Hanna Birna Kristjánsdóttir (12 October 1966) is an Iceland

Iceland

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ic politician. She is member of the City Council of Reykjavik

Reykjavík

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 and was Mayor of Reykjavík from 21 August 2008 to 15 June 2010. She represents the Independence Party (sjálfstæðisflokkur).

She obtained a Bachelor degree in Political science

Political science

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 at the University of Iceland

University of Iceland

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 in 1991. After that, she got a Master of Science in International and European Politics from Edinburgh University (1993).