Katrín Jakobsdóttir
Katrín Jakobsdóttir (pronounced [ˈkʰaːtʰrin ˈjaːkʰɔpstouhtɪr]; born 1 February 1976) is an Icelandic politician. She was the 28th Prime Minister of Iceland from 2017 until 2024. She was a member of the Althing for the Reykjavík North constituency from 2007 until 2024. She unsuccessfully ran for president in 2024, losing to businesswoman Halla Tómasdóttir.[1]
Katrín Jakobsdóttir | |
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| File:Katrín Jakobsdóttir in August 2023.jpg Katrín in 2023 | |
| 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 |
| Member of the Althing | |
| In office 12 May 2007 – 8 April 2024 | |
| Constituency | Reykjavík North |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 February 1976
(aged 49) Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Political party | Left-Green Movement |
| Spouse(s) | Gunnar Sigvaldason |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | University of Iceland (BA, MA) |
She became deputy chairperson of the Left-Green Movement in 2003 and has been their chairperson since 2013. Katrín was Iceland's Minister of Education, Science and Culture and of Nordic Co-operation from 2 February 2009 to 23 May 2013.[2]
On 5 April 2024, Katrín announced that she will resign as prime minister and chairperson of the Left-Green Movement and run for the presidency of Iceland in the upcoming elections.[3]
Jakobsdóttir published her first crime novel "Reykjavík: A Crime Story," in October 2022.[4][5] An English translation was published in September 2023.[6][7]
Katrín Jakobsdóttir Media
- Secretary Blinken Meets with Icelandic Prime Minister Jakobsdottir (51188964664).jpg
Katrín meets with U.S. Secretary of State Antony J. Blinken in Reykjavík in May 2021
- Pääministeri Sanna Marin tapasi Islannin pääministeri Katrín Jakobsdóttir tapasivat Kesärannassa 12.4.2022 (51999461448).jpg
Katrín with Finnish prime minister Sanna Marin at Kesäranta in Helsinki in April 2022
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Katrín with president of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen in Reykjavík in May 2023
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Katrín with U.S. President Joe Biden and other Nordic leaders in Helsinki in July 2023
- Nicola Sturgeon meets Icelandic Prime Minister, Katrín Jakobsdóttir.jpg
Katrín Jakobsdóttir, Icelandic PM meets Nicola Sturgeon, FM of Scotland
References
- ↑ "Election week: Halla Tómasdóttir will be the president of Iceland". RÚV (Iceland). 2 June 2024. https://www.ruv.is/frettir/innlent/2024-06-01-kosningavakan-enn-fjolgar-atkvaedum-hollu-414495. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
- ↑ Katrín Jakobsdóttir, Secretariat of Althingi, retrieved 31 January 2009
- ↑ "Katrín Jakobsdóttir býður sig fram til forseta" (in Icelandic). RÚV. 5 April 2024. https://www.ruv.is/frettir/innlent/2024-04-05-katrin-jakobsdottir-bydur-sig-fram-til-forseta-409293. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
- ↑ ‘It’s a therapeutic genre for me’: Iceland’s PM releases debut crime novel
- ↑ Prime Minister by Day, Noir Writer by Night
- ↑ Reykjavík
- ↑ Reykjavík
Other websites
- Nordic Labour Journal: Katrín Jakobsdóttir - party leader during times of change
- Katrín Jakobsdóttir on Twitter