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Alma Möller
Icelandic doctor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Alma Dagbjört Möller (born 24 June 1961) is an Icelandic doctor and politician. 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 a knighthood of the Order of the Falcon for services to health affairs and contributions during the COVID-19 pandemic.[3]
She was elected to the Althing for the Social Democratic Alliance in the 2024 election. She became Minister of Health in the government of Prime Minister Kristrún Frostadóttir.
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Early life
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]
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