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Directorate of Health

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Directorate of Health
Agency overview
Formed18 March 1760; 264 years ago (1760-03-18)
HeadquartersKatrínartúni 2,
Reykjavík, Iceland
Agency executives
Parent agencyMinistry of Welfare
Websitewww.landlaeknir.is

The Directorate of Health (Icelandic: Embætti landlæknis) is an Icelandic government agency which principal role is to promote high-quality and safe health care for the people of Iceland, health promotion, and effective disease prevention measures.

History

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The Directorate was founded on 18 March 1760 when Bjarni Pálsson was made the first Director of Health (Icelandic: Landlæknir) by a royal decree.[1][2] In 2018, Alma Möller became the first woman to serves as Director.[3]

Directors of Health

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  • Bjarni Pálsson 1760–1779
  • Jón Sveinsson 1780–1803
  • Sveinn Pálsson 1803–1804 (acting)
  • Tómas Klog 1804–1815
  • Oddur Hjaltalín 1816–1820 (acting)
  • Jón Thorstenssen 1820–1855
  • Jón Hjaltalín 1855–1881
  • Jónas Jónassen 1881–1882 (acting)
  • Hans J. G. Schierbeck 1882–1895
  • Jónas Jónassen 1895–1906
  • Guðmundur Björnsson 1906–1931
  • Vilmundur Jónsson 1931–1959
  • Sigurður Sigurðsson 1960–1972
  • Ólafur Ólafsson 1972–1998
  • Sigurður Guðmundsson 1998–2006
  • Matthías Halldórsson 2006–2007 (acting)
  • Sigurður Guðmundsson 2007–2008
  • Matthías Halldórsson 2008–2009
  • Geir Gunnlaugsson 2010–2014
  • Birgir Jakobsson 2015–2018
  • Alma Möller 2018–present

References

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  1. ^ Kjartan Hreinn Njálsson (20 May 2019). "Minntust 300 ára afmælis Bjarna Pálssonar". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 6 April 2020.
  2. ^ "Lýðheilsustöð sameinast embætti landlæknis". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 2 May 2011. Retrieved 5 April 2020.
  3. ^ Kristín Ólafsdóttir (2 March 2018). "Skipuð landlæknir fyrst kvenna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 10 April 2020.
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