Alma Möller

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]

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a family name, but this person is referred to by the given name Alma.
Alma Dagbjört Möller
Born (1961-06-24) 24 June 1961
Siglufjörður, Iceland
NationalityIcelandic
Alma materUniversity of Iceland
RelativesKristján L. Möller (brother)
Director of Health
Assumed office
1 April 2018
Preceded byBirgir Jakobsson

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[3] and Minister of Communications.

In May 1990, she became the first woman to serve as a helicopter doctor for the Icelandic Coast Guard.[4][5]

References
  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. Ragna Gestsdóttir (22 March 2020). "Nærmynd Alda D. Möller: „Bara engill af himnum ofan"". Mannlíf (in Icelandic). Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  4. "Á neyðarvakt í háloftunum". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 21 September 1991. pp. 1, 28, 45. Retrieved 29 March 2020.
  5. Andri Eysteinsson (10 April 2020). "Þótti ekki við hæfi að kona yrði þyrlulæknir". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 10 April 2020.


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