Vigdís Finnbogadóttir

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a patronymic or matronymic, not a family name; this person is properly referred to by the given name "Vigdís Finnbogadóttir".

Vigdís Finnbogadóttir [ˈvɪɣtis ˈfɪn.pɔɣaˌtoʊhtɪr] (listen) (born April 15, 1930) was the 4th president of Iceland. She was president from 1980 to 1996. She was the world's first elected female head of state. With a presidency of exactly sixteen years, she also remains the longest-serving, elected female head of state of any country to date. Currently, she is a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador, and a Member of the Club of Madrid. At her election in 1980 she was the first woman to be elected the head of state in a democratic election. She was re-elected unopposed in 1984 and 1992, and beat her opponent in the election of 1988. She studied literature and drama at the University of Grenoble and the Sorbonne in Paris, and also at the University of Iceland. She graduated in English and French literature, and has a degree in education.

Vigdís Finnbogadóttir
Vigdis Finnbogadottir in September 1985
4th President of Iceland
In office 1 August 1980 – 1 August 1996
Prime Minister	Gunnar Thoroddsen Steingrímur Hermannsson Þorsteinn Pálsson Steingrímur Hermannsson Davíð Oddsson
Preceded by	Kristján Eldjárn
Succeeded by	Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson
Personal details
Born	(1930-04-15) 15 April 1930 Reykjavík, Iceland
Alma mater	University of Paris University of Grenoble University of Copenhagen University of Iceland

Other websites

• official cv Archived 2016-03-13 at the Wayback Machine
• Vigdís Finnbogadóttir Institute of Foreign Languages

Political offices
Preceded by Kristján Eldjárn	President of Iceland 1980–1996	Succeeded by Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson