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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 63 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 61 in 2024). Katrín Jakobsdóttir is the 13,364th most popular politician (down from 4,637th in 2024), the 50th most popular biography from Iceland (down from 11th in 2019) and the 19th most popular Icelander Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Katrín Jakobsdóttir ranks 13,360 out of 19,576. Before her are Max von Hausen, and Aharon Barak. After her are William II of Berg, Aufidius Bassus, Leontia, Marcus Aemilius Scaurus, Robert von Mohl, Oda of Haldensleben, Guillermo León Valencia, Zdeslav of Croatia, Ken Livingstone, and Piankh.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Katrín Jakobsdóttir ranks 89. Before 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 50 out of 190. Before 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).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iceland

Among politicians born in Iceland, Katrín Jakobsdóttir ranks 19. Before 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).

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