Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
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Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir[1] (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈjouːhana ˈsɪːɣʏrðarˌtouhtɪr̥]; born 4 October 1942) is an Icelandic politician, who served as prime minister of Iceland from 2009 to 2013.
Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir | |
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24th Prime Minister of Iceland | |
In office 1 February 2009 – 23 May 2013 | |
President | Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson |
Preceded by | Geir Haarde |
Succeeded by | Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson |
Minister of Social Affairs and Social Security | |
In office 24 May 2007 – 1 February 2009 | |
Prime Minister | Geir Haarde |
Preceded by | Magnús Stefánsson (Social Affairs) Siv Friðleifsdóttir (Health and Social Security) |
Succeeded by | Ásta Ragnheiður Jóhannesdóttir |
In office 8 July 1987 – 24 June 1994 | |
Prime Minister | |
Preceded by | Alexander Stefánsson |
Succeeded by | Guðmundur Árni Stefánsson |
Member of the Althing | |
In office 25 June 1978 – 27 April 2013 | |
Personal details | |
Born | (1942-10-04) 4 October 1942 (age 81) Reykjavík, Kingdom of Iceland |
Political party | Social Democratic Party (Before 1994) National Awakening (1994–2000) Social Democratic Alliance (2000–present) |
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Elected as an MP from 1978 to 2013, she was appointed as Iceland's Minister of Social Affairs and Social Security, serving from 1987 to 1994, and from 2007 until 2009. In 1994, when she lost a bid to head the Social Democratic Party, she raised her fist and declared "Minn tími mun koma!" ("My time will come!"), a phrase that became a popular Icelandic expression.[2][3]
She became prime minister on 1 February 2009, Iceland's first female prime minister and the world's first openly LGBT head of government. Forbes listed her among the 100 most powerful women in the world.[4]
She has been a member of the Althing (Iceland's parliament) for Reykjavík constituencies since 1978, winning re-election on eight successive occasions. In September 2012, Jóhanna announced she would not seek re-election and retired from politics as Iceland's longest serving member of Parliament.[5]