| Government - Iceland | | | | | |
The president, elected to a 4-year term, has limited powers. The prime minister and cabinet exercise most executive functions. The parliament is composed of 63 members, elected every 4 years unless it is dissolved sooner. Suffrage for presidential and parliamentary elections is universal for those 18 and older, and members of the parliament are elected on the basis of parties' proportional representation in six constituencies. The judiciary consists of the Supreme Court, district courts, and various special courts. The constitution protects the judiciary from infringement by the other two branches. | | | Principal Government Officials | | |
President--Olafur Ragnar Grimsson
Prime Minister--HalldÛr ¡sgrÌmsson
Foreign Minister--Geir H. Haarde
Minister of Finance--¡rni M. Mathiesen
Minister of Justice--Bj–rn Bjarnason
Minister of Agriculture--Gu•ni ¡g™stsson
Minister of Communications--Sturla B–•varsson
Minister of Fisheries--Einar Kristinn Gu•finnson
Minister for the Environment and Nordic Cooperation--SigrÌ•ur Anna ÞÛr•ardÛttir
Minister of Industry and Commerce--Valger•ur SverrisdÛttir
Minister of Health and Social SecurityóSiv FridleifsdÛttir
Minister of Social AffairsóJon Kristjansson
Minister of Education, Science and Culture--Þorger•ur KatrÌn GunnarsdÛttir
Speaker of Althingi--SÛlveig PÈtursdÛttir
Ambassador to the U.S.--Helgi Agustsson
Ambassador to the UN--Hjalmar W. Hannesson
Ambassador to NATO--Gunnar Gunnarsson
Ambassador to the EU-- Stefan Haukur Johannesson transliteration key:
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• is "d" Iceland maintains an embassy in the United States at 1156 - 15th Street, NW, Suite 1200, Washington, DC 20005 [tel. (202) 265-6653], and a consulate general at 800 Third Ave, 36th floor, New York, NY 10022 [tel. (212) 593-2700]. Iceland also has 25 honorary consulates in major U.S. cities. |
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