Sigríður J. Friðjónsdóttir

Sigríður J. Friðjónsdóttir
Born	(1961-11-28) 28 November 1961 (age 63)
Nationality	Icelandic
Alma mater	University of Iceland
Occupation	Director of Public Prosecutions
Years active	2011–present

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

Education

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

Career

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

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.