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Alma Möller

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Alma Möller
Minister of Health
Assumed office
21 December 2024
Prime MinisterKristrún Frostadóttir
Preceded byWillum Þór Þórsson
Member of the Althing
Assumed office
30 November 2024
ConstituencySouthwest
Director of Health
In office
1 April 2018 – 10 December 2024
Preceded byBirgir Jakobsson
Succeeded byGuðrún Aspelund (acting)
Personal details
Born
Alma Dagbjört Möller

(1961-06-24) 24 June 1961 (age 63)
Siglufjörður, Iceland
Political partySocial Democratic Alliance
SpouseTorfi Fjalar Jónasson
Children2
RelativesKristján L. Möller (brother)
Alma materUniversity of Iceland
OccupationDoctorPolitician
AwardsOrder of the Falcon (2020)

Alma Dagbjört Möller (born 24 June 1961) is an Icelandic doctor. 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 knighthood of the Order of the Falcon for services to health affairs and contributions during the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]

Early life

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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

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References

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  1. ^ Kristín Ólafsdóttir (2 March 2018). "Skipuð landlæknir fyrst kvenna". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  2. ^ Þórarinn Þórarinsson (21 March 2020). "Flippaður landlæknir í nærmynd". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  3. ^ "Þríeykið fékk fálkaorðuna". Mbl.is (in Icelandic). 17 June 2020. Retrieved 22 December 2024.
  4. ^ Ragna Gestsdóttir (22 March 2020). "Nærmynd Alda D. Möller: "Bara engill af himnum ofan"". Mannlíf (in Icelandic). Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  5. ^ "From Iceland — Local Social Dems Welcome ECA Program". The Reykjavik Grapevine. 2010-09-08. Retrieved 2023-08-25.
  6. ^ "Á neyðarvakt í háloftunum". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 21 September 1991. pp. 1, 28, 45. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  7. ^ Andri Eysteinsson (10 April 2020). "Þótti ekki við hæfi að kona yrði þyrlulæknir". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 10 April 2020.