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]

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a patronymic or matronymic, not a family name; this person is properly referred to by the given name "Katrín Jakobsdóttir".
Katrín Jakobsdóttir
Katrín in 2023
28th Prime Minister of Iceland
In office
30 November 2017 – 9 April 2024
PresidentGuðni Th. Jóhannesson
Preceded byBjarni Benediktsson
Succeeded byBjarni Benediktsson
Chair of the Left-Green Movement
In office
24 February 2013 – 5 April 2024
Preceded bySteingrímur J. Sigfússon
Succeeded byGuðmundur Ingi Guðbrandsson
Minister of Education, Science and Culture
In office
2 February 2009 – 23 May 2013
Prime MinisterJóhanna Sigurðardóttir
Preceded byÞorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir
Succeeded byIllugi Gunnarsson
Member of the Althing
In office
12 May 2007 – 8 April 2024
ConstituencyReykjavík North
Personal details
Born (1976-02-01) 1 February 1976
Reykjavík, Iceland
Political partyLeft-Green Movement
Spouse(s)Gunnar Sigvaldason
Children3
EducationUniversity 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]

References
  1. "Election week: Halla Tómasdóttir will be the president of Iceland". RÚV. Iceland. 2 June 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  2. Katrín Jakobsdóttir, Secretariat of Althingi, retrieved 31 January 2009
  3. "Katrín Jakobsdóttir býður sig fram til forseta". RÚV (in Icelandic). 5 April 2024. Retrieved 5 April 2024.
  4. ‘It’s a therapeutic genre for me’: Iceland’s PM releases debut crime novel
  5. Prime Minister by Day, Noir Writer by Night
  6. Reykjavík
  7. Reykjavík

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