Directorate of Health
National public health institute in Iceland
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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.
Formed18 March 1760
Agency executives
- Alma Möller, Director of Health
- Þórólfur Guðnason, Chief Epidemiologist
Parent agency
Ministry of Welfare| Agency overview | |
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| Formed | 18 March 1760 |
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Agency executives |
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Parent agency | Ministry of Welfare |
| Website | www |
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.[1][2] In 2018, Alma Möller became the first woman to serve as Director.[3]
Directors of Health
- 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 2018–2024
- Gudrún Aspelund 2024–2025 (temporary)
- María Heimisdóttir 2025–present