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Bryndís Hlöðversdóttir (born 8 October 1960) is an
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ic politician and former member of the
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. A member of the
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, she represented the
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constituency from April 1995 to May 2003 and the Reykjavík North constituency from May 2003 to August 2005. Bryndís was born on 8 October 1960 in
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. She is the daughter of security guard Hlöðver Kristjánsson and
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Kristjana Esther Jónsdóttir and has eight siblings - five brothers and three sisters. She lived in several places as a child - Skálmholt in
Flóahreppur Flóahreppur () is a municipality located in the southern region of Iceland. Notable landmarks * Dælarétt * Flóaáveitan * Hraungerðiskirkja * Hvítá * Laugdælakirkja, Bobby Fischer a former chess grandmaster is buried there. * Urriðafos ...
, Ey II in Vestur Landeyjahreppur and
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. She graduated from the Flensburg Polytechnic in
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in 1982 and received a
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from the
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(HÍ) in 1992. Bryndís was an
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in
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from 1982 and 1987 and an employee of the
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from 1990 to 1992. She was a lawyer at the Icelandic Confederation of Labour (ASÍ) from 1992 to 1995. She was a part-time tutor at
Bifröst University Bifröst University () is a private university located in the valley of Norðurárdalur, approximately 30 kilometers north of Borgarnes, Iceland. Originally a business school, it also offers degrees in law and social sciences, at both bachelor ...
from 2004 to 2005 before serving as
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of the university's Faculty of Law (2005–2011) and rector (2011–2013). She has served on the board of several
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organisations: Salary Guarantee Fund (), Orkuveita Reykjavíkur,
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, Eignasel ehf and Shopkeepers' Pension Fund (). She became chair of the Landsvirkjun energy company in September 2010. She was
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at the state-owned
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hospital from 2013 and 2015. Bryndís was on the board of the
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from 1992 and 1997 and served as its chair from 1995 to 1997. She was elected to the
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at the 1995 parliamentary election. She was chair of the social democratic
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from February 2001 to January 2004. She resigned from the Althing in August 2005 after being appointed dean at Bifröst University and was replaced by
Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir Ingibjörg Sólrún Gísladóttir (; born 31 December 1954) is an Icelandic politician from the Social Democratic Alliance who has served as Minister for Foreign Affairs (2007–2009) and leader of the Alliance (2005–2009). She served as rep ...
. In May 2015 she was appointed State Mediator () by Minister of Social Affairs and Housing
Eygló Harðardóttir Eygló Harðardóttir (born 12 December 1972) is an Icelandic politician and former cabinet member. She served as Iceland's Minister of Social Affairs and Housing from 2013 to 2017. She has a degree in art from the Stockholm University and has ...
. She was appointed head of the Prime Minister's Office in November 2019. In April 2024 she was appointed head of the
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after Bjarni Benediktsson became
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. Bryndís married
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Jóel Jóelsson in July 1984 and
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Hákon Gunnarsson in December 2001 but both marriages ended in divorce. She has two sons with Hákon.


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