Katrín Jakobsdóttir
Prime Minister of Iceland from 2017 to 2024 / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Katrín Jakobsdóttir (Icelandic: [ˈkʰaːtʰrin ˈjaːkʰɔpsˌtouʰtɪr̥]; born 1 February 1976) is an Icelandic politician who served as the prime minister of Iceland from 2017 to 2024 and was a member of the Althing for the Reykjavík North constituency from 2007 to 2024.
Katrín Jakobsdóttir | |
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28th Prime Minister of Iceland | |
In office 30 November 2017 – 9 April 2024 | |
President | Guðni Th. Jóhannesson |
Preceded by | Bjarni Benediktsson |
Succeeded by | Bjarni Benediktsson |
Chair of the Left-Green Movement | |
In office 24 February 2013 – 5 April 2024 | |
Preceded by | Steingrímur J. Sigfússon |
Succeeded by | Guðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson |
Minister of Education, Science and Culture | |
In office 2 February 2009 – 23 May 2013 | |
Prime Minister | Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir |
Preceded by | Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir |
Succeeded by | Illugi Gunnarsson |
Personal details | |
Born | (1976-02-01) 1 February 1976 (age 48) Reykjavík, Iceland |
Political party | Left-Green Movement |
Spouse | Gunnar Sigvaldason |
Children | 3 |
Education | University of Iceland (BA, MA) |
A graduate of the University of Iceland, she became deputy chairperson of the Left-Green Movement in 2003, and has their chairperson since 2013 until her presidential bid in 2024. Katrín was Iceland's minister of education, science, and culture, and of Nordic co-operation from 2 February 2009 to 23 May 2013.[1] She was Iceland's second female prime minister, after Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir. On 19 February 2020, she was named Chair of the Council of Women World Leaders.[2]