| Current Position (s) | Member of Parliament , Minister of Health |
| Party | Left-Green Movement |
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| Birth Date | August 24th, 1964 |
| Location | Reykjavík South Constituency, Reykjavík, Höfuðborgarsvæðið, Iceland |
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Biography
Parliamentary career
- Member of Althingi for the Reykjavík South Constituency since 2009.
Party group
- Chairman of the parliamentary group of the Left-Green Movement 2013–2017.
Earlier committees
- Member of the Constitutional and Supervisory Committee 2017 (1st Deputy Chairman since 2017).
- Member of the Icelandic Delegation to the EFTA and EEA Parliamentary Committees 2017.
- Member of the Judicial Affairs and Education Committee 2016 and 2013–2014.
- Member of the Environment and Communications Committee 2014–2016.
- Member of the Special Committee on the Standing Orders of Althingi 2014–2016.
Ministerial career
- Minister of Health since 2017.
- Minister for the Environment and Natural Resources 2012–2013.
- Minister for the Environment 2009–2012.
Source: https://www.althingi.is/altext/cv/en/?nfaerslunr=118
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