Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
| Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir | |
|---|---|
| Prime Minister of Iceland | |
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In office 1 February 2009 – 23 May 2013 |
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| President | Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson |
| Preceded by | Geir Haarde |
| Succeeded by | Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson |
| Minister of Social Affairs and Social Security | |
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In office 24 May 2007 – 1 February 2009 |
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| Prime Minister | Geir Haarde |
| Preceded by |
Magnús Stefánsson (Social Affairs) Siv Friðleifsdóttir (Health and Social Security) |
| Succeeded by | Ásta Ragnheiður Jóhannesdóttir |
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In office 8 July 1987 – 24 June 1994 |
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| 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 (Before 1994) National Awakening (1994–2000) Social Democratic Alliance (2000–present) |
| Spouse(s) | Þorvaldur Steinar Jóhannesson (1970–1987) Jónína Leósdóttir (2010–present) |
| Children | 2 sons 1 stepson |
Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir (Icelandic pronunciation: [jou̯ːhana ˈsɪːɣʏrðartou̯htɪr]; born 4 October 1942) is a former politician and the former Prime Minister of Iceland. She became active in the trade union movement, serving as an officer. Elected an MP from 1978 to 2013, she was appointed as Iceland's Minister of Social Affairs and Social Security, serving from 1987–1994 and 2007–2009. She has been a member of the Althing (Iceland's parliament) for Reykjavík constituencies since 1978, winning re-election on eight successive occasions. She became Iceland's first female Prime Minister and the world's first openly lesbian head of government on 1 February 2009.
Jóhanna is a social democrat. Until her retirement from elective office in 2012 she was Iceland's longest-serving member of Parliament. 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. In 2009, she finally became Prime Minister and Forbes listed her among the 100 Most Powerful Women in the world. In September 2012, Jóhanna announced she would not seek re-election and would retire from politics.
Jóhanna was born in Reykjavík. Her father is Sigurður Egill Ingimundarson. She studied at the Commercial College of Iceland, a vocational high school operated by the Chamber of Commerce. After graduating with her commercial diploma in 1960, she worked as a flight attendant with Loftleiðir (a predecessor of Icelandair) and as an office worker.
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