Ministry of Education and Children

Consular Services Policy 2026 - 2030

28 May 2026

The Consular Services Policy 2026 - 2030 is now accessible in English. The Icelandic report was published in December 2025.

Ministry of Justice

Minister of Justice meets with the Ambassador of Ukraine

27 May 2026

Þorbjörg Sigríður Gunnlaugsdóttir, Minister of Justice, and Oleksiy Gavrysh, Ambassador of Ukraine to Iceland, held a productive meeting at the ministry earlier this month, where they discussed…

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Minister of Education and Children

Inga Sæland

Inga assumed the office of Minister of Education and Children on 11 January 2026.

Inga founded the People’s Party in 2016 and has been its chair since its establishment.