Birgitta Jónsdóttir

Birgitta Jónsdóttir is a politician and a member of the Icelandic parliament, formerly representing the Citizens' Movement, but now representing the Pirate Party. She has been an activist and a spokesperson for various groups, such as Wikileaks, Saving Iceland and Friends of Tibet in Iceland. She acts as a spokeswoman for the Icelandic Modern Media Initiative. After she co-produced the famous 'Collateral Mured' video released by Wikileaks, her Twitter account was legaly 'hacked' by the US Department of Justice.

Before Birgitta Jonsdottir became a member of the Icelandic Parliament in April 2009, she worked as a writer, artist, activist, web developer, designer. She still runs personal blog but is also a columnist for major media as The Guardian.