List of The First Female Holders of Political Offices in Europe - Iceland

Iceland

See also: List of female cabinet ministers of Iceland

Kingdom of Iceland:

• Member of a City Council - Bríet Bjarnhéðinsdóttir - 1908
• Member of Parliament - Ingibjörg H. Bjarnason - 1922

Republic of Iceland:

• Speaker of Parliament (lower house) - Ragnhildur Helgadóttir - 1961
• Minister of Justice and Ecclesiastical Affairs - Auður Auðuns - 1970
• President - Vigdís Finnbogadóttir - 1980
• Speaker of Parliament (upper house) - Salome Þorkelsdóttir - 1983
• Minister of Education, Science and Culture - Ragnhildur Helgadóttir - 1983
• Minister of Health and Social Security - Ragnhildur Helgadóttir - 1985
• Speaker of Parliament (bicameral united house) - Salome Þorkelsdóttir - 1991
• Speaker of Parliament (unicameral) - Salome Þorkelsdóttir - 1991
• Minister for the Environment - Siv Friðleifsdóttir - 1999
• Minister of Industry - Valgerður Sverrisdóttir - 1999
• Minister for Foreign Affairs - Valgerður Sverrisdóttir - 2006
• Prime Minister - Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir - 2009
• Minister of Finance - Oddný Guðbjörg Harðardóttir - 2011