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Katrín Jakobsdóttir

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Katrín Jakobsdóttir (Icelandic: [ˈkʰaːtʰrin ˈjaːkʰɔpsˌtouhtɪr̥]; born 1 February 1976) is an Icelandic former politician who served as the prime minister of Iceland from December 2017 to April 2024 and was a member of the Althing for the Reykjavík North constituency from 2007 to 2024. A graduate of the University of Iceland, she became deputy chairperson of the Left-Green Movement in 2003, and served as their chairperson from 2013 until her presidential bid in 2024. Katrín was Iceland's minister of education, science, and culture, and of Nordic cooperation from 2 February 2009 to 23 May 2013. She was Iceland's second female prime minister, after Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir held the office from 2009 to 2013. Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Katrín Jakobsdóttir is the 13,349th most popular politician (down from 4,638th in 2019), the 49th most popular biography from Iceland (down from 11th in 2019) and the 18th most popular Icelander Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Katrín Jakobsdóttir ranks 13,349 out of 19,576Before her are Jaime Lerner, Jules de Burlet, Pinhas Lavon, Magdalene of Jülich-Cleves-Berg, Max von Hausen, and Aharon Barak. After her are William II of Berg, Aufidius Bassus, Leontia, Marcus Aemilius Scaurus, Robert von Mohl, and Oda of Haldensleben.

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Among people born in 1976, Katrín Jakobsdóttir ranks 89Before her are August Diehl, Shawn Fonteno, Yulia Navalnaya, Gábor Király, Torsten Frings, and Isla Fisher. After her are Michael Peña, James Roday, Barbie Hsu, Sebastián Abreu, Bérénice Bejo, and Boudewijn Zenden.

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In Iceland

Among people born in Iceland, Katrín Jakobsdóttir ranks 49 out of 190Before her are Sturla Þórðarson (1214), Eiður Guðjohnsen (1978), Jón Leifs (1899), Ólafur Jóhannesson (1913), Jón Ögmundsson (1052), and Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (1988). After her are Vilhjálmur Einarsson (1934), Hannes Hafstein (1861), Saint Thorlak (1133), Eggert Ólafsson (1726), Geir Hallgrímsson (1925), and Jóhann Hafstein (1915).

Among POLITICIANS In Iceland

Among politicians born in Iceland, Katrín Jakobsdóttir ranks 18Before her are Geir Haarde (1951), Steingrímur Hermannsson (1928), Davíð Oddsson (1948), Gunnar Thoroddsen (1910), Ólafur Thors (1892), and Ólafur Jóhannesson (1913). After her are Hannes Hafstein (1861), Geir Hallgrímsson (1925), Jóhann Hafstein (1915), Tryggvi Þórhallsson (1889), Jón Magnússon (1859), and Magnús Guðmundsson (1879).