Katrín Jakobsdóttir

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Katrín Jakobsdóttir

Minister of Education, Science and Culture
In office 2 February 2009 – 23 May 2013
Prime Minister	Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir
Preceded by	Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir
Succeeded by	Illugi Gunnarsson
Personal details
Born	(1976-02-01) 1 February 1976 (age 37) Reykjavík, Iceland
Political party	Left-Green Movement
Spouse(s)	Gunnar Örn Sigvaldason
Children	Three sons (b. 2005, 2007, 2011)
Alma mater	University of Iceland

Katrín Jakobsdóttir (pronounced [ˈkʰaːtʰrin ˈjaːkʰɔpstouhtɪr]) (born 1 February 1976) is an Icelandic politician and a member of the Althing (Iceland's parliament) for the Reykjavík North constituency since 2007. She is the leader of the Left-Green Movement and was Iceland's Minister of Education, Science and Culture.^[1] from 2 February 2009 to 23 May 2013.

Katrín graduated from the University of Iceland in 1999 with a degree in Icelandic and French. She received her M.A. from the same university in 2004 for a dissertation on the work of popular Icelandic crime writer Arnaldur Indriðason.

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^ Katrín Jakobsdóttir, Secretariat of Althingi, retrieved 31 January 2009

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Political offices
Preceded by Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir	Minister of Education, Science and Culture 2009 – 2013	Succeeded by Illugi Gunnarsson
Preceded by	Vice Chairman of the Left-Green Movement 2003 – present

v t e Members of the Althing

Norðausturkjördæmi	Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson Kristján Þór Júlíusson Höskuldur Þór Þórhallsson Steingrímur J. Sigfússon Líneik Anna Sævarsdóttir Valgerður Gunnarsdóttir Kristján L. Möller Þórunn Egilsdóttir Bjarkey Gunnarsdóttir Brynhildur Pétursdóttir

Norðvesturkjördæmi	Gunnar Bragi Sveinsson Einar K. Guðfinnsson Ásmundur Einar Daðason Haraldur Benediktsson Guðbjartur Hannesson Elsa Lára Arnardóttir Jóhanna María Sigmundsdóttir Lilja Rafney Magnúsdóttir

Reykjavíkurkjördæmi norður	Illugi Gunnarsson Frosti Sigurjónsson Katrín Jakobsdóttir Össur Skarphéðinsson Brynjar Þór Níelsson Björt Ólafsdóttir Sigrún Magnúsdóttir Árni Þór Sigurðsson Birgir Ármannsson Helgi Hrafn Gunnarsson Valgerður Bjarnadóttir

Reykjavíkurkjördæmi suður	Hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir Vigdís Hauksdóttir Sigríður Ingibjörg Ingadóttir Pétur H. Blöndal Svandís Svavarsdóttir Róbert Marshall Guðlaugur Þór Þórðarson Karl Garðarsson Helgi Hjörvar Jón Þór Ólafsson Óttarr Proppé

Suðurkjördæmi	Sigurður Ingi Jóhannsson Ragnheiður Elín Árnadóttir Silja Dögg Gunnarsdóttir Unnur Brá Konráðsdóttir Páll Jóhann Pálsson Oddný G. Harðardóttir Ásmundur Friðriksson Haraldur Einarsson Vilhjálmur Árnason

Suðvesturkjördæmi	Bjarni Benediktsson Ragnheiður Ríkharðsdóttir Árni Páll Árnason Willum Þór Þórsson Jón Gunnarsson Guðmundur Steingrímsson Ögmundur Jónasson Vilhjálmur Bjarnason Þorsteinn B. Sæmundsson Katrín Júlíusdóttir Birgitta Jónsdóttir Elín Hirst

v t e First cabinet of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir

Ministers	Ásta Ragnheiður Jóhannesdóttir Gylfi Magnússon Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir Katrín Jakobsdóttir Kolbrún Halldórsdóttir Kristján L. Möller Ögmundur Jónasson Össur Skarphéðinsson Ragna Árnadóttir Steingrímur J. Sigfússon

v t e Second cabinet of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir

Ministers	Álfheiður Ingadóttir Árni Páll Árnason Guðbjartur Hannesson Gylfi Magnússon Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir Jón Bjarnason Katrín Jakobsdóttir Katrín Júlíusdóttir Kristján L. Möller Oddný Guðbjörg Harðardóttir Ögmundur Jónasson Össur Skarphéðinsson Ragna Árnadóttir Steingrímur J. Sigfússon Svandís Svavarsdóttir

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Name	Katrin Jakobsdottir
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Short description	Icelandic politician
Date of birth	1 February 1976
Place of birth	Reykjavík, Iceland
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