Katrín Jakobsdóttir

Katrín Jakobsdóttir (; 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. On 19 February 2020, she was named Chair of the Council of Women World Leaders. In April 2024, she left her position as prime minister to run for president of Iceland in the 2024 presidential election. She finished in second place with 25.1% of the popular vote.

Katrín is known as one of the most popular politicians in Icelandic history, with 59% of people naming her as the most trustworthy politician in a 2015 poll. During her time as prime minister, she had the highest approval ratings for a prime minister in Iceland. Provided by Wikipedia