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The Minister of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs (Icelandic: Dóms- og kirkjumálaráðherra) was the head of Ministry of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs which existed between 1 January 1970 and 1 October 2009. Before the Cabinet of Iceland Act no. 73/1969 took effect ministries in Iceland had not existed separately from the ministers. Between 4 January 1917 and 1 January 1970 the minister responsible for justice was titled Minister of Justice and the minister responsible for ecclesiastical affairs was titled Minister of Ecclesiastical Affairs. In cases were one person was responsible for both he or she was titled Minister of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs. On 1 October 2009 the position became Minister of Justice and Human Rights (Icelandic: Dómsmála- og mannréttindaráðherra) and the ministry itself was also renamed accordingly. On 31 December 2010 the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights was merged with the Ministry of Transport, Communications and Local Government to form the Ministry of the Interior.