# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/vigdis-finnbogadottir
# Generated: 2026-08-15T10:41:09.870Z

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# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Vigdís Finnbogadóttir was born in April 1930 and worked as a theatre director before entering politics. In 1980 she became Iceland's fourth president and the world's first democratically elected woman to hold the office. She served until 1996, a sixteen-year span that made her the longest-serving elected female head of state on record. After leaving office she became a UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador and joined the Club of Madrid.