Arna Lára Jónsdóttir

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Arna Lára.
Arna Lára Jónsdóttir
(ArnaJ)
Member of the Althing
Incumbent
Assumed office
30 November 2024
ConstituencyNorthwest
Mayor of Ísafjarðarbær
In office
2 June 2022 – 7 January 2025
Preceded byBirgir Gunnarsson
Succeeded bySigríður Júlía Brynleifsdóttir
Personal details
Born (1976-05-30) 30 May 1976 (age 48)
Ísafjörður, Iceland
Political partySocial Democratic Alliance

Arna Lára Jónsdóttir (born 30 May 1976) is an Icelandic politician and member of the Althing.[1] A member of the Social Democratic Alliance, she has represented the Northwest constituency since November 2024.[2]

Arna was born on 30 May 1976 in Ísafjörður.[1][3] She has a Bachelor of Science degree in political science and a master's degree in international business and marketing.[4] She has worked in the innovation and business development sector as well as on regional development projects for the Westfjords Economic Development Association (Atvinnuþróunarfélagi Vestfjarða) and the Icelandic Innovation Center.[3]

Arna was elected to the municipal council in Ísafjarðarbær at the 2006 municipal elections as a candidate for the Í List, an electoral alliance between the Social Democratic Alliance (Samfylkingin), Left-Green Movement and Liberal Party.[4][5] She has been mayor of Ísafjarðarbær since June 2022.[4][6][7] She was elected secretary of Samfylkingin in October 2022, defeating incumbent Alexandra Ýr van Erven.[8][9] She has been on the board of the Municipal Loan Fund (Lánasjóðs sveitarfélaga) and the Hvetjandi investment company.[4]

Arna was a substitute member of the Althing several times: in February 2010 and from October 2012 to November 2012 for Ólína Þorvarðardóttir; in January 2012 for Guðbjartur Hannesson; and in September 2018, May 2019, October 2019 and from January 2020 to February 2020 for Guðjón S. Brjánsson.[2] She was elected to the Althing at the 2024 parliamentary election.[10][11] Sigríður Júlía Brynleifsdóttir is expected to replace Arna as Mayor of Ísafjarðarbær in January 2025.[12]

Arna and her partner Ingi Björn Guðnason have two daughters and a son.[3]

Electoral history of Arna Lára Jónsdóttir
Election Constituency Party Votes Result
2009 parliamentary[13] Northwest Social Democratic Alliance 2,038.50 Not elected
2017 parliamentary[14] Northwest Social Democratic Alliance 1,133.67 Not elected
2024 parliamentary[15] Northwest Social Democratic Alliance 2,859.67 Elected

References

  1. ^ a b "Þingmenn: Alþingismannatal - Æviágrip þingmanna frá 1845 - Arna Lára Jónsdóttir" (in Icelandic). Reykjavík, Iceland: Althing. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Þingmenn: Alþingismannatal - Æviágrip þingmanna frá 1845 - Þingseta - Arna Lára Jónsdóttir - þingsetutímabil og embætti" (in Icelandic). Reykjavík, Iceland: Althing. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "Bæjarstjórinn að vestan". xs.is (in Icelandic). Reykjavík, Iceland: Social Democratic Alliance. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  4. ^ a b c d "Arna Lára tekin til starfa sem bæjarstjóri Ísafjarðarbæjar" (in Icelandic). Ísafjörður, Iceland: Ísafjarðarbær Municipal Council. 3 June 2022. Archived from the original on 12 July 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  5. ^ Alexander Kristjánsson (19 October 2022). "Bæjarstjóri Ísafjarðar blandar sér í ritaraslag". RÚV (in Icelandic). Reykjavík, Iceland. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  6. ^ "Bæjarstjóri Ísafjarðar vill leiða listann". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Reykjavík, Iceland. 21 October 2024. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  7. ^ "Arna Lára á leið í framboð". Bæjarins besta (in Icelandic). Ísafjörður, Iceland. 21 October 2024. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  8. ^ Oddur Þórðarson (29 October 2022). "Arna Lára nýr ritari Samfylkingarinnar". RÚV (in Icelandic). Reykjavík, Iceland. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  9. ^ "Arna Lára Jónsdóttir nýr ritari Samfylkingarinnar". xs.is (in Icelandic). Reykjavík, Iceland: Social Democratic Alliance. 29 October 2022. Archived from the original on 11 December 2023. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  10. ^ "Kosningar: Kjörborðið - Fólkið - Allir Þingmenn". RÚV (in Icelandic). Reykjavík, Iceland. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  11. ^ "Úrslit Alþingiskosninga í nóvember 2024: Kjördæmi og þingmenn - Suður". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). Reykjavík, Iceland. Archived from the original on 1 December 2024. Retrieved 1 December 2024.
  12. ^ Grétar Þór Sigurðsson (3 December 2024). "Sigríður Júlía nýr bæjarstjóri Ísafjarðarbæjar". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 3 December 2024.
  13. ^ "Alþingiskosningar 25. apríl 2009" (PDF). Hagtíðindi (in Icelandic). Vol. 95, no. 13. Reykjavík, Iceland: Statistics Iceland. 3 March 2010. p. 28. ISSN 0019-1078. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 July 2020. Retrieved 16 March 2021.
  14. ^ "Alþingiskosningar 28. október 2017" (PDF). Hagtíðindi (in Icelandic). Vol. 102, no. 27. Reykjavík, Iceland: Statistics Iceland. 21 December 2017. p. 39. ISSN 1670-4770. Archived from the original (PDF) on 25 November 2020. Retrieved 15 March 2021.
  15. ^ "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. 17. Retrieved 10 December 2024.