Ásmundur Einar Daðason

Ásmundur Einar Daðason (born 29 October 1982) is an Icelandic politician. He was a member of the Althing for the Northwest Constituency from 2009 to 2016 – first for the Left-Green Movement (VG), later for the centrist Progressive Party.[1] He returned to the Althing in 2017. He has also been the leader of the organisation Heimssýn, which gathers Iceland’s EU opponents.[2] On November 30, 2017, he became Minister of Social Affairs and Equality.[3] On December 31, 2018, he changed the ministerial title to reflect his focus on children's rights and became Minister of Social Affairs and Children, the first minister for children in Iceland.

Ásmundur Einar Daðason
Minister of Social Affairs and Children
Assumed office
30 November 2017
Prime MinisterKatrín Jakobsdóttir
Preceded byÞorsteinn Víglundsson
Personal details
Born (1982-10-29) 29 October 1982
Reykjavík, Iceland
Political partyProgressive Party
Spouse(s)Sunna Birna Helgadóttir
Alma materAgricultural University of Iceland

On 13 January 2021, he announced that he would run for Parliament in Reykjavík North Constituency, after serving four terms for Northwest Constituency.[4]

References

Political offices
Preceded by
Þorsteinn Víglundsson
Minister of Social Affairs and Children
2017 – present


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