Dagbjört Hákonardóttir

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Dagbjört.
Dagbjört Hákonardóttir
(DagH)
Dagbjört in 2023
Member of the Althing
Incumbent
Assumed office
4 September 2023
Preceded byHelga Vala Helgadóttir
ConstituencyReykjavík North
Personal details
Born (1984-07-14) 14 July 1984 (age 40)
Reykjavík, Iceland
Political partySocial Democratic Alliance
Alma materUniversity of Iceland

Dagbjört Hákonardóttir (born 14 July 1984) is an Icelandic lawyer, politician and member of the Althing.[1] A member of the Social Democratic Alliance, she has represented Reykjavík North since September 2023.[2]

Early life

Dagbjört was born on 14 July 1984 in Reykjavík.[1] She is the daughter of business economist Hákon Gunnarsson and nurse Katrín Björgvinsdóttir.[1] She graduated from Hamrahlíð High School (MH) in 2004.[1] She received a Bachelor of Arts degree in law from the University of Iceland (HÍ) in 2008.[1] She received a Magister Juris degree from HÍ in 2010.[1] She was a student council representative and a board member of Röskva from 2005 to 2007.[1]

Career

Dagbjört was a law student at the Ministry of Transport (2008–2010), an intern at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (2010), a lawyer at the Debtor's Ombudsman (Umboðsmaður skuldara) (2010–2014) and a lawyer at the Citizens' Ombudsman (Umboðsmaður borgarbúa) (2015–2018).[1] She was then a lawyer at the Office of the Mayor and City Clerk (2017–2018) and a Data Protection Officer for the City of Reykjavík (2018–2023).[1]

In 2002 Dagbjört joined the Social Democratic Youth (Ungt jafnaðarfólk), the Social Democratic Alliance (Samfylkingin)'s youth wing.[3] She was on Ungt jafnaðarfólk's executive board from 2003 to 2006.[1] She was chair of the Young Europeans (2011–2013) and on the board of Nippon – the Icelandic-Japanese company (2013–2015).[1] She served on the board of the Association of Liberal Social Democrats (FFJ) from 2014 to 2021 and was its chair from 2021 to 2023.[1] She was a member of the board of directors of Vertonet, an association representing women in information technology, from 2022 to 2023.[1]

Dagbjört contested the 2021 parliamentary election as a Samfylkingin candidate in Reykjavík North but was not elected.[4] She was a substitute member of the Althing for Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson from February 2022 to March 2022 and from and January 2023 to February 2023, and for Helga Vala Helgadóttir from March 2022 to April 2022.[2] She was appointed to the Althing in September 2023 following the resignation of Helga Vala Helgadóttir.[3][5] She was re-elected at the 2024 parliamentary election.[6][7]

Personal life

Dagbjört is married to air traffic controller Þórhallur Gísli Samúelsson.[1]

Electoral history

Electoral history of Dagbjört Hákonardóttir
Election Constituency Party Votes Result
2021 parliamentary[4] Reykjavík North Social Democratic Alliance 2,220.50 Not elected
2024 parliamentary[8] Reykjavík North Social Democratic Alliance 7,181.25 Elected

References

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n "Þingmenn: Alþingismannatal - Æviágrip þingmanna frá 1845 - Dagbjört Hákonardóttir" (in Icelandic). Reykjavík, Iceland: Althing. Archived from the original on 19 April 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Þingmenn: Alþingismannatal - Æviágrip þingmanna frá 1845 - Þingseta - Dagbjört Hákonardóttir - þingsetutímabil og embætti" (in Icelandic). Reykjavík, Iceland: Althing. Retrieved 11 November 2024.
  3. ^ a b Inga Þóra Pálsdóttir (3 September 2023). "„Þarna slær mitt hjarta"". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Reykjavík, Iceland. Archived from the original on 25 November 2023. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  4. ^ a b "Útreikningur á úthlutun þingsæta við alþingiskosningar 25. september 2021" (PDF) (in Icelandic). Reykjavík, Iceland: National Electoral Commission of Iceland. 30 September 2021. p. 20. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  5. ^ Gunnar Smári Egilsson (2 September 2023). "Dagbjört Hákonardóttir er nýr þingmaður Samfylkingarinnar". Samstöðin (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 16 June 2024. Retrieved 15 October 2024.
  6. ^ "Kosningar: Kjörborðið - Fólkið - Allir Þingmenn". RÚV (in Icelandic). Reykjavík, Iceland. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  7. ^ "Úrslit Alþingiskosninga í nóvember 2024: Kjördæmi og þingmenn - Suður". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Reykjavík, Iceland. Archived from the original on 1 December 2024. Retrieved 12 December 2024.
  8. ^ "Kosningaskýrsla Landskjörstjórnar: Útreikningur á úthlutun þingsæta við alþingiskosningar 30. nóvember 2024" (PDF) (in Icelandic). Reykjavík, Iceland: National Electoral Commission of Iceland. 10 December 2024. p. 40. Retrieved 10 December 2024.