Halldóra Eldjárn

Halldóra Eldjárn (24 November 1923 – 21 December 2008) was the wife of Icelandic President Kristján Eldjárn and First Lady of Iceland from 1968 to 1980.

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a family name, but this person is referred to by the given name Halldóra.

Halldóra Eldjárn
First Lady of Iceland
In role 1 August 1968 – 1 August 1980
President	Kristján Eldjárn
Preceded by	Dóra Þórhallsdóttir
Succeeded by	Guðrún Katrín Þorbergsdóttir
Personal details
Born	(1923-11-24)24 November 1923 Ísafjörður, Kingdom of Iceland
Died	21 December 2008(2008-12-21) (aged 85) Reykjavík, Iceland

Halldóra Ingólfsdóttir was born and raised in Ísafjörður. Her parents were Ingólfur Árnason, a businessman, and his wife Ólöf Sigríður Jónasdóttir; she was the eldest of four children.[1][2] She graduated from the Commercial College of Iceland in 1942 and worked in an office in Reykjavík until her marriage to archaeologist and museum director Kristján Eldjárn in 1947. They lived in Reykjavík and had four children.[1][2] He retired in 1980 after three terms as President; after his death in 1982, Halldóra worked for the University of Iceland dictionary for a number of years.[1][2]

References

1. "Halldóra Eldjárn látin", Morgunblaðið, 22 December 2008 (in Icelandic)
2. "Halldóra Eldjárn fyrrverandi forsetafrú látin, 85 ára", Pressan, Eyjan.is, 22 December 2008 (in Icelandic)

Honorary titles
Preceded by Dóra Þórhallsdóttir	First Lady of Iceland 1968 – 1980	Succeeded by Guðrún Katrín Þorbergsdóttir