Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir

Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈjouːhana ˈsɪːɣʏrðarˌtouhtɪr̥]; born 4 October 1942) is an Icelandic politician, who served as prime minister of Iceland from 2009 to 2013.

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Jóhanna.
Her Excellency
Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
24th Prime Minister of Iceland
In office
1 February 2009 – 23 May 2013
PresidentÓlafur Ragnar Grímsson
Preceded byGeir Haarde
Succeeded bySigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson
Minister of Social Affairs and Social Security
In office
24 May 2007 – 1 February 2009
Prime MinisterGeir Haarde
Preceded byMagnús Stefánsson (Social Affairs)
Siv Friðleifsdóttir (Health and Social Security)
Succeeded byÁsta Ragnheiður Jóhannesdóttir
In office
8 July 1987 – 24 June 1994
Prime Minister
Preceded byAlexander Stefánsson
Succeeded byGuðmundur Árni Stefánsson
Member of the Althing
In office
25 June 1978 – 27 April 2013
Personal details
Born (1942-10-04) 4 October 1942
Reykjavík, Kingdom of Iceland
Political partySocial Democratic Party (Before 1994)
National Awakening (1994–2000)
Social Democratic Alliance (2000–present)
Spouses
Þorvaldur Steinar Jóhannesson
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(m. 1970; div. 1987)​
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    (m. 2010)​
    Children
    • 2 sons
    • 1 stepson

    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.

    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.

    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.

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