Jónína Leósdóttir (born 16 May 1954)[1] is an Icelandic novelist, playwright, former journalist and spouse of former Prime Minister of Iceland Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir (2009-2013).
Jónína Leósdóttir | |
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 Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir (second from right) and Jónína (far left) with Slovenian President Danilo Türk and his wife, Barbara. Official visit to Slovenia. | |
| Born | 16 May 1954 |
| Occupation(s) | Novelist playwright Journalist |
| Spouse | Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir |
She is the author of a dozen plays, eleven novels, two biographies and a collection of articles she originally wrote for a women's magazine. Her books have been translated into several languages.[2]
She is married to the former Icelandic Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, who was the first openly lesbian head of government in modern history.[3][4] They were one of the first same-sex couples in Iceland to get married (in 2010, shortly after the law took effect, and while Jóhanna was in office);[5] and until 2015, Jónína was the only modern person to have been the same-sex spouse of a sitting head of government (Belgium's Elio Di Rupo has never been married, while Luxembourg's Xavier Bettel was unable to legally marry until 1 January 2015).[6] The pair met in 1983.[7]
Jónina published the biography of Rósa Ingólfsdóttir in 1992.[8] Her book, Sundur og saman (Back and Forth) appeared in 1993. The book was about a child whose parents divorced.[7] She has now written a book about her relationship with the former prime minister.[9]
She has a BA in English and Literature from the University of Iceland, and has worked at the University of Essex.[10]
References
edit- ^ CV: Prime Minister of Iceland Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, Prime Minister's Office, retrieved August 28, 2011
- ^ "Books". Jónína Leósdótti. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
- ^ Brandsma, Elliott (10 September 2014). "We Are All the Same". The Reykjavík Grapevine. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ Moody, Jonas (January 30, 2009). "Iceland Picks the World's First Openly Gay PM". Time. Archived from the original on February 1, 2009. Retrieved January 31, 2009.
- ^ "Iceland PM weds as gay marriage legalised". The Daily Telegraph. June 28, 2010. Retrieved July 24, 2013.
- ^ Sanghani, Radhika (April 10, 2014). "Iceland's Jónína Leósdóttir: I was the world's first lesbian First Lady". The Telegraph. Retrieved December 27, 2018.
- ^ a b Voces, Carmen (April 13, 2014). "La esposa de la presidenta". El País (in Spanish). Retrieved December 27, 2018.
- ^ "Rósumál, líf og störf Rósu Ingólfsdóttur - Bókalind antikbókabúð". Bókalind (in Icelandic). Retrieved 2024-10-16.
- ^ "Jónína Leósdóttir". Retrieved December 31, 2016.
- ^ Tribune, Mystery; Coleman, Reed Farrel; Corridan, Shawn; Fiore, Dan; Hart, Rob; Keaton, David James; Fox-Lerner, Aaron; Sweeney, Teresa (July 2017). "Mystery Tribune / Issue Nº2: Summer 2017". Mystery Tribune. No. 2. Retrieved December 27, 2018.[permanent dead link]
External links
edit- Jónína Leósdóttir's personal webpage
- Jónína Leósdóttir's page on the website of the Icelandic Association of Playwrights and Screenwriters
- Jónína Leósdóttir's page on Literature.is, a website containing information about contemporary Icelandic authors and their work
- Jónína Leósdóttir interviewed by Kate Mosse on YouTube
- Jónína Leósdóttir on Outlook
- Jónína Leósdóttir on Woman's Hour
- Jónína Leósdóttir interview in The Telegraph
- Jónína Leósdóttir interview in El País
- Jónína Leósdóttir interview in The Times