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Katrín Jakobsdóttir (Icelandic: [ˈkʰaːtʰrin ˈjaːkʰɔpsˌtouʰtɪr̥]; born 1 February 1976) is an Icelandic politician who served as the prime minister of Iceland from 2017 to 2024 and was a member of the Althing for the Reykjavík North constituency from 2007 to 2024.
Prime Minister. Bjarni Benediktsson took office as Prime Minister on 9 April 2024. He was Minister for Foreign Affairs from 14 October 2023. He was Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs from 30 November 2017 to 14 October 2023.
Katrín Jakobsdóttir. Þingseta. Alþingismaður Reykjavíkurkjördæmis norður 2007–2024 (Vinstrihreyfingin – grænt framboð). Menntamálaráðherra 2009. Mennta- og menningarmálaráðherra og samstarfsráðherra Norðurlanda 2009–2013. Forsætisráðherra 2017–2021 og 2021–2024. Þingstörf. Laun og kostnaðargreiðslur. Frumvörp. Tillögur. Fyrirspurnir og skýrslur.
Apr 5, 2024 · Icelandic Prime Minister Katrin Jakobsdottir announced her resignation on Friday and said that she will run for president, a ceremonial post that is mostly above the daily political fray.
Feb 9, 2022 · During the nearly half a decade she has been in office, Iceland’s prime minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir has built a reputation for quietly obliterating expectations. She is consistently voted the most trusted politician in a country where distrust of politicians has run high since the collapse of Iceland’s banking system in 2008.
Mar 8, 2018 · Energetic and impassioned, determined to lead not merely with legislation but with lessons, Jakobsdóttir is the first elected head of state who comes from a new breed of Nordic left-wing...
Dec 13, 2023 · Prime Minister. Bjarni Benediktsson is Prime Minister since 9 April 2024. He was Minister for Foreign Affairs from 14 October 2023 to 9 April 2024, and Minister of Finance and Economic Affairs from 30 November 2017 to 14 October 2023.
Oct 24, 2023 · T ens of thousands of Icelandic women, including Prime Minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir, are participating in the first full-day women’s strike in nearly 50 years on Tuesday. The kvennafrí, or...
Prime Minister. Chair of the Left-Green Movement 2013-2024. Ministry: Prime Minister's Office. Date of Birth: February 1st, 1976. Party: Left-Green Movement. katrinja@althingi.is. +354 5630 500. Twitter. Parliamentary career. Member of Althingi for the Reykjavík North Constituency 2007–2024 (Left-Green Movement). Party group.
Katrín Jakobsdóttir has served as the Prime Minister of Iceland since November 2017 and is Iceland’s second woman to hold that position. She served as Minister of Education, Science and Culture and Minister of Nordic Cooperation 2009-2013.
