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February 1, 2009. Icelandic politician Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir is sworn in as the country's prime minister, becoming the first woman to hold that post in Iceland and the world's first openly gay head of government. This episode originally aired in 2022.

Listen to History Daily Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir becomes the first LGBT head of state

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