Katrín Jakobsdóttir

Place of Birth: Reykjavík, Iceland

Date of Birth: 1 February, 1976

Ethnicity: Icelandic, Danish, small amount of Polish

Katrín Jakobsdóttir is an Icelandic politician. She has served as the 28th Prime Minister of Iceland, from 30 November, 2017 to 9 April, 2024, and Chair of the Left-Green Movement, from 24 February, 2013 to 5 April, 2024. She was previously Minister of Education, Science and Culture, from 2 February, 2009 to 23 May, 2013.

She is the daughter of Jakob Ármannsson and Signý Thoroddsen. Her father’s last name is a patronymic, while her mother’s last name is a family name. Her brothers, Ármann Jakobsson and Sverrir Jakobsson, are professors in the humanities at the University of Iceland.

She is married to Gunnar Örn Sigvaldason, with whom she has three children.

Her uncle is poet Dagur Sigurðarson.

Prime Minister Katrín’s patrilineal ancestry can be traced back to her fourth great-grandfather, Jón Bjarnason (c. 1778, Eyrar – between 1850 and 1855).

Prime Minister Katrín’s paternal grandfather was Ármann Jakobsson (the son of Jakob Guðjón Bjarnason and Guðrún Sesselja Ármannsdóttir). Ármann was born in Reykjavík. Prime Minister Katrín’s great-grandfather Jakob was the son of Bjarni Bjarnason and Hildur Þorláksdóttir. Guðrún was the daughter of Ármann Jónsson and Katrín Sveinsdóttir.

Prime Minister Katrín’s paternal grandmother was Hildur Sigríður Svavarsdóttir (the daughter of Svavar Sigurbjarnarsson Svavars and Jóna Bjarnadóttir). Hildur was born in Reykjavík. Svavar was the son of Sigurbjörn Jónsson and Guðrún Jónatansdóttir. Jóna was the daughter of Bjarni Siggeirsson and Jensína Hildur Jónsdóttir.

Prime Minister Katrín’s maternal grandfather was Sigurður Skúlason Thoroddsen (the son of Skúli Thoroddsen and Theódóra Friðrika Guðmundsdóttir). Sigurður was born in Bessastaðir in Álftanes, and was a member of the Althing. He was an engineer. Skúli was a politician and judge, and was the son of poet Jón Thoroddsen and Kristín Ólína Þorvaldsdóttir Sivertsen. Theódóra was a poet, and was the daughter of Guðmundur Einarsson and Katrín Ólafsdóttir.

Prime Minister Katrín’s maternal grandmother was Jakobína Margrét “Bína” Tulinius (the daughter of Ottó Friðrik Tulinius and Valgerður Ólafía Möller). Ottó was the son of Danish merchant Carl Daniel Gottlieb Tulinius, of Pellworm (now part of Schleswig-Holstein, Germany), and of Guðrún Þórarinsdóttir. Valgerður was the daughter of Friðrik Pétur Möller and Ragnheiður Jónsdóttir.

Prime Minister Katrín’s matrilineal ancestry can be traced back to her third great-grandmother, Sigríður Finnsdóttir (c. 1800, Höskuldsstaðir – after 1855).

Sources: Althing profile of Katrín Jakobsdóttir – http://www.althingi.is

Obituary of Prime Minister Katrín’s father – http://www.mbl.is

Obituary of Prime Minister Katrín’s paternal grandfather, Ármann Jakobsson – http://www.mbl.is

Prime Minister Katrín’s paternal great-grandfather, Jakob Guðjón Bjarnason, on the 1890 Icelandic census – http://www.manntal.is

Baptismal record of Prime Minister Katrín’s paternal great-grandmother, Guðrún Sesselja Ármannsdóttir – https://www.familysearch.org

Prime Minister Katrín’s paternal grandmother, Hildur Sigríður Svavarsdóttir, on the 1920 Icelandic census – http://www.manntal.is

Obituary of Prime Minister Katrín’s paternal grandmother, Hildur Sigríður Svavarsdóttir – http://www.mbl.is

Prime Minister Katrín’s paternal great-grandparents, Svavar Sigurbjarnarsson and Jóna Bjarnadóttir, on the 1910 Icelandic census – http://www.manntal.is

Obituary of Prime Minister Katrín’s paternal great-grandmother, Jóna Bjarnadóttir – http://timarit.is

Obituary of Prime Minister Katrín’s mother – http://www.mbl.is

Althing profile of Prime Minister Katrín’s maternal grandfather, Sigurður Skúlason Thoroddsen – https://www.althingi.is

Althing profile of Prime Minister Katrín’s maternal great-grandfather, Skúli Thoroddsen – https://www.althingi.is

Prime Minister Katrín’s maternal grandmother, Jakobína Margrét Tulinius, on the 1910 Icelandic census – http://www.manntal.is

Genealogy of Prime Minister Katrín’s maternal great-grandfather, Ottó Friðrik Tulinius – https://www.geni.com

Baptismal record of Prime Minister Katrín’s maternal great-grandmother, Valgerður Ólafía Möller – https://www.familysearch.org

Prime Minister Katrín’s maternal great-grandmother, Valgerður Ólafía Möller, on the 1880 Icelandic census – http://www.manntal.is