| Halldóra Eldjárn | |
|---|---|
| First Lady of Iceland | |
| In role 1 August 1968 – 1 August 1980 | |
| President | Kristján Eldjárn |
| Preceded by | Dóra Þórhallsdóttir |
| Succeeded by | Guðrún Katrín Þorbergsdóttir |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1923-11-24)24 November 1923 Ísafjörður, Kingdom of Iceland |
| Died | 21 December 2008(2008-12-21) (aged 85) Reykjavík, Iceland |
Halldóra Eldjárn (24 November 1923 – 21 December 2008) was the wife of Icelandic President Kristján Eldjárn and First Lady of Iceland from 1968 to 1980.
Halldóra Ingólfsdóttir was born and raised in Ísafjörður. Her parents were Ingólfur Árnason, a businessman, and his wife Ólöf Sigríður Jónasdóttir; she was the eldest of four children. She graduated from the Commercial College of Iceland in 1942 and worked in an office in Reykjavík until her marriage to archaeologist and museum director Kristján Eldjárn in 1947. They lived in Reykjavík and had four children. He retired in 1980 after three terms as President; after his death in 1982, Halldóra worked for the University of Iceland dictionary for a number of years.
References
- ^ "Halldóra Eldjárn látin", Morgunblaðið, 22 December 2008 (in Icelandic)
- ^ "Halldóra Eldjárn fyrrverandi forsetafrú látin, 85 ára", Pressan, Eyjan.is, 22 December 2008 (in Icelandic)
| Honorary titles | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byDóra Þórhallsdóttir | First Lady of Iceland 1968–1980 |
VacantTitle next held byGuðrún Katrín Þorbergsdóttir |
 | This biographical article about an Icelandic politician is a stub. You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it. |