Vigdis Finnbogadottir Biography

Historical biography and chronological timeline for Vigdis Finnbogadottir, based on 5 World History Database records associated with Iceland.

5 records1980–19883 events1 places

Chronological biography

1980

President of Iceland29 June 1980

Government / Government of Iceland · President of Iceland

Vigdis Finnbogadottir begins serving as president and the worlds first female head of state. Appointed President of Iceland, 1st term

First Presidential Term1 August 1980

Government / Government of Iceland · President of Iceland · Reykjavik

Begins the First Presidential Term as President of Iceland.

1984

President of IcelandApril 1984

Government / Government of Iceland · President of Iceland

Appointed President of Iceland, 2nd term

End of First Presidential Term1 August 1984

Government / Government of Iceland · President of Iceland · Reykjavik

Completes the First Presidential Term as President of Iceland.

1988

President of Iceland1988

Government / Government of Iceland · President of Iceland

Appointed President of Iceland, 3rd term

Titles and roles

President of Iceland

Record provenance

This biography is assembled from World History Database records filtered by country and personal-name fields. Exact duplicate display records are removed. The database is an index rather than a complete narrative biography; formal research should verify entries against relevant primary or specialist sources.