Katrín Jakobsdóttir

Katrín Jakobsdóttir (pronounced ; 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.

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.

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.

Jakobsdóttir published her first crime novel "Reykjavík: A Crime Story," in October 2022.‘It’s a therapeutic genre for me’: Iceland’s PM releases debut crime novelPrime Minister by Day, Noir Writer by Night An English translation was published in September 2023.ReykjavíkReykjavík

References

Other websites
Nordic Labour Journal: Katrín Jakobsdóttir - party leader during times of change 

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