Alma Dagbjört Möller | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Icelandic |
Alma mater | University of Iceland |
Relatives | Kristján L. Möller (brother) |
Director of Health | |
Assumed office 1 April 2018 | |
Preceded by | Birgir Jakobsson |
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]
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 [3] and Minister of Communications. [4]
In May 1990, she became the first woman to serve as a helicopter doctor for the Icelandic Coast Guard. [5] [6]
Alma Dagbjört Möller | |
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Born | |
Nationality | Icelandic |
Alma mater | University of Iceland |
Relatives | Kristján L. Möller (brother) |
Director of Health | |
Assumed office 1 April 2018 | |
Preceded by | Birgir Jakobsson |
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]
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 [3] and Minister of Communications. [4]
In May 1990, she became the first woman to serve as a helicopter doctor for the Icelandic Coast Guard. [5] [6]