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-{{short description|Icelandic Investor and 2024 Presidential Candidate}}
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-| name                = Sigríður Hrund Pétursdóttir
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-| birth_date          = {{birth date and age|1974|1|12}}
-| death_date          =
-| birth_place         = [[Kópavogur]], Iceland
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-| office              = Chairwoman of the Association of Women Entrepreneurs in Iceland
-| term_start          = 19 May 2021
-| term_end            = 10 May 2023
-| predecessor         = Hulda Ragnheiður Árnadóttir
-| successor           = Unnur Elva Arnardóttir
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-| spouse              = {{marriage|Baldur Ingvarsson|2003}}
-| children            = 4
-| website             = www.sigridurhrund.is
-| occupation          = Entrepreneur, Investor, Humanitarian
-| nationality         = Icelandic
-| alma_mater          = [[University of Iceland]]<br>[[University of Reykjavik]]<br>[[Copenhagen Business School]]
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-'''Sigríður Hrund Pétursdóttir''' (born 12 January 1974) is an [[Iceland]]ic investor, former Chairwoman of the Association of Women Business Leaders and Entrepreneurs in Iceland and founder & owner of Vinnupallar - a company with emphasis on security material and solutions for the structural industry. She is currently running as a candidate in the [[2024 Icelandic presidential election]].<ref name=LLO>{{cite web |url=https://www.visir.is/g/20212111963d/sig-ridur-hrund-nyr-for-madur-fka |title=Sigríður Hrund nýr formaður FKA |website=visir.is |date=20 May 2021 |access-date=1 February 2024}}</ref>
-== Early life ==
-Sigridur Hrund was born on 12 January 1974 in [[Kópavogur]], [[Iceland]] to Pétur Einarsson and Arndís Björnsdóttir. She and her family moved to the western part of [[Reykjavík]] in 1979 before her parents divorced in 1984. Sigridur met Baldur Ingvarsson entrepreneur and investor (education Master in Carpentry) in 1996 and the pair married on 12 July 2003, they have 4 children and currently live in [[Kópavogur]]. Sigridur has a [[Master of Business Administration]] from the University of Reykjavik and a [[Master of Science]] in Strategy and Business Administration from the [[University of Iceland]] alongside a [[Bachelor of Arts]] in French from the same university, all gained between 1997 and 2003. On top of that, Sigridur Hrund also spend several years abroad in [[France]] and [[Denmark]] for her studies.<ref name=KKI>{{cite web |url=https://www.sigridurhrund.is/aratugir |title=FRÁ BERNSKU TIL DAGSINS Í DAG |website=sigridurhrund.is |date=2024 |access-date=1 February 2024}}</ref>  Sigridur speaks 4 languages fluently; [[Icelandic language|Icelandic]], [[Danish language|Danish]], [[English language|English]] and [[French language|French]].
-== Career ==
-Sigridur Hrund  founded Vinnupallar in 2017 with her husband and was elected as Chairman of the Association of Women Entrepreneurs on 19 May 2021 for a two-year term after having served as a Board Member in the Association from 2019. In the winter of 2023, Sigridur served the Association on the International Committee, she is also a Board Member of the Association of Women of Higher Education in Iceland and is an active member of BPW - Business Professional Women.
-Sigridur Hrund announced her intent to run for president in the [[2024 Icelandic presidential election]] in [[Reykjavik Art Museum|Kjarvalsstaðir]] during her 50th birthday party on 12 January 2024.<ref name=UUY>{{cite web |url=https://www.ruv.is/frettir/innlent/2024-01-12-sigridur-hrund-bydur-sig-fram-til-forseta-401786 |title=Sigríður Hrund býður sig fram til forseta |website=ruv.is |date=12 January 2024 |access-date=1 February 2024}}</ref> Just like any other Presidential candidate, Sigridur Hrund will have to collect more than 1,500 voter signatures to secure ballot access by 26 April 2024. The election will take place on 1 June 2024.
-== References ==
-{{reflist}}
-[[Category:1974 births]]
-[[Category:Living people]]
-[[Category:University of Iceland alumni]]
-[[Category:Icelandic businesspeople]]
-[[Category:People from Kópavogur]]
-[[Category:21st-century Icelandic businesspeople]]
-[[Category:Women investors]]
-[[Category:21st-century businesswomen]]
-[[Category:Candidates for President of Iceland]]