including Leo Varadkar in the Republic of Ireland and Xavier Bettel in Luxembourg. Iceland had an openly gay prime minister, Johanna Sigurdardottir, in 2009-2013.

Johanna Sigurdardottir led the government from 2009-2013, after the global financial crisis ravaged Iceland’s economy. Jakobsdottir became prime minister in 2017, leading a broad coalition that ...

Prime Minister Johanna Sigurdardottir said she would present a parliamentary bill authorising the start of membership talks. Sigurdardottir did not give a timeframe for tabling the bill.

"This is one of the largest financial and economic issues ever faced by Iceland since the collapse of the banking system last autumn," Prime Minister Johanna Sigurdardottir said, adding that the ...