Katrín Júlíusdóttir

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Katrín.
Katrín Júlíusdóttir
Katrín in 2020
Minister for Finance and Economic Affairs
In office
1 October 2012 – 23 May 2013
Prime MinisterJóhanna Sigurðardóttir
Preceded byOddný G. Harðardóttir
Succeeded byBjarni Benediktsson
Minister for Industry, Energy and Tourism
In office
10 May 2009 – 4 September 2012
Prime MinisterJóhanna Sigurðardóttir
Preceded byÖssur Skarphéðinsson
Succeeded bySteingrímur J. Sigfússon (as Minister of Industries and Innovation)
Personal details
Born (1974-11-23) 23 November 1974 (age 50)
Reykjavík, Iceland
Political partySocial Democratic Alliance
SpouseBjarni M. Bjarnason
Children4

Katrín Júlíusdóttir (born 23 November 1974), is a former Icelandic politician and author. She was elected to the Parliament of Iceland in 2003 and served as Minister of Industry, Energy and Tourism from May 2009 to September 2012 and as Minister of Finance and Economy from 2012 to 2013.[1][2] In 2016, she left politics and has since been the Managing Director of Finance Iceland. In 2020, she received the Svartfuglinn-Award for her first crime novel, Sykur (en: Sugar), published by Veröld in October 2020. Katrín is married to the Icelandic author Bjarni M. Bjarnason and they have four sons.

References

  1. ^ "Government of Iceland | Organisation Chart of the Ministry of Finance". www.government.is.
  2. ^ Örlygur Hnefill Örlygsson, "Katrín Júlíusdóttir appointed Iceland's Minister of Finance", goIceland, archived from the original on 24 September 2015, retrieved 25 August 2012


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