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Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir was born in Reykjavik in October 1942.
Family: Married to author and dramatist Jónína Leósdóttir. They have three sons together.
Sigurðardóttir was a union leader for flight attendants in the 1970s, but was elected a representative for Iceland’s parliament in 1978. She has been there ever since, and has served as the Social Democratic Alliance’s representative in several parliamentary committees and she has participated in international work. Sigurðardóttir was Minister for Welfare for several years. Since 2009 she has been Iceland’s Prime Minister.
Iceland’s government comprises nine ministers, five women and four men. The government is a coalition between The Social Democratic Alliance and the Left-Green Movement.
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