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Sigríður J. Friðjónsdóttir

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Sigríður J. Friðjónsdóttir
Born (1961-11-28) 28 November 1961 (age 62)
NationalityIcelandic
Alma materUniversity of Iceland
OccupationDirector of Public Prosecutions
Years active2011–present

Sigríður Jóhanna Friðjónsdóttir (born 28 November 1961) is the Director of Public Prosecutions in Iceland.[1][2][3]

Education

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Sigríður graduated from the University of Iceland in 1986 and studied British litigation law at University College London in 1987.

Career

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She became a prosecutor at the Public Prosecutor's Office on 10 August 10 1998 and was named Deputy Public Prosecutor in September 2008. She was appointed Director of Public Prosecutions on 4 April 2011.[4]

References

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  1. ^ "Sigríður skipuð ríkissaksóknari". RÚV (in Icelandic). 4 April 2011. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  2. ^ Jón Hákon Halldórsson (9 May 2011). "Sigríður verður ekki á tvöföldum launum". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Sigríður Friðjónsdóttir ríkissaksóknari". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). 4 October 2014. p. 120. Retrieved 11 November 2022.
  4. ^ "Fyrst kvenna í embættið". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 5 April 2011. p. 2. Retrieved 12 November 2022 – via Tímarit.is.Open access icon