Biography
Birgitta Jónsdóttir is an Icelandic politician, poet and activist. She was born on 17 April 1967 in Reykjavík. She published her first book of poetry at the age of 22 and later worked as a web developer and graphic designer.
She was elected to the Althing in 2009 as a representative of the Citizens' Movement and later served as an MP for The Movement and the Pirate Party, which she co-founded. She has held various parliamentary roles, including chair of the Pirate Party parliamentary group.
Jónsdóttir volunteered with WikiLeaks in 2010 and assisted with the production of the Collateral Murder video. She appeared as herself in the 2013 documentary We Steal Secrets: The Story of WikiLeaks.
