Sif Gunnarsdóttir
Sif Gunnarsdóttir is an Icelandic political figure, currently serving as the secretary to the President of Iceland. She recently made headlines for clarifying a social media post made by President Guðni Th. Jóhannesson regarding the late Pope Francis. Sif explained that the President mistakenly referred to the Pope in English as 'Pope Francis' instead of using the Icelandic equivalent due to a tagging error on Instagram, which caused a stir among the public and linguistic experts alike.
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Recent news mentions
Sif Gunnarsdóttir is the Presidential Secretary accompanying Halla Tómasdóttir.
Halla í opinberri heimsókn í Kína
Iceland· 2025-10-12
Sif Gunnarsdóttir confirmed Halla Tómasdóttir's participation in the conference.
Halla forseti fundar með Xi Jinping í KínaIceland· 2025-09-14
Sif Gunnarsdóttir, the presidential secretary, sent an email to Eiríkur requesting the removal of his article.
Halla ekki með lífverði í sundi: Fjarlægir fréttinaIceland· 2025-06-30
Sif Gunnarsdóttir, the presidential secretary, states that the final organization is not yet available.
Ekki stendur til að fækka stöðugildumIceland· 2025-06-13
Sif Gunnarsdóttir, the presidential secretary, stated that changes are underway but did not specify the details.
Una hætt að vinna fyrir Höllu TómasdótturIceland· 2025-06-12Sif Gunnarsdóttir is the secretary to the president.
Halla sló í gegn í TókýóIceland· 2025-06-05
Sif Gunnarsdóttir is the presidential secretary who provided information about Halla's travel plans.
Björn plokkar í fjarveru HölluIceland· 2025-04-25
Sif Gunnarsdóttir confirmed Halla's plans to pay her respects to Pope Francis.
Halla fer að kistu páfa í dagIceland· 2025-04-25
Sif Gunnarsdóttir explained that the president intended to tag the Pope's official Instagram page.
Halla ætlaði að tagga „Pope Francis“Iceland· 2025-04-22
