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{{Short description|Icelandic politician and business person (born 1968)}} {{Short description|President of Iceland since 2024}}
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{{Icelandic name|Halla}} {{Icelandic name|Halla}}
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| name = Halla Björg Tómasdóttir | name = Halla Tómasdóttir
| image = Halla Tómasdóttir cropped.jpg | image = Halla Tómasdóttir at Arctic Circle 2024 cropped.jpg
| office = <!-- 7th -->] | order = 7th
| office = President of Iceland
| primeminister = ] | primeminister = ]<br>]
| term_start = 1 August 2024 | term_start = 1 August 2024
| term_end = | term_end =
| succeeding = ]
| predecessor = ] | predecessor = ]
| successor = | successor =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|10|11|df=y}} | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|10|11|df=y}}
| birth_place = ], ] | birth_place = ], Iceland
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| spouse = Björn Skúlason
| spouse = Björn Skúlason<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mbl.is/smartland/stars/2024/03/22/halla_atti_kaerasta_thegar_thau_bjorn_hittust_fyrst/ |title=Halla átti kærasta þegar þau Björn hittust fyrst |publisher=mbl.is |language=is |date=22 March 2024 |access-date=2 June 2024 |archive-date=5 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240405160233/https://www.mbl.is/smartland/stars/2024/03/22/halla_atti_kaerasta_thegar_thau_bjorn_hittust_fyrst/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
| children = 2 | children = 2
| residence = <!-- TBD ] --> | residence = <!-- TBD ] -->
| awards = ]<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cartierwomensinitiative.com/fellow/halla-tomasdottir-kristin-petursdottir |title=Audur Capital provides financial services based on women-friendly values |publisher=Cartier Women's Initiative |date=2009 |access-date=2 June 2024 |archive-date=3 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240603053709/https://www.cartierwomensinitiative.com/fellow/halla-tomasdottir-kristin-petursdottir |url-status=live }}</ref> | awards = Cartier Women's Initiative Awards<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.cartierwomensinitiative.com/fellow/halla-tomasdottir-kristin-petursdottir |title=Audur Capital provides financial services based on women-friendly values |publisher=Cartier Women's Initiative |date=2009 |access-date=2 June 2024 |archive-date=3 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240603053709/https://www.cartierwomensinitiative.com/fellow/halla-tomasdottir-kristin-petursdottir |url-status=live }}</ref>
| caption = Halla in 2024 | caption = Halla in 2024
| alt = Headshot of Tómasdóttir giving a presentation
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'''Halla Tómasdóttir''' ({{IPA|is|ˈhatla ˈtʰouːmasˌtouhtɪr̥}}; born 11 October 1968) is an Icelandic former businesswoman and politician serving as the seventh ] since 2024. She is Iceland's second woman president, after ]. Halla was previously a public speaker. Before becoming president, she was the chief executive of ], a global nonprofit group.
'''Halla Tómasdóttir''' (born 11 October 1968) is the ], as well as a businessperson and public speaker. She is a former member of the founding team of ] in 1998. Halla also co-founded ], an investment firm.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.mbl.is/frettir/innlent/2016/03/17/halla_aetlar_ad_bjoda_sig_fram/ |title=Halla ætlar að bjóða sig fram |website=Morgunblaðið |language=is |date=17 March 2016 |access-date=31 March 2016 |archive-date=19 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160319070430/http://www.mbl.is/frettir/innlent/2016/03/17/halla_aetlar_ad_bjoda_sig_fram/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She is also the chief executive of ], a global non-profit group of business and civil society leaders working to promote business practices focused on humanity and the climate.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 June 2024 |title=Businesswoman Tomasdottir becomes Iceland's next president |url=https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240602-businesswoman-tomasdottir-becomes-iceland-s-next-president |access-date=3 June 2024 |website=France 24 |language=en |archive-date=3 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240603030600/https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240602-businesswoman-tomasdottir-becomes-iceland-s-next-president |url-status=live }}</ref>


==Early life and education==
Halla had previously announced her candidature for the ] on 17 March 2016.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/politics_and_society/2016/03/17/new_presidential_candidate_emerges_in_iceland/|title=New presidential candidate emerges in Iceland|date=28 June 2016|accessdate=28 June 2016|location=Iceland|work=]|archive-date=21 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160621223959/http://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/politics_and_society/2016/03/17/new_presidential_candidate_emerges_in_iceland/|url-status=live}}</ref> She received 27.9% of the vote, the second highest share after that of the winner, ], who received 39.1%.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/26/history-professor-gudni-johannesson-wins-iceland-presidential-election|title=Guðni Jóhannesson wins Iceland's presidential election|agency=]|date=26 June 2016|work=]|access-date=28 June 2017|archive-date=3 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240603053826/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/26/history-professor-gudni-johannesson-wins-iceland-presidential-election|url-status=live}}</ref>
Halla graduated from ] in 1986, and afterwards moved to the United States as an ], graduating from ] with a bachelor's degree in ], with a focus on management and ], in 1993.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.visir.is/g/20242546224d/thver-neitar-ad-hafa-freistast-til-ad-fegra-feril-skrana|author=Hólmfríður Gísladóttir|title=Þverneitar að hafa freistast til að fegra ferilskrána|date=22 March 2024|website=Vísir.is|language=Icelandic}}</ref> She received a ] degree from the ] at ] in 1995.<ref>{{cite journal|journal=Morgunblaðið|title=Mannabreytingar hjá Íslenska útvarpsfélaginu|url=https://timarit.is/page/1897305?iabr=on|date=29 January 1998|year=1998|page=D12|language=Icelandic}}</ref>


==Early career==
On 1 June 2024, Halla won the ], defeating former prime minister ] by a roughly 10-point margin.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ruv.is/frettir/innlent/2024-06-01-kosningavakan-enn-fjolgar-atkvaedum-hollu-414495|title=Election week: Halla Tómasdóttir will be the president of Iceland|date=2 June 2024|accessdate=2 June 2024|location=Iceland|work=]|archive-date=3 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240603053737/https://www.ruv.is/frettir/innlent/2024-06-01-kosningavakan-halla-tomasdottir-verdur-forseti-islands-414495|url-status=live}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/2/businesswoman-halla-tomasdottir-set-to-become-icelands-next-president |title=Businesswoman Halla Tomasdottir set to become Iceland's next president |website=Al Jazeera |access-date=2 June 2024 |archive-date=2 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240602163049/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/2/businesswoman-halla-tomasdottir-set-to-become-icelands-next-president |url-status=live }}</ref>
Halla is a former member of the founding team of ] in 1998. She also co-founded ], an investment firm.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.mbl.is/frettir/innlent/2016/03/17/halla_aetlar_ad_bjoda_sig_fram/ |title=Halla ætlar að bjóða sig fram |website=Morgunblaðið |language=is |date=17 March 2016 |access-date=31 March 2016 |archive-date=19 March 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160319070430/http://www.mbl.is/frettir/innlent/2016/03/17/halla_aetlar_ad_bjoda_sig_fram/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She served as the chief executive of ], a global nonprofit group of business and civil society leaders working to promote business practices focused on humanity and the climate.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2 June 2024 |title=Businesswoman Tomasdottir becomes Iceland's next president |url=https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240602-businesswoman-tomasdottir-becomes-iceland-s-next-president |access-date=3 June 2024 |website=France 24 |language=en |archive-date=3 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240603030600/https://www.france24.com/en/europe/20240602-businesswoman-tomasdottir-becomes-iceland-s-next-president |url-status=live }}</ref>


=== 2016 presidential campaign ===
Halla announced her candidacy for the ] on 17 March 2016.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/politics_and_society/2016/03/17/new_presidential_candidate_emerges_in_iceland/|title=New presidential candidate emerges in Iceland|date=28 June 2016|accessdate=28 June 2016|location=Iceland|work=]|archive-date=21 June 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160621223959/http://icelandmonitor.mbl.is/news/politics_and_society/2016/03/17/new_presidential_candidate_emerges_in_iceland/|url-status=live}}</ref> She received 27.9% of the vote, the second-highest share after that of the winner, ], who received 39.1%.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/26/history-professor-gudni-johannesson-wins-iceland-presidential-election|title=Guðni Jóhannesson wins Iceland's presidential election|agency=]|date=26 June 2016|work=]|access-date=28 June 2017|archive-date=3 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240603053826/https://www.theguardian.com/world/2016/jun/26/history-professor-gudni-johannesson-wins-iceland-presidential-election|url-status=live}}</ref>

==Presidency (2024–present)==
On 1 June 2024, Halla won the ], defeating former prime minister ] by a roughly 10-point margin.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ruv.is/frettir/innlent/2024-06-01-kosningavakan-enn-fjolgar-atkvaedum-hollu-414495|title=Election week: Halla Tómasdóttir will be the president of Iceland|date=2 June 2024|accessdate=2 June 2024|location=Iceland|work=]|archive-date=3 June 2024|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240603053737/https://www.ruv.is/frettir/innlent/2024-06-01-kosningavakan-halla-tomasdottir-verdur-forseti-islands-414495|url-status=live}}</ref> 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. She took office on 1 August 2024.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/2/businesswoman-halla-tomasdottir-set-to-become-icelands-next-president |title=Businesswoman Halla Tomasdottir set to become Iceland's next president |website=Al Jazeera |access-date=2 June 2024 |archive-date=2 June 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240602163049/https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/6/2/businesswoman-halla-tomasdottir-set-to-become-icelands-next-president |url-status=live }}</ref>

==Personal life==
Halla was born in ]. She is married to Björn Skúlason.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.mbl.is/smartland/stars/2024/03/22/halla_atti_kaerasta_thegar_thau_bjorn_hittust_fyrst/ |title=Halla átti kærasta þegar þau Björn hittust fyrst |publisher=mbl.is |language=is |date=22 March 2024 |access-date=2 June 2024 |archive-date=5 April 2024 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240405160233/https://www.mbl.is/smartland/stars/2024/03/22/halla_atti_kaerasta_thegar_thau_bjorn_hittust_fyrst/ |url-status=live }}</ref> They have two children.

==Honours==
===National honours===
* {{flag|Iceland}}:
**] Grand Master and Grand Cross with Collar of the ] (1 August 2024)
===Foreign honours===
* {{flag|Denmark}}:
**] Knight of the ] (8 October 2024)<ref>https://www.kongehuset.dk/nyheder/islands-praesident-tildeles-elefantordenen/</ref>
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| video1 =, TED (conference), 10:17, 2010<ref name="TED1">{{cite web | title =Halla Tómasdóttir, Change catalyst | publisher =] | date =2016 | url =https://www.ted.com/speakers/halla_tomasdottir | accessdate =26 January 2019 | archive-date =23 February 2019 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20190223075014/https://www.ted.com/speakers/halla_tomasdottir | url-status =live }}</ref> | video1 =, TED (conference), 10:17, 2010<ref name="TED1">{{cite web | title =Halla Tómasdóttir, Change catalyst | publisher =] | date =2016 | url =https://www.ted.com/speakers/halla_tomasdottir | accessdate =26 January 2019 | archive-date =23 February 2019 | archive-url =https://web.archive.org/web/20190223075014/https://www.ted.com/speakers/halla_tomasdottir | url-status =live }}</ref>
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President of Iceland since 2024

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Halla.
Her ExcellencyHalla Tómasdóttir
Headshot of Tómasdóttir giving a presentationHalla in 2024
7th President of Iceland
Incumbent
Assumed office
1 August 2024
Prime MinisterBjarni Benediktsson
Kristrún Frostadóttir
Preceded byGuðni Th. Jóhannesson
Personal details
Born (1968-10-11) 11 October 1968 (age 56)
Reykjavík, Iceland
Political partyIndependent
SpouseBjörn Skúlason
Children2
Alma materAuburn University at Montgomery (BBA)
Thunderbird School of Global Management (MBA)
AwardsCartier Women's Initiative Awards

Halla Tómasdóttir (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈhatla ˈtʰouːmasˌtouhtɪr̥]; born 11 October 1968) is an Icelandic former businesswoman and politician serving as the seventh president of Iceland since 2024. She is Iceland's second woman president, after Vigdís Finnbogadóttir. Halla was previously a public speaker. Before becoming president, she was the chief executive of The B Team, a global nonprofit group.

Early life and education

Halla graduated from Verzló in 1986, and afterwards moved to the United States as an international student, graduating from Auburn University at Montgomery with a bachelor's degree in business administration, with a focus on management and human resources, in 1993. She received a Master of Business Administration degree from the Thunderbird School of Global Management at Arizona State University in 1995.

Early career

Halla is a former member of the founding team of Reykjavík University in 1998. She also co-founded Auður Capital, an investment firm. She served as the chief executive of The B Team, a global nonprofit group of business and civil society leaders working to promote business practices focused on humanity and the climate.

2016 presidential campaign

Halla announced her candidacy for the presidency of Iceland on 17 March 2016. She received 27.9% of the vote, the second-highest share after that of the winner, Guðni Th. Jóhannesson, who received 39.1%.

Presidency (2024–present)

On 1 June 2024, Halla won the Icelandic presidential election, defeating former prime minister Katrín Jakobsdóttir by a roughly 10-point margin. 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. She took office on 1 August 2024.

Personal life

Halla was born in Reykjavík. She is married to Björn Skúlason. They have two children.

Honours

National honours

Foreign honours

External videos
video icon Halla Tomasdottir: A feminine response to Iceland's financial crash, TED (conference), 10:17, 2010
video icon It's time for women to run for office, TED (conference), 19:19, 2016

References

  1. "Audur Capital provides financial services based on women-friendly values". Cartier Women's Initiative. 2009. Archived from the original on 3 June 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  2. Hólmfríður Gísladóttir (22 March 2024). "Þverneitar að hafa freistast til að fegra ferilskrána". Vísir.is (in Icelandic).
  3. "Mannabreytingar hjá Íslenska útvarpsfélaginu". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic): D12. 29 January 1998.{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link)
  4. "Halla ætlar að bjóða sig fram". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 17 March 2016. Archived from the original on 19 March 2016. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
  5. "Businesswoman Tomasdottir becomes Iceland's next president". France 24. 2 June 2024. Archived from the original on 3 June 2024. Retrieved 3 June 2024.
  6. "New presidential candidate emerges in Iceland". Morgunblaðið. Iceland. 28 June 2016. Archived from the original on 21 June 2016. Retrieved 28 June 2016.
  7. "Guðni Jóhannesson wins Iceland's presidential election". The Guardian. Agence France-Presse. 26 June 2016. Archived from the original on 3 June 2024. Retrieved 28 June 2017.
  8. "Election week: Halla Tómasdóttir will be the president of Iceland". RÚV. Iceland. 2 June 2024. Archived from the original on 3 June 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  9. "Businesswoman Halla Tomasdottir set to become Iceland's next president". Al Jazeera. Archived from the original on 2 June 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  10. "Halla átti kærasta þegar þau Björn hittust fyrst" (in Icelandic). mbl.is. 22 March 2024. Archived from the original on 5 April 2024. Retrieved 2 June 2024.
  11. https://www.kongehuset.dk/nyheder/islands-praesident-tildeles-elefantordenen/
  12. ^ "Halla Tómasdóttir, Change catalyst". TED (conference). 2016. Archived from the original on 23 February 2019. Retrieved 26 January 2019.

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