Katrín Jakobsdóttir

Prime Minister of Iceland

1 February 1976 Reykjavík, Iceland

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Incumbent

Icelandic politician This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Katrín. Katrín Jakobsdóttir (pronounced ; born 1 February 1976) is an Icelandic politician serving as the 28th and current prime minister of Iceland since 2017. She has been a member of the Althing for the Reykjavík North constituency since 2007. 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. She is Iceland's second female prime minister, after Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir. On 19 February 2020, she was named Chair of the Council of Women World Leaders.