The first cabinet of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir was formed in Iceland, making her the country's first female prime minister and the world's first openly gay head of government.

First cabinet of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir

The First cabinet of Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir in Iceland, nicknamed “The welfare government” or “The sixth left government”, was formed 1 February 2009 after the Second cabinet of Geir Haarde resigned due to the 2009 Icelandic financial crisis protests.

Iceland

Island country in the Atlantic Ocean

Iceland is a Nordic island country between the Arctic Ocean and the North Atlantic Ocean, located on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between Europe and North America. It is culturally and politically linked with Europe and is the region's westernmost and most sparsely populated country.…

Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir

Prime Minister of Iceland from 2009 to 2013

Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir is an Icelandic politician, who served as prime minister of Iceland from 2009 to 2013.

LGBTQ people

Lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people

LGBTQ people are individuals who are lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, or questioning. Many variants of the initialism are used; LGBTQIA+ people incorporates intersex, asexual, aromantic, agender, and other individuals. The group is generally conceived as broadly…

February 1

Day of the year

February 1 is the 32nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar; 333 days remain until the end of the year.