Minister of Education and Children

Minister of Education and Children since November 28th 2021.

Parliamentary career

• Member of Althingi since 2009.

Party group

• Chair of the parliamentary group of the Progressive Party 2015–2016.
• Deputy Chair of the parliamentary group of the Progressive Party 2015.

Earlier committees

• Member of the Budget Committee 2013–2016 and 2009–2011.
• Member of the Icelandic delegation to the Inter-Parliamentary Union (IPU) 2013–2016.
• Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee 2013–2015 (1st Deputy Chair 2013–2015).
• Member of the Environment and Communications Committee 2011–2013.
• Member of the Social Affairs and Social Security Committee 2010–2011.
• Member of the Transport and Communications Committee 2011.
• Member of the Education Committee 2009–2010 (Deputy Chair 2009–2010).
• Member of the General Affairs Committee 2009–2010.
• Member of the Fisheries and Agriculture Committee 2009 and 2010–2011.
• Member of the Icelandic delegation to the Nordic Council 2009–2011.

Ministerial career

• Minister of Education and Children since 2021.
• Minister of Social Affairs and Children 2019–2021.
• Minister of Social Affairs and Equality 2017–2019.