Current Position (s) | Prime Minister – Member of Parliament |
Party | Left-Green Movement |
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Birth Date | February 1st, 1976 |
Location | Reykjavík North Constituency, Reykjavík North Constituency, Höfuðborgarsvæðið, Iceland |
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Biography
Parliamentary career
- Member of Althingi for the Reykjavík North Constituency since 2007.
Party group
- Deputy Chairman of the Left-Green Movement’s parliamentary group 2007–2009.
Earlier committees
- Member of the Economic Affairs and Trade Committee 2015–2017.
- Member of the Icelandic delegation to the Council of Europe Parliamentary Assembly 2017.
- Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee 2014–2015.
- Member of the Environment and Communications Committee 2013–2014.
- Member of the Education Committee 2007–2009.
- Member of the Economy and Taxation Committee 2007–2009.
- Member of the Icelandic Delegation to the EFTA and EEA Parliamentary Committees 2014–2016.
- Member of the EU-Iceland joint Parliamentary Committee 2014–2016 (Deputy Chairman 2014–2016).
- Member of the Icelandic delegation to the West Nordic Council 2013–2014.
Ministerial career
- Prime Minister since 2017.
- Minister of Education, Science and Culture 2009–2013.
- Minister for Nordic Cooperation 2009–2013.
Source: https://www.althingi.is/altext/cv/en/?nfaerslunr=109