Minister
Katrín Jakobsdóttir
Born in Reykjavík on February 1st 1976.
Katrín Jakobsdóttir’s parents are Jakob Ármannsson, bank employee and teacher, born on May 7th 1939, deceased on July 20th 1996, and Signý Thoroddsen, psychologist, born on August 13th 1940.
Her husband is Gunnar Örn Sigvaldason, born on March 13th 1978.
Her sons are Jakob, born in 2005 and Illugi, born in 2007.
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Education |
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2004 |
Master’s Degree in Icelandic Literature from the University of Iceland. |
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1999 |
Bachelor’s Degree in Icelandic with French as minor subject from the University of Iceland. |
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1996 |
Upper secondary school diploma from Menntaskólinn við Sund. |
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Professional experience |
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| 2009 - | Minister of Education, Science and Culture. |
| 2009 - | Minister of Nordic Cooperation. |
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2007 - |
Member of Althingi for the Reykjavík North Constituency representing the Left Green Movement. |
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2006 - 2007 |
Part-time lecturer at the University of Iceland, the University of Reykjavik and Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík. |
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2005 - 2006 |
Editorial work at the Publishing House Edda and JPV Publishing. |
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2004 - 2007 |
Teaching for the Institute of Continuing Education at the University of Iceland, various centers of continuing education and Mímir- Continuing Education. |
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2004 - 2006 |
Program planning for broadcasting and literary work for various media in Iceland. |
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1999 - 2003 |
Part-time linguistic adviser for the news departments at The Icelandic National Broadcasting Service as well as numerous summer jobs. |
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Committees, i.e. |
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2007 - 2009 |
Member of the Althingi Committee on Economy and Taxation. |
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2007 - 2009 |
Member of the Althingi Committee on Education and Culture. |
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2004 |
Chairman of the Reykjavik Committee on Environment and Public Health. |
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2004 |
Chairman of the Reykjavik Committee on Communications. |
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2003 - |
Vice-Chairman of the Left Green Movement's Parliamentary Group. |
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2002 - 2006 |
Vice-Councillor for the Political Party Reykjavíkurlistinn. |
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2002 - 2006 |
Chairman of the Committee on Children’s Book Awards of the Reykjavík Committee on Education. |
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2002 - 2005 |
Member of the Reykjavík Committee on Education. |
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2002 - 2003 |
Chairman of the Young Left Green Movement. |
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1998 - 2000 |
Member of the Student Council of the University of Iceland and of the Board of the University of Iceland. |
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