Iceland elects businesswoman Halla Tómasdóttir as president
Tómasdóttir was elected to the largely ceremonial post with 34.3%, defeating a former prime minister, Katrin Jakobsdottir, who..
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Halla Tómasdóttir is an Icelandic business person and public speaker who is the president-elect of Iceland. She is a former member of the founding team of Reykjavík University in 1998. Halla also co-founded Auður Capital, an investment firm.
Tómasdóttir was elected to the largely ceremonial post with 34.3%, defeating a former prime minister, Katrin Jakobsdottir, who..