Eydís Ásbjörnsdóttir

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Eydís.
Eydís Ásbjörnsdóttir
(EÁs)
Member of the Althing
Incumbent
Assumed office
30 November 2024
ConstituencyNortheast
Personal details
Born (1973-06-22) 22 June 1973 (age 51)
Political partySocial Democratic Alliance
Alma materUniversity of Akureyri
Websitewww.eydisasbjorns.is

Eydís Ásbjörnsdóttir (born 22 June 1973) is an Icelandic politician and member of the Althing.[1] A member of the Social Democratic Alliance, she has represented the Northeast constituency since November 2024.[2]

Eydís was born on 22 June 1973.[3] She is from Eskifjörður.[4] She completed her apprenticeship in hairdressing in 1998 and received a master's degree in hairdressing in 1999.[5][6] She received a teaching qualification from the University of Akureyri (HA) in 2006.[5][6] She started teaching at the East Iceland Vocational School [is] in 1999.[5][6] She became headmistress of the school in December 2022 after being appointed by Minister of Education and Children's Affairs Ásmundur Einar Daðason.[5][6] She also runs a business.[5][6]

Eydís was elected to the municipal council in Fjarðabyggð at the 2010 municipal elections as a candidate for the Fjarðalistan party.[5][6][7] She was a substitute member of the Althing for Logi Már Einarsson in November 2022.[2] She was elected to the Althing at the 2024 parliamentary election.[8][9]

References

  1. ^ "Þingmenn: Alþingismannatal - Æviágrip þingmanna frá 1845 - Eydís Ásbjörnsdóttir" (in Icelandic). Reykjavík, Iceland: Althing. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Þingmenn: Alþingismannatal - Æviágrip þingmanna frá 1845 - Þingseta - Eydís Ásbjörnsdóttir - þingsetutímabil og embætti" (in Icelandic). Reykjavík, Iceland: Althing. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  3. ^ "Þingmenn: Alþingismannatal - Æviágrip þingmanna frá 1845 - Arna Lára Jónsdóttir (XML)" (in Icelandic). Reykjavík, Iceland: Althing. Archived from the original on 29 October 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  4. ^ Gunnar Gunnarsson (2 December 2024). "Eydís: Skýrt ákall um breytingar". Austurfrétt (in Icelandic). Archived from the original on 3 December 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  5. ^ a b c d e f "Eydís nýr skólameistari Verkmenntaskóla Austurlands". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Reykjavík, Iceland. 30 November 2022. Archived from the original on 3 February 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  6. ^ a b c d e f Margrét Björk Jónsdóttir (30 November 2022). "Eydís nýr skólameistari Verkmenntaskóla Austurlands". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Reykjavík, Iceland. Archived from the original on 27 January 2023. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  7. ^ "Frambjóðendur Fjarðalistans". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Reykjavík, Iceland. 23 March 2010. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  8. ^ "Kosningar: Kjörborðið - Fólkið - Allir Þingmenn". RÚV (in Icelandic). Reykjavík, Iceland. Retrieved 7 December 2024.
  9. ^ "Úrslit Alþingiskosninga í nóvember 2024: Kjördæmi og þingmenn - Suður". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Reykjavík, Iceland. Archived from the original on 1 December 2024. Retrieved 7 December 2024.