Steinunn Þóra Árnadóttir

Steinunn Þóra Árnadóttir

Steinunn Þóra Árnadóttir (born 18 September 1977) is an Icelandic politician and member of the Althing, from the Left-Green Movement.[1]

Political career

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Steinunn Þóra has a BA in Anthropology and an MA in Disability Studies, both from the University of Iceland. She has been active within the MS-Society of Iceland as well as the Organization of Disabled in the country. Steinunn Þóra has been active within the Left-Green Movement for a number of years, including taking a place on the party's ticket in six parliament elections; 2007, 2009, 2013, 2016, 2017 and 2021.

When Árni Þór Sigurðsson resigned from parliament on 18 August 2014, Steinunn Þóra took a permanent seat as his replacement, representing Reykjavík North Constituency.[2] She currently sits on the Economic Affairs and Trade Committee.

Personal life

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She is married to the historian and politician Stefán Pálsson. The couple have two sons and are members of Ásatrúarfélagið.[3]

References

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  1. ^ Non auto-biography of Steinunn Þóra Árnadóttir on the parliament website (Icelandic)
  2. ^ Árni Þór Sigurðsson, 8. þingmaður Reykjavíkurkjördæmis norður afsalaði sér þingmennsku 18. ágúst 2014 (Icelandic)
  3. ^ Björn Þorfinnsson (22 November 2019). "Friðarsinnuðu róttæklingarnir í Eskihlíðinni". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 28 November 2019.


  1. ^ "Þingmenn og embætti". Alþingi (in Icelandic).