Katrín Jakobsdóttir is an Icelandic politician and author, the former chair of the Left-Green Movement, who served as prime minister of Iceland from 2017 to 2024. She led an unusual three-party coalition spanning the political spectrum and became known for her climate and gender-equality policies. She ran for the presidency in 2024, finishing second, and has since taken on roles including WHO champion for the well-being economy and public speaking.
In the Icelandic referendum on resuming EU accession negotiations, a majority voted no, after Katrín Jakobsdóttir had publicly called for a no vote.
Katrín Jakobsdóttir spoke at an outdoor meeting organized by the movement Áfram Ísland on Austurvellir in Reykjavík and declared that she would vote no to resuming EU negotiations.
It was announced that the former prime minister would speak at the Áfram Ísland meeting and thus for the first time publicly take a position on the EU question.
Katrín Jakobsdóttir ran in Iceland's presidential election in 2024 and came in second place with around 25 percent of the votes.
Since 2023, she has served as WHO's ambassador for the European initiative for welfare economics.
