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Government Announces Changes to Cabinet

The government announced changes to the composition of its ministries yesterday.

althingi-backyard_pkAlþingi, the Icelandic parliament. Photo by Páll Kjartansson.

Minister of Economic Affairs and of Fisheries and Agriculture Steingrímur J. Sigfússon was appointed Minister for Industry and Innovation and Minister of Finance Oddný Harðardóttir will add Economic Affairs to her portfolio.

Katrín Júlíusdóttir, who is currently on maternity leave, will take over from Oddný on October 1, when another government meeting will be held, ruv.is reports.

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