Guðmundur Ari Sigurjónsson (born 12 September 1988) is an

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ic politician and member of the

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. A member of the

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, he has represented the

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constituency since November 2024. Guðmundur was born on 12 September 1988. He is the son of Sigurjón Gunnarsson and Edda Kjartansdóttir. He grew up in Seltjarnarnes and was educated at the Valhúsaskóli. He later studied at the Fjölbrautaskólinn við Ármúla, Verkmenntaskóli Austurlands and

Fjölbrautaskólinn í Breiðholti Fjölbrautaskólinn í Breiðholti (The polytechnic school in Breiðholt Breiðholt () is a southeastern district of Reykjavík, Iceland. It includes three neighbourhoods: ''Neðra-Breiðholt'' (Bakkar , Mjódd and Stekkir ), ''Efra-Breiðhol ...

. He has

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degree in leisure and social studies from the

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(HÍ). Guðmundur was a

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and

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at the Selið

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and Skelin youth centre in Seltjarnarnes. He was as a project manager at the

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. He is a senior adviser at the Icelandic Centre for Research and is responsible for coordinating the

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as well as promoting

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activities in Iceland. He was chairman of the Association of Leisure Service Professionals (). He was also an assistant and part-time teacher at HÍ's School of Education. Guðmundur was briefly affiliated with the

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Independence Party before joining the

(Samfylkingin). He was elected to the

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in Seltjarnarnes at the 2014 municipal elections. He was elected chairman of Samfylkingin's executive committee in October 2022, defeating incumbent Kjartan Valgarðsson. He was elected to the

at the 2024 parliamentary election. Guðmundur is married to sports scientist Nanna Kaaber Árnadóttir and has two sons and a daughter.

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