Dagbjört Hákonardóttir (born 14 July 1984) is an

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ic lawyer, politician and member of the

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. A member of the

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, she has represented Reykjavík North since September 2023.

Early life

Dagbjört was born on 14 July 1984 in

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. She is the daughter of business economist Hákon Gunnarsson and nurse Katrín Björgvinsdóttir. She graduated from Hamrahlíð High School (MH) in 2004. She received a

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degree in law from the

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(HÍ) in 2008. She received a

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degree from HÍ in 2010. She was a student council representative and a board member of Röskva from 2005 to 2007.

Career

Dagbjört was a law student at the Ministry of Transport (2008–2010), an

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at the

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(2010), a lawyer at the Debtor's Ombudsman () (2010–2014) and a lawyer at the Citizens' Ombudsman () (2015–2018). She was then a lawyer at the Office of the Mayor and City Clerk (2017–2018) and a Data Protection Officer for the City of Reykjavík (2018–2023). In 2002 Dagbjört joined the Social Democratic Youth (), the

()'s

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. She was on Ungt jafnaðarfólk's

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from 2003 to 2006. She was chair of the Young Europeans (2011–2013) and on the board of Nippon – the Icelandic-Japanese company (2013–2015). She served on the board of the Association of Liberal Social Democrats (FFJ) from 2014 to 2021 and was its chair from 2021 to 2023. She was a member of the board of directors of Vertonet, an association representing women in information technology, from 2022 to 2023. Dagbjört contested the 2021 parliamentary election as a Samfylkingin candidate in Reykjavík North but was not elected. She was a substitute member of the

for

Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson (born 31 May 1992) is an Icelandic politician, government minister and member of the Althing. A member of the Social Democratic Alliance, he has represented Reykjavík South (Althing constituency), Reykjavík South sinc ...

from February 2022 to March 2022 and from and January 2023 to February 2023, and for

Helga Vala Helgadóttir Helga Vala Helgadóttir (born 14 March 1972) is an Icelandic lawyer, former member of the Althing, and an actress. She was a member of the Althing, elected in the 2017 Icelandic parliamentary election for the Reykjavík North constituency, but r ...

from March 2022 to April 2022. She was appointed to the Althing in September 2023 following the resignation of

. She was re-elected at the 2024 parliamentary election.

Personal life

Dagbjört is married to

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Þórhallur Gísli Samúelsson.

Electoral history

References

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