Ásmundur Einar Daðason
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Ásmundur Einar Daðason | |
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[Minister of Social Affairs and Children]] | |
Assumed office 30 November 2017 | |
Prime Minister | Katrín Jakobsdóttir |
Preceded by | Þorsteinn Víglundsson |
Personal details | |
Born | Reykjavík, Iceland | 29 October 1982
Political party | Progressive Party |
Spouse | Sunna Birna Helgadóttir |
Alma mater | Agricultural University of Iceland |
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 childrens' rights and became Minister of Social Affairs and Children, the first minister for children in Iceland.