Vigdís Finnbogadóttir

Vigd?s Finnbogad?ttir (born 15 April 1930) was the 4th president of Iceland from 1980 to 1996.

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She established the first training courses for tourist guides and the first theatre group in Iceland; member of the Advisory Committee on Cultural Affairs in Nordic countries, 1976-1980; Chair of the Council of Women World Leaders at the John F. Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, 1996 to present.

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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 overwhelmingly won a contested election in 1988.

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She is a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador.

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