Minister of Health
Alma D. Möller
Minister of Health
Alma D. Möller has served as Minister of Health since 21 December 2024.
Member of Parliament for the Southwest Constituency since 2024 (Social Democratic Alliance).
Alma was born in Siglufjörður on 24 June 1961.
Parents: Helena Sigtryggsdóttir (born 23 September 1923, died 9 August 2024), homemaker, and Jóhann G. Möller (born 27 May 1918, died 25 June 1997), foreman.
Spouse: Torfi F. Jónasson (born 12 August 1962), cardiologist.
Parents: María Þórdís Sigurðardóttir and Jónas Oddsson.
Children: Helga Kristín (1992) and Jónas Már (1996).
Matriculation exam from Menntaskólinn á Akureyri (MA) in 1981.
Cand. med. (medical degree) from the University of Iceland in 1988.
Specialist certification in anaesthesiology and intensive care medicine in 1995.
PhD in anaesthesiology and intensive care medicine from Lund University in 1999.
Master’s studies in management and public health at Reykjavík University in 2010.
Specialist certification in health administration in 2010.
Diploma in public administration from the University of Iceland in 2018.
Intern and specialist trainee at Borgarspítali and Landspítali 1988–1993.
Physician on the Icelandic Coast Guard helicopter 1990–1992.
Specialist training and specialist work at Lund University Hospital in Sweden 1993–2003.
Chief physician of the anaesthesiology department at Landspítali Fossvogur 2003–2006.
Chief physician of the intensive care unit at Landspítali Hringbraut 2006–2014.
Director of the surgical services division at Landspítali 2014–2018.
Director of Health (Surgeon General) 2018–2024.
Extensive professional and organizational work on behalf of anaesthesiologists and intensive care physicians, including long-term service on the board of the Scandinavian Society of Anaesthesiology and Intensive Care Medicine (SSAI).