Rannveig Þorsteinsdóttir

Rannveig Þorsteinsdóttir
Member of the Alþingi
In office
1949–1953
Personal details
Born(1904-07-06)6 July 1904
Mjóifjörður, Iceland
Died18 January 1987(1987-01-18) (aged 82)
Alma materUniversity of Iceland

Rannveig Þorsteinsdóttir (6 July 1904 – 18 January 1987) was an Icelandic lawyer, judge, teacher, and politician. She was a Progressive Party member of the Alþingi, the national parliament of Iceland, from 1949 to 1953. In 1959, she became the first woman to practice law before the Supreme Court of Iceland.