Jónína Leósdóttir

Who is Jónína Leósdóttir?

Jónína Leósdóttir is an Icelandic novelist, playwright and former journalist. She is the author of a dozen plays, seven novels, two biographies and a collection of articles she originally wrote for a women's magazine. She is married to the former Icelandic Prime Minister Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir, who was the first openly lesbian head of government in modern history. They were one of the first same-sex couples in Iceland to get married; and as of 2013, Jónína remains the only modern person to have been the same-sex spouse of a sitting head of government. She has now written a book about her relationship with the former head of state. She has one son from a previous marriage. She has a BA in English and Literature from the University of Iceland.