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TheIcelandicMinistry of Fisheries and Agriculture (Icelandic:Sjávarútvegs- og Landbúnaðarráðuneytið) is acabinet-level ministry. It is an important economic ministry, withfisheries products making up about 40% of Iceland's exports.
On 13 June 2007 theparliament of Iceland passed law changes to merge the Ministry of Fisheries and the Ministry of Agriculture, which took effect on 1 January 2008.[1] In 2011Steingrímur J. Sigfússon took on the roles of Minister of Fisheries and Agriculture andMinister of Economic Affairs. In 2012 the Ministry of Fisheries and Agriculture, theMinistry of Industry, Energy and Tourism and part of the Ministry of Economic Affairs merged to form theMinistry of Industries and Innovation (Atvinnuvega- og nýsköpunarráðuneytið), led by Steingrímur. Although since 2014, there are generally two ministers in the various cabinets, one for Fisheries and Agriculture and one for Industries and Innovation, the administrations are still combined.
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