| Alma Dagbjört Möller | |||||||||
| Birth Date: | 24 June 1961 | ||||||||
| Birth Place: | Siglufjörður, Iceland | ||||||||
| Nationality: | Icelandic | ||||||||
| Alma Mater: | University of Iceland | ||||||||
| Relatives: | Kristján L. Möller (brother) | ||||||||
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Alma Dagbjört Möller (born 24 June 1961) is an Icelandic doctor. On 1 April 2018 she became the first woman to serve as the Director of Health since the office was established in 1760.[1] Since February 2020, she has been one of the lead members of the Iceland's Department of Civil Protection and Emergency Management addressing the COVID-19 pandemic in Iceland.[2]
Alma was born in Siglufjörður to Helena Sigtryggsdóttir and Jóhann Georg Möller. She was the youngest of 6 siblings that included Kristján L. Möller, a former parliamentarian[3] and Minister of Communications.[4]
In May 1990, she became the first woman to serve as a helicopter doctor for the Icelandic Coast Guard.[5] [6]