Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
Iceland's former prime minister, Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, is an Icelandic politician who presided over the country from 2009 until 2013. She got involved in the labor movement and served as an official. She was a member of parliament from 1978 to 2013, and from 2007 to 2009, she served as Iceland's Minister of Social Affairs and Social Security. When she was unsuccessful in her quest to lead the Social Democratic Party in 1994, she raised her fist and said, "Minn tmi mun koma!" ("My time will come!"), a slogan that quickly gained currency in Iceland.
On February 1, 2009, she was elected prime minister, becoming the first female prime minister of Iceland and the first openly LGBT leader in history. She was ranked among the top 100 women in the world by Forbes. Since 1978, she has represented Reykjavk districts in Iceland's parliament, the Althing, and has been re-elected eight times in a row. As Iceland's longest-serving member of Parliament, Jóhanna stated in September 2012 that she would not run for reelection and would instead leave politics. Samtökin '78, or Association '78, a gay alliance in Iceland that was established to fight for the rights of sexual minorities both in Iceland and abroad, has honored her achievements with a badge of honor medal.
Detailed information:
Full name: Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
Date of birth: 4 October 1942
Known for:
- Prime minister of Iceland from 2009 to 2013
- The world's first openly LGBT head of government
