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Halla Tómasdóttir
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| President-elect of Iceland | |
| Assuming office 1 August 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Bjarni Benediktsson |
| Succeeding | Guðni Th. Jóhannesson |
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| Born | (1968-10-11) 11 October 1968 (age 55) Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Political party | Independent |
| Other political affiliations | Independence Party (formerly) |
| Spouse | Björn Skúlason[1] |
| Children | 2 |
| Awards | Cartier Women's Initiative Awards[2] |
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Halla Tómasdóttir (born 11 October 1968) is president-elect of Iceland and is expected to assume office on 1 August 2024 as Iceland's seventh president. Previously, she was known as a businessperson and public speaker. She is a former member of the founding team of Reykjavík University in 1998. Halla also co-founded Auður Capital, an investment firm.[3] She was also the chief executive of The B Team, a global non-profit group of business and civil society leaders working to promote business practices focused on humanity and the climate.[4]
Halla had previously announced her candidature for the presidency of Iceland on 17 March 2016.[5] She received 27.9% of the vote, the second highest share after that of the winner, Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, who received 39.1%.[6]
On 1 June 2024, Halla won the Icelandic presidential election, defeating former prime minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir by a roughly 10-point margin.[7] Her campaign focused on issues such as the effects of social media on the mental health of youth, tourism development, and the role of artificial intelligence. Halla will take office on 1 August.[8]
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 Halla Tomasdottir: A feminine response to Iceland's financial crash, TED (conference), 10:17, 2010[9] | |
| It's time for women to run for office, TED (conference), 19:19, 2016[9] |
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| Preceded by | President-elect of Iceland Assuming office 2024 |
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