February 2, 2009
Iceland's political parties have reached an agreement that will
give the country its first female prime minister and the world its first
openly gay leader.
Johnanna Sigurdardottir is a former flight attendant and union leader.
Johnanna Sigurdardottir is a former flight attendant and union leader.
Johanna Sigurdardottir, 66, will lead the government when it is sworn in at
6 p.m. (1 p.m. Eastern) on Sunday, her political advisor Hrannar Arnarsson
told CNN via e-mail.
A former flight attendant who entered politics via the union movement,
Sigurdardottir was minister of social affairs and social security in the
outgoing Cabinet, which resigned Monday.
http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/europe/02/01/iceland.pm/
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