Alma Möller | |
|---|---|
 Official portrait, 2025 | |
| Minister of Health | |
| Assumed office 21 December 2024 | |
| Prime Minister | Kristrún Frostadóttir |
| Preceded by | Willum Þór Þórsson |
| Member of the Althing | |
| Assumed office 30 November 2024 | |
| Constituency | Southwest |
| Director of Health | |
| In office 1 April 2018 – 10 December 2024 | |
| Preceded by | Birgir Jakobsson |
| Succeeded by | María Heimisdóttir |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alma Dagbjört Möller (1961-06-24) 24 June 1961 |
| Party | Social Democratic Alliance |
| Spouse | Torfi Fjalar Jónasson |
| Children | 2 |
| Relatives | Kristján L. Möller (brother) |
| University of Iceland | |
| Occupation | Doctor, politician |
Awards | Order of the Falcon (2020) |
Alma Dagbjört Möller (born 24 June 1961) is an Icelandic doctor and politician. On 1 April 2018 she became the first woman to serve as the Director of Health since the office was established in 1760.[1] Since February 2020, she has been one of the lead members of the Iceland's Department of Civil Protection and Emergency Management addressing the COVID-19 pandemic in Iceland.[2]
On 17 June 2020, Alma was awarded a knighthood of the Order of the Falcon for services to health affairs and contributions during the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]
She was elected to the Althing for the Social Democratic Alliance in the 2024 election. She became Minister of Health in the government of Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir.
Early life
[edit]Alma was born in Siglufjörður to Helena Sigtryggsdóttir and Jóhann Georg Möller. She was the youngest of 6 siblings that included Kristján L. Möller, a former parliamentarian[4] and Minister of Communications.[5]
In May 1990, she became the first woman to serve as a helicopter doctor for the Icelandic Coast Guard.[6][7]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ Kristín Ólafsdóttir (2 March 2018). "Skipuð landlæknir fyrst kvenna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ↑ Þórarinn Þórarinsson (21 March 2020). "Flippaður landlæknir í nærmynd". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ↑ "Þríeykið fékk fálkaorðuna". Mbl.is (in Icelandic). 17 June 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
- ↑ Ragna Gestsdóttir (22 March 2020). "Nærmynd Alda D. Möller: "Bara engill af himnum ofan"". Mannlíf (in Icelandic). Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ↑ "From Iceland — Local Social Dems Welcome ECA Program". The Reykjavik Grapevine. 2010-09-08. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
- ↑ "Á neyðarvakt í háloftunum". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 21 September 1991. pp. 1, 28, 45. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
- ↑ Andri Eysteinsson (10 April 2020). "Þótti ekki við hæfi að kona yrði þyrlulæknir". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 10 April 2020.
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