Vigdís Finnbogadóttir
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Vigdís Finnbogadóttir (born April 15, 1930) was the 4th president of Iceland. She was president from 1980 to 1996. She was the world's first elected woman president.
She studied literature and drama at the University of Grenoble and the Sorbonne in Paris, and also at the University of Iceland. She majored in English and French literature, and has a degree in education.
At her election in 1980 she was the first woman anywhere 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.
| Came after: Kristján Eldjárn |
President of Iceland 1980–1996 |
Came before: Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson |
