberal Party , was a Danish political party or political movement from the 1830s until about 1880.Often considered "the first Danish political party" the National Liberals were gradually founded as the opposition against the Danish absolute monarchy...
11 June 1875	13 June 1896	Johannes Magnus Valdemar Nellemann	Højre Højre Højre was the name of two Danish political parties of Conservative persuasion.The first Højre party existed from 1848 to 1866....
13 June 1896	28 August 1899	Nicolai Reimer Rump	Højre Højre Højre was the name of two Danish political parties of Conservative persuasion.The first Højre party existed from 1848 to 1866....
28 August 1899	27 April 1900	Hugo Egmont Hørring Hugo Egmont Hørring Hugo Egmont Hørring was a Danish politician, a member of the Højre political party. He was Council President of Denmark from 1897 to 1900 as the leader of the Cabinet of Hørring....	Højre Højre Højre was the name of two Danish political parties of Conservative persuasion.The first Højre party existed from 1848 to 1866....
27 April 1900	24 July 1901	Carl Goos	Højre Højre Højre was the name of two Danish political parties of Conservative persuasion.The first Højre party existed from 1848 to 1866....
24 July 1901	31 April 1904	Peter Adler Alberti	Venstre Reform Party

1904–1918

Start of term	End of term	Name
31 April 1904	31 March 1909	Hannes Hafstein
31 March 1909	14 March 1911	Björn Jónsson Björn Jónsson Björn Jónsson was Prime Minister of Iceland from 31 March 1909 to 14 March 1911. He was the father of Sveinn Björnsson, the only governor and first president of Iceland. Björn became minister of Iceland after Hannes Hafstein and his supporters suffered a bad outcome in the elections of 1908, where...
14 March 1911	25 July 1912	Kristján Jónsson Kristján Jónsson Kristján Jónsson was Prime Minister of Iceland from 14 March 1911 to 24 July 1912.He was member of Althingi 1893 to 1905 and from 1908 to 1913....
25 July 1912	21 July 1914	Hannes Hafstein
21 July 1914	4 May 1915	Sigurður Eggerz Sigurður Eggerz Sigurður Eggerz was Prime Minister of Iceland from 21 July 1914 to 4 May 1915, and from 7 March 1922 to 22 March 1924.-Career:...
4 May 1915	4 January 1917	Einar Arnórsson Einar Arnórsson Einar Arnórsson was Prime Minister of Iceland from 4 May 1915 to 4 January 1917. Einar graduated in Laws from University of Copenhagen in 1906. Einar was elected to Althingi and sat there in 1914–1919 and 1931–1932 for the Independence party. He was Minister of Education and Justice during Björn...
4 January 1917	28 August 1917	Jón Magnússon Jón Magnússon (politician) Jón Magnússon was an Icelandic politician, and was Prime Minister of Iceland on two occasions. He served his first term, as a member of the Home Rule Party , from 4 January 1917 to 7 March 1922...
		Björn Kristjansson
		Sigurður Jónsson
28 August 1917	30 November 1918	Jón Magnússon Jón Magnússon (politician) Jón Magnússon was an Icelandic politician, and was Prime Minister of Iceland on two occasions. He served his first term, as a member of the Home Rule Party , from 4 January 1917 to 7 March 1922...
		Sigurður Eggerz Sigurður Eggerz Sigurður Eggerz was Prime Minister of Iceland from 21 July 1914 to 4 May 1915, and from 7 March 1922 to 22 March 1924.-Career:...
		Sigurður Jónsson