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Sigríður Jóhannesdóttir

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Sigríður Jóhannesdóttir
(SJóh)
Member of the Althing
In office
18 July 1996 – 10 May 2003
Preceded byÓlafur Ragnar Grímsson
ConstituencyReykjanes
Personal details
Born (1943-06-10) 10 June 1943 (age 81)
Reykjavík, Iceland
Political partySocial Democratic Alliance
Alma materUniversity of Moscow
Iceland College of Education

Sigríður Jóhannesdóttir (born 10 June 1943) is an Icelandic politician and former member of the Althing.[1] A member of the Social Democratic Alliance, she represented the Reykjanes constituency from July 1996 to May 2003.[2]

Sigríður was born on 10 June 1943 in Reykjavík.[1] She is the daughter of industrial worker Jóhannes Guðnason and Jóna Ásmundsdóttir.[1] She graduated from Reykjavík High School (MR) in 1963.[1][3] She studied Russian and biology at the University of Moscow (1963–1965) and qualified as a teacher from the Iceland College of Education (KÍ) in 1967.[1][3] She also studied at the Teachers College in Copenhagen from 1979 to 1980.[1] She was a teacher at Selfoss Kindergarten from 1965 to 1966 and Myllubakka School in Keflavík from 1969 to 1996.[1][3] She was on the board of the Icelandic Teachers' Association (Kennarasambands Íslands) from 1982 to 1991 and was chair of the board of the Suðurnesja Polytechnic School from 1990 to 1994.[1][3]

Sigríður was a member of the municipal council in Keflavík.[3] She was a substitute member of the Althing for Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson in April 1992, from April 1993 to May 1993 and from April 1996 to July 1996.[2] She was appointed to the Althing in July 1996 after Ólafur Ragnar was elected president.[1]

Sigríður married teacher Ásgeir Árnason in 1964 and has a son and three daughters.[1][3]

Electoral history of Sigríður Jóhannesdóttir
Election Constituency Party Votes Result
1991 parliamentary[4] Reykjanes People's Alliance 4,449 Not elected
1995 parliamentary[5] Reykjanes People's Alliance 5,292 Not elected
1999 parliamentary[6] Reykjanes Social Democratic Alliance 12,542 Elected

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Þingmenn: Alþingismannatal - Æviágrip þingmanna frá 1845 - Sigríður Jóhannesdóttir" (in Icelandic). Reykjavík, Iceland: Althing. Archived from the original on 19 April 2024. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Þingmenn: Alþingismannatal - Æviágrip þingmanna frá 1845 - Þingseta - Sigríður Jóhannesdóttir - þingsetutímabil og embætti" (in Icelandic). Reykjavík, Iceland: Althing. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  3. ^ a b c d e f "Afmæli: Sigríður Jóhannesdóttir". DV (in Icelandic). Vol. 19, no. 128. Reykjavík, Iceland. 10 June 1993. p. 41. ISSN 1021-8254. Retrieved 11 November 2024 – via Timarit.is.
  4. ^ Alþingiskosningar 1991 (in Icelandic). Reykjavík, Iceland: Statistics Iceland. 1994. p. 65. ISBN 9979-817-12-7. Retrieved 11 November 2024 – via Timarit.is.
  5. ^ Alþingiskosningar 1995 (in Icelandic). Reykjavík, Iceland: Statistics Iceland. 1995. p. 75. ISBN 9979-817-31-3. Retrieved 11 November 2024 – via Timarit.is.
  6. ^ Alþingiskosningar 1999 (in Icelandic). Reykjavík, Iceland: Statistics Iceland. 2002. p. 70. ISBN 9979-770-04-X. Retrieved 11 November 2024 – via Timarit.is.