Jónína Leósdóttir
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This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a patronymic or matronymic, not a family name; this person is properly referred to by the given name Jónína.
Jónína Leósdóttir (born 16 May 1954[1]) is an Icelandic novelist, playwright and former journalist. She is the author of a dozen plays, six novels, two biographies and a collection of articles she originally wrote for a women's magazine. She is married to the Icelandic Prime Minister, Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, who is the first openly gay (bisexual) head of government in modern history.[2] She has one son from a previous marriage. She has a BA in English and Literature from the University of Iceland.
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- ^ CV: Prime Minister of Iceland Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, Prime Minister's Office, http://eng.forsaetisraduneyti.is/minister/cv, retrieved 2011-08-28
- ^ Moody, Jonas (2009-01-30). "Iceland Picks the World's First Openly Gay PM". Time. http://www.time.com/time/world/article/0,8599,1875032,00.html. Retrieved 2009-01-31.
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