The Directorate of Health (Icelandic: Embætti landlæknis) is an Icelandic government agency whose principal role is to promote high-quality and safe health care for the people of Iceland, health promotion, and effective disease prevention measures.
History
The Directorate was founded on 18 March 1760 when Bjarni Pálsson was made the first Director of Health (Icelandic: Landlæknir) by a royal decree. In 2018, Alma Möller became the first woman to serve as Director.
Directors of Health
- Bjarni Pálsson 1760âÂÂ1779
- Jón Sveinsson 1780âÂÂ1803
- Sveinn Pálsson 1803âÂÂ1804 (acting)
- Tómas Klog 1804âÂÂ1815
- Oddur HjaltalÃÂn 1816âÂÂ1820 (acting)
- Jón Thorstenssen 1820âÂÂ1855
- Jón HjaltalÃÂn 1855âÂÂ1881
- Jónas Jónassen 1881âÂÂ1882 (acting)
- Hans J. G. Schierbeck 1882âÂÂ1895
- Jónas Jónassen 1895âÂÂ1906
- Guðmundur Björnsson 1906âÂÂ1931
- Vilmundur Jónsson 1931âÂÂ1959
- Sigurður Sigurðsson 1960âÂÂ1972
- ÃÂlafur ÃÂlafsson 1972âÂÂ1998
- Sigurður Guðmundsson 1998âÂÂ2006
- MatthÃÂas Halldórsson 2006âÂÂ2007 (acting)
- Sigurður Guðmundsson 2007âÂÂ2008
- MatthÃÂas Halldórsson 2008âÂÂ2009
- Geir Gunnlaugsson 2010âÂÂ2014
- Birgir Jakobsson 2015âÂÂ2018
- Alma Möller 2018âÂÂ2024
- Gudrún Aspelund 2024âÂÂ2025 (temporary)
- MarÃÂa Heimisdóttir 2025âÂÂpresent
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