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Who was the first female prime minister of Iceland before Katrín?

  • Halldóra Mogensen

  • Vigdís Finnbogadóttir

  • Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir

  • Hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir

Answer

The first female prime minister of Iceland was Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, who served from 2009 to 2013. She was the first openly lesbian prime minister in the world, and her election was seen as a sign of progress for women's rights in Iceland. Sigurðardóttir was a member of the Social Democratic Alliance, and her government focused on economic recovery and social welfare.
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