First cabinet of Katrín Jakobsdóttir
The First cabinet of Katrín Jakobsdóttir was formed on 30 November 2017, following the 2017 parliamentary election. The cabinet was led by Katrín Jakobsdóttir of the Left-Green Movement, who served and still currently serves as Prime Minister of Iceland.
Cabinet of Katrín Jakobsdóttir | |
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45th Cabinet of Iceland | |
| Date formed | 30 November 2017 |
| Date dissolved | 28 November 2021 |
| People and organisations | |
| Head of state | Guðni Th. Jóhannesson |
| Head of government | Katrín Jakobsdóttir |
| Member parties |
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| Opposition parties | Social Democratic Alliance (S) Centre Party (M) Pirate Party (P) People's Party (F) Reform Party (C) |
| History | |
| Election(s) | 2017 parliamentary election |
| Predecessor | Bjarni Benediktsson |
| Successor | Katrín Jakobsdóttir II |
The cabinet was a coalition government consisting the Independence Party, the Left-Green Movement and the Progressive Party. Together they held 33 of the 63 seats in the Parliament of Iceland (i.e. Althing; Icelandic: Alþingi) and served as a majority government. In the cabinet, there were eleven ministers, where five were from the Independence Party, three were from the Left-Green Movement and three were from the Progressive Party. After the election in 2017 the parties had 35 seats in the parliament, but since then two MPs have left the Left-Green Movement.