Arna Lára Jónsdóttir (born 30 May 1976) is an

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ic politician and member of the

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. A member of the

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, she has represented the

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constituency since November 2024. Arna was born on 30 May 1976 in

Ísafjörður Ísafjörður (pronounced , meaning ''ice fjord'', literally ''fjord of ices'') is a town in the northwest of Iceland. The oldest part of Ísafjörður with the town centre is located on a spit of sand, or ''eyri'', in Skutulsfjörður, a fjord ...

. She has a

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degree in

political science Political science is the scientific study of politics. It is a social science dealing with systems of governance and Power (social and political), power, and the analysis of political activities, political philosophy, political thought, polit ...

and a

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in international business and marketing. She has worked in the

innovation Innovation is the practical implementation of ideas that result in the introduction of new goods or service (economics), services or improvement in offering goods or services. ISO TC 279 in the standard ISO 56000:2020 defines innovation as "a n ...

and

business development Business development entails tasks and processes to develop and implement growth opportunities within and between business organizations. It is a subset of the fields of business, commerce and organizational theory. Business development is the cre ...

sector as well as on

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projects for the Westfjords Economic Development Association () and the Icelandic Innovation Center. Arna was elected to the

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in Ísafjarðarbær at the 2006 municipal elections as a candidate for the Í List, an

electoral alliance An electoral alliance (also known as a bipartisan electoral agreement, electoral pact, electoral agreement, electoral coalition or electoral bloc) is an association of political parties or individuals that exists solely to stand in elections. E ...

between the

(Samfylkingin),

Left-Green Movement The Left-Green Movement (, ), also known by its short-form name Vinstri græn (VG), is an eco-socialist political party in Iceland. Since the 2024 Icelandic parliamentary election, the party has had no members in the Althing. The party chairper ...

and

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. She has been mayor of Ísafjarðarbær since June 2022. She was elected secretary of Samfylkingin in October 2022, defeating incumbent Alexandra Ýr van Erven. She has been on the board of the Municipal Loan Fund () and the Hvetjandi investment company. Arna was a substitute member of the

several times: in February 2010 and from October 2012 to November 2012 for

Ólína Þorvarðardóttir Ólína Kjerúlf Þorvarðardóttir (born 8 September 1958) is an Icelandic writer, scholar and former journalist and politician. She was a member of the Althing from 2009 to 2016, representing the Social Democratic Alliance for the Northwest ...

; in January 2012 for

Guðbjartur Hannesson Guðbjartur Hannesson (3 June 1950 – 23 October 2015) was an Icelandic politician and was welfare minister. He was affiliated with the Social Democratic Alliance (''Samfylkingin''). He won a seat in parliament for the Social Democratic Allia ...

; and in September 2018, May 2019, October 2019 and from January 2020 to February 2020 for Guðjón S. Brjánsson. She was elected to the Althing at the 2024 parliamentary election. Sigríður Júlía Brynleifsdóttir is expected to replace Arna as Mayor of Ísafjarðarbær in January 2025. Arna and her partner Ingi Björn Guðnason have two daughters and a son.

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

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