First Lady of Iceland

First Lady of Iceland
Incumbent
Eliza Reid
since 1 August 2016
Inaugural holder Georgia Björnsson
Formation June 17, 1944

The First Lady of Iceland refers to the wife of the President of Iceland. The country's current First Lady is Eliza Reid, wife of Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, since 1 August 2016.

There have been no First Gentlemen of Iceland, to date. Iceland's first female president, Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, had divorced in 1963 and was unmarried during her tenure as the country's president.[1][2]

First Ladies of Iceland

† – denotes that the person died while the President was in office

First Lady President Duration
Georgia Björnsson Sveinn Björnsson 1944–1952
Dóra Þórhallsdóttir Ásgeir Ásgeirsson 1952–1964†
Position vacant 1964–1968
Halldóra Eldjárn Kristján Eldjárn 1968–1980
Position vacant Vigdís Finnbogadóttir 1980–1996
Guðrún Katrín Þorbergsdóttir Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson 1996–1998†
Position vacant 1998 – 14 May 2003
Dorrit Moussaieff 14 May 2003 – 1 August 2016
Eliza Reid Guðni Th. Jóhannesson 1 August 2016 – present

References

  1. ↑ Gamarekian, Barbara (1982-09-08). "Iceland's President Dispels Some Myths". New York Times. Retrieved 2016-06-26.
  2. ↑ "First female head of state, Vigdís Finnbogadóttir, elected 35 years ago today". Iceland Magazine. 2015-06-29. Retrieved 2016-06-26.
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