Guðrún Katrín Þorbergsdóttir
Guðrún Katrín Þorbergsdóttir | |
|---|---|
| First Lady of Iceland | |
| In role 1 August 1996 – 12 October 1998 | |
| President | Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson |
| Preceded by | Halldóra Eldjárn |
| Succeeded by | Dorrit Moussaieff |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 14 August 1934 Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Died | 12 October 1998 (aged 64) Seattle, Washington |
| Spouse(s) | Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson (1974–1998, her death) |
| Children | 4 |
Guðrún Katrín Þorbergsdóttir (pronounced First Lady of Iceland from 1996 to 1998. She was the first wife of Icelandic president Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson.[1]
Guðrún Katrín studied
city council post in the town of Seltjarnarnes for 16 years.[2] She married Ólafur in 1974 and the following year gave birth to twin
daughters, Guðrún Tinna and Svanhildur Dalla.
Guðrún Katrín was very popular in Iceland, and her charm and
Seattle, Washington, with her family by her side, until her death in October 1998.[3] Her death after a long and difficult struggle, at the age of 64, was a shock to her family and the Icelandic nation.[4]
References
- ^ "Guðrún katrín Þorbergsdóttir látin". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 13 October 1998. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- Dagblaðið Vísir(in Icelandic). 14 October 1998. pp. 6–7. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ^ Gunnar Reynir Valþórsson (18 August 2008). "Guðrún Katrín fékk enga sérmeðferð". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 23 August 2019.
- ^ "Guðrún Katrín Þorbergsdóttir forsetafrú látin". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 14 October 1998. pp. 1, 6–7. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
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