Well, we didn't end up with a female president but Iceland is going to have a female Prime Minister...at least for a few months until elections can be held...and get this, she's gay!

Johanna Siguardardottir, Iceland's social affairs minister, is set to become the country's interim prime minister after month's of governmental struggles following the country's banks collapse last fall . The AP's story led with the fact that she is a  former flight attendant, union organizer and that she is openly gay.However, I found it much more interesting that she has a long background in Icelandic liberal politics. She has been a member of Althingi (the Parliament) since 1978, was Minister of Social Affairs in 1987 until 1994, and again in 2007. She is one of the most popular politicians in the country as noted in a recent Gallup poll that revealed 73 percent of respondents said they were satisfied with her work. She is also the only minister whose popularity had increased compared to a similar poll undertaken in December 2007.Which all leads me to wonder if the AP headline of flight attendant was a slur...(why would they do that, when being a flight attendant is a highly respected field?)...or that they were just trying to make a point that she started out life as an average Jane? (Just to be clear, she was actually a flight attendant in the late 60's, early 70's for Loftleidir Airlines now Icelandic Air)

Let's face it, politics are politics and prejudices are prejudices; and until our media sources can get over their prejudices, we are going to be stuck when them molding the ideas and viewpoints of generation after generation. I'll try to not get started on that soapbox since I try my best to not allow the media to make my choices for me and it so greatly angers me that so many people I know are so easily led...I'll save that for another post and just glory in this monumental feat for a bit longer...

So, at the moment Johanna Sigurdardottir, is being touted as the nation's most popular politician and will lead Iceland until new elections are held. Possibly in May. It is a sad note that few expect her from going from Interim Prime Minister to status as an elected Prime Minister.

So, what else could I find out about Sigurdardottir? She is the mother of two grown sons, is married to Icelandic writer and playwright Jonina Leosdottir, and by appearance appears to be Femme.

Links to more info:
Huffington Post
AOL
*photo credit: Vidskiptabladid

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