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Katrín Jakobsdóttir

1976 - Today

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Katrín Jakobsdóttir (Icelandic: [ˈkʰaːtʰrin ˈjaːkʰɔpsˌtouʰtɪr̥]; born 1 February 1976) is an Icelandic 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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Katrín Jakobsdóttir has received more than 1,351,801 page views. Her biography is available in 61 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 51 in 2019). Katrín Jakobsdóttir is the 4,638th most popular politician (up from 11,309th in 2019), the 11th most popular biography from Iceland (up from 35th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Icelander Politician.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Katrín Jakobsdóttir ranks 4,638 out of 19,576. Before her are Shapour Bakhtiar, Teófilo Braga, Friedrich-Wilhelm Krüger, Zeng Guofan, Frederick Michael, Count Palatine of Zweibrücken, and Zhao Tuo. After her are Rusa I, Gannicus, George Clinton, Emperor Bidatsu, Lais of Corinth, and Shiban.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1976, Katrín Jakobsdóttir ranks 16. Before her are Michael Ballack, Judit Polgár, Ruud van Nistelrooy, Benedict Cumberbatch, Patrick Vieira, and Yuval Noah Harari. After her are Alessandro Nesta, Colin Farrell, Diane Kruger, Ryan Reynolds, Audrey Tautou, and Simone Inzaghi.

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In Iceland

Among people born in Iceland, Katrín Jakobsdóttir ranks 11 out of 190. Before her are Vigdís Finnbogadóttir (1930), Björk (1965), Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson (1943), Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir (1942), Bjarni Herjólfsson (966), and Egill Skallagrímsson (904). After her are Ásgeir Ásgeirsson (1894), Jón Sigurðsson (1811), Kristján Eldjárn (1916), Guðni Th. Jóhannesson (1968), Arnaldur Indriðason (1961), and Gunnar Gunnarsson (1889).

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Among POLITICIANS In Iceland

Among politicians born in Iceland, Katrín Jakobsdóttir ranks 4. Before her are Vigdís Finnbogadóttir (1930), Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson (1943), and Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir (1942). After her are Ásgeir Ásgeirsson (1894), Jón Sigurðsson (1811), Kristján Eldjárn (1916), Guðni Th. Jóhannesson (1968), Bjarni Benediktsson (1908), Halldór Ásgrímsson (1947), Steingrímur Hermannsson (1928), and Geir Haarde (1951).

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