Magnús Árni Skjöld Magnússon (born 14 March 1968) is an

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ic academic, politician and former member of the

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. A member of the

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, he represented the

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constituency from October 1998 to May 1999.

Early life

Magnús was born on 14 March 1968 in

. He is the son of school principal Magnús Bæringur Kristinsson and teacher Guðrún Sveinsdóttir. He graduated from Breiðholt Polytechnic School (FB) in 1989. He has a

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degree in philosophy from the

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(HÍ) (1997); a

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degree in economics from the

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(1998); a

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degree in European studies from

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(2001); a

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degree in political science from HÍ (2011); and a

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degree from the

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(LHÍ) (2022).

Career

Magnús had summer jobs whilst studying, in

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's ticketing department (1985–1988) and as a journalist at the '' Alþýðublaðið'' (1989–1990). He was a class leader (1991 and 1993–1996) and a senior class leader (1997–1998) at the Work School in

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. He was a representative for Nordjobb (1992) and an executive director of the Association of Young Social Democrats (SUJ) (1993–1994). He was a journalist at ''Alþýðublaðið'' (1994–1995) and ''

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Ísland'' (1996–1998), and news editor at Netheimur (1998). Magnús has held several positions at Bifröst University: lecturer and later

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(2000–2006), assistant rector (2001–2006), rector (2010–2011) and associate professor (since 2011). He was a partner at Capacent (2006–2008), director of the Creative Arts School at Keilir (2008–2009) and director of the Institute of Social Sciences at HÍ (2009–2010). He later worked at the Department of European Studies at The Hague University of Applied Sciences and as a civilian representative in

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for the NATO invasion and occupation of Afghanistan (2018). Magnús was on the executive board of the Association Nordic Social Democratic Youth from 1988 to 1990 and was chairman of SUJ in 1994. He was on the executive board of the Social Democratic Party from 1994 to 1996 and was chairman of the party's Kópavogur branch from 1996 to 1998. He was appointed to the

in October 1998 following the death of Ásta B. Þorsteinsdóttir. He was substitute member of the Althing for Helga Vala Helgadóttir in February 2023, for Jóhann Páll Jóhannsson in November 2023 and from January 2024 to February 2024, and for Dagbjört Hákonardóttir in February 2024.

Personal life

Magnús married historian Sigríður Björk Jónsdóttir but the marriage ended in divorce. They have three sons and a daughter.

Electoral history

Works

Magnus has authored several books and papers including: * * * * *

References

External links

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