Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir[1] (pronounced jouːhanːa ˈsɪːɣʏrðartouʰtɪr), (born 4 October 1942) is a former Icelandic politician and the former Prime Minister of Iceland. She has been a politician for many years. She was Iceland's Minister of Social Affairs and Social Security from 1987–1994 and 2007–2009. She has been a member of the Althing (Iceland's parliament) for Reykjavík constituencies since 1978. She has been re-elected eight times. She became Iceland's first female Prime Minister on 1 February 2009, the world's first openly gay head of government of the modern era.[2][3]
Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir MP | |
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| 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 | Þorsteinn Pálsson Steingrímur Hermannsson Davíð Oddsson |
| Preceded by | Alexander Stefánsson |
| Succeeded by | Guðmundur Árni Stefánsson |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 4 October 1942 Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Political party | Social Democratic Party (1978–1994) National Movement (1994–2000) Social Democratic Alliance (2000–present) |
| Spouse(s) | Þorvaldur Steinar Jóhannesson (1970-2002?) Jónína Leósdóttir (2002-present) |
| Children | Two sons (b. 1972 and 1977) One stepson (b. 1981) |
| Profession | Flight attendant Trade Unionist |
Jóhanna is a social democrat and Iceland's longest-serving member of Parliament. In the 1990s, when she lost a bid to head the party, she lifted her fist and declared "Minn tími mun koma!" -- "My time will come!"—a phrase that became a popular Icelandic expression.[4][5]
Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir Media
Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir (second from right) and Jónína Leósdóttir (left), on an official visit to Slovenia
References
- ↑ This name is usually spelled in English-language press as Johanna Sigurdardottir.
- ↑ Moody, Jonas (2009-01-30). Iceland Picks the World's First Openly Gay PM. Time. http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1875032,00.html. Retrieved 2009-01-31.
- ↑ First gay PM for Iceland cabinet. BBC News. 1 February 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/7863923.stm. Retrieved 2009-02-01.
- ↑ Peter Popham (29 January 2009), "World gets its first gay leader", The Independent, archived from the original on 11 October 2011, retrieved 31 August 2017
- ↑ Valur Gunnarsson (30 January 2009), "Profile: Johanna Sigurdardottir", The Guardian