Woohoo! Good work. -- - Bawolff
On Thu, Jan 29, 2009 at 4:03 PM, Jason Safoutin <[email protected]> wrote: > I have been given the opportunity at a Wikinews second. In writing to > Iceland's government on obtaining a photo, I ended up being directed to > the secretary of the nation's Prime Minister, Jóhanna Sigurðardóttir. I > ended up asking that once she is appointed to PM *(if she gets the > appointment)*, if she would be willing to do an interview and with luck, > I have been granted one. > > I have done a brief description of her and her soon to be position > position below. Please ask your questions under the 'article' section at > the link provided. The interview, due to her time restraints, will be > done via e-mail. I plan on sending in the questions sometime in the next > week or so, assuming her appointment is finalized. > > *Ask Questions here*: http://tinyurl.com/bjnfp7 <http://tinyurl.com/bjnfp7> > > On January 26, Jóhanna was chosen to be appointed the nation's new Prim > Minister, making her the world's first openly gay prime > minister/president. Wikipedia article: > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%B3hanna_Sigur%C3%B0ard%C3%B3ttir > > Jóhanna, 66, had support from both parties in the new coalition > government, and she says she will accept the position under the > condition that both parties will trust her. On January 27, it was > announced that the nation's coalition government had collapsed and > dissolved following their handling of the international financial > crisis. In October of 2008, Iceland's banking sector collapsed and was > largely nationalised. > > A 2008 poll conducted in December, found that 73% of 2,000 people > surveyed supported Jóhanna, which would make her the country's most > popular prime minister in their government's history. > > Before entering the world of politics, Jóhanna worked for Loftleidir > Airlines as a flight attendant for about 10 years, and was elected to > parliament in 1978. From 1987 to 1994 and then from 2007 until the > present day, she has served as the country's Minister for Social Affairs. > > -- > Jason Safoutin > Wikinews accredited reporter and administrator > [email protected] > > > _______________________________________________ > Wikinews-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikinews-l > _______________________________________________ Wikinews-l mailing list [email protected] https://lists.wikimedia.org/mailman/listinfo/wikinews-l
