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| First gay PM for Iceland cabinet | First gay PM for Iceland cabinet |
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| Iceland has announced a new government that will be headed by the modern world's first openly gay leader. | Iceland has announced a new government that will be headed by the modern world's first openly gay leader. |
| Johanna Sigurdardottir was named new prime minister by the country's coalition political parties. | Johanna Sigurdardottir was named new prime minister by the country's coalition political parties. |
| Iceland's previous coalition cabinet of PM Geir Haarde collapsed last month under the strain of an escalating economic crisis. | Iceland's previous coalition cabinet of PM Geir Haarde collapsed last month under the strain of an escalating economic crisis. |
| Ms Sigurdardottir said on Sunday her government would immediately start digging Iceland out of the crisis. | Ms Sigurdardottir said on Sunday her government would immediately start digging Iceland out of the crisis. |
| Ms Sigurdardottir, a former social affairs minister, is the member of the Social Democratic party. | |
| The 66-year-old's appointment as interim leader - until elections in May - is seen by many as a milestone for the gay and lesbian movement, correspondents say. | |